La Otra (film)

La Otra ("The Other" (feminine)), sometimes screened with the title The Other One,[1][2] is a 1945 Mexican drama film directed by Roberto Gavaldón and starring Dolores del Río. The film inspired the movie Dead Ringer, starred by Bette Davis.

La Otra
Directed byRoberto Gavaldón
Produced byMauricio de la Serna
Jack Wagner
Written byRian James
Roberto Gavaldón
José Revueltas
Jack Wagner
StarringDolores del Río
Víctor Junco
José Baviera
Music byRaul Lavista
Edited byCharles L. Kimball
Distributed byProducciones Mercurio
Release date
November 20, 1945 (1945-11-20)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

Plot

At a Christmas party, María Méndez (Dolores del Río) learns that Magdalena, her twin sister, has a comfortable lifestyle. Maria kills her sister and assumes her identity and lifestyle. However, her life becomes complicated by her late sister's sleazy boyfriend Fernando (Víctor Junco), and by Roberto (Agustín Irusta), who loved the "dead" María.

Production

It was shot at the Churubusco Studios in Mexico City.

The 96-page script was originally titled "The Other Woman" by José Revueltas, Jack Wagner and Roberto Gavaldón from a story by Ryan James. The Paul Kohler Agency represented the screenwriters.

Cast

Other versions

The script for La Otra was owned by Warner Bros. and is the same script as the 1964 version, Dead Ringer (1964), starring Bette Davis.

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References
  1. Steve Dollar (2008-08-22). "Lincoln Center Offers Roberto Gavaldón's Mexico". The New York Sun. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  2. "Mexico Noir" (Press release). VIFF Vancity Theatre. 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-29.


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