Dona Mariquita of My Heart (Spanish: Doña Mariquita de mi corazón) is a 1953 Mexican comedy film directed by Joaquín Pardavé and starring Pardavé, Silvia Pinal and Fernando Fernández.Agrasánchez p.258
Plot Adolfo (Fernando Fernández) is a young actor who finds himself trapped in an engagement to a wealthy woman named Marisa to satisfy his overbearing mother, Doña Mariquita. However, Adolfo is secretly and deeply in love with Paz (Silvia Pinal). Desperate to break off the arranged marriage and prevent the impending wedding, Paz’s resourceful friend, Mari Tere (Perla Aguiar), orchestrates an elaborate deception.
Mari Tere, along with a theatrical companion and a local plumber, decides to intercept a meeting with Adolfo's wealthy fiancée. Staging an absurd charade inside a cabaret, Mari Tere disguises herself as the conservative Doña Mariquita, while her accomplices pose as Adolfo's eccentric, low-class siblings. The plan completely backfires, descending into a chaotic series of vaudeville-style errors, mistaken identities, and escalating entanglements. The situation is finally resolved when the real, actual Doña Mariquita unmasks her imposters, takes control of the family affairs, and reorganizes the chaos to bless the marriages of the young lovers according to their true desires.
Cast Joaquín Pardavé as Ubaldo Silvia Pinal as Paz Alegre Fernando Fernández as Adolfo; Javier Perla Aguiar as Mari Tere Agustín Isunza as Leo Óscar Pulido as Rogelio Fanny Schiller as doña Micaela Alfredo Varela as José Luis Gloria Mange as Marisa Emperatriz Carvajal as doña Mariquita José Chávez María Herrero as Rosa, sirvienta Francisco Llopis Carlos Robles Gil as Hombre bailando en cabaret Manuel Trejo Morales Hernán Vera
References
Bibliography Rogelio Agrasánchez. Beauties of Mexican Cinema. Agrasanchez Film Archive, 2001.
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