The Mark of the Skunk

The Mark of the Skunk (Spanish: La marca del zorrillo) is a 1950 Mexican comedy adventure film written and directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Germán Valdés «Tin-Tan», Silvia Pinal and the Julian Sisters. It is a parody of The Mark of Zorro. It was shot at the Churubusco Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Manuel Fontanals.

Synopsis

In California in the 1840, a foppish young aristocrat becomes a fighter for justice against the corrupt governor after a potion given him by a witch makes his temporarily invincible.

Cast

• Germán Valdés «Tin-Tan» as Tin / El vizconde de Texmelucan
• Silvia Pinal as Lupita
• Marcelo Chávez as Don Marcelo de Toluca, el gobernador
• Rafael Alcayde as Capitán don Gaspar de Cadereyta
• Hortensia Constance as Doña Leonor de Tijuana
• Juan García as Pitaya
• Lupe Inclán as La bruja
• Rafael Banquells as Oficial
• José René Ruiz as Enano
• Joaquín García Vargas as Cocinero
• Gregorio Acosta as Guardia
• Stephen Berne as Cliente posada
• Magdalena Estrada as Clienta posada
• José Luis Fernández as Cliente posada
• Emilio Garibay as Guardia
• Leonor Gómez as Clienta posada
• Regino Herrera as Guardia
• Araceli Julián as Cantante
• Elena Julián as Cantante
• Rosalía Julián as Cantante
• José Ortega as Guardia
• Joaquín Roche as Notario
• Humberto Rodríguez
• Ángela Rodríguez as Invitada a fiesta
• Guillermina Téllez Girón as Invitada fiesta
• Manuel 'Loco' Valdés as Empleado
• Ramón Valdés as Guardia
• Hernán Vera as Posadero

References

Bibliography

• Monsiváis, Carlos & Kraniauskas, John. Mexican Postcards. Verso, 1997.
• Navitski, Rielle & Poppe, Nicolas (ed.) Cosmopolitan Film Cultures in Latin America, 1896–1960. Indiana University Press, 2017.

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