El casto Susano

El casto Susano ("The Chaste Susano") is a 1954 Mexican comedy film directed by Joaquín Pardavé and starring Pardavé, Silvia Pinal and Fernando Fernández.^[1]

El casto Susano
Directed by	Joaquín Pardavé
Screenplay by	Ramón Obón Joaquín Pardavé
Story by	Gregorio Walerstein (as Mauricio Wall)
Produced by	Gregorio Walerstein
Starring	Joaquín Pardavé Silvia Pinal Fernando Fernández Antonio Aguilar Perla Aguiar Fanny Schiller Agustín Isunza Gloria Mange
Cinematography	Agustín Martínez Solares
Edited by	Rafael Ceballos
Music by	Sergio Guerrero
Distributed by	Filmex
Release date	May 20, 1954 (1954-05-20) (Mexico)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

Plot

Susano is a country man who lives in a puritanical marriage with Virtudes, with whom he has a daughter, Marta. Annoyed that Manuel, Marta's suitor, appears to be an inexperienced and naive young man, he takes him on a trip to the capital. The trip actually turns out to be an excuse for Susano to visit the vedette Mimi, whom he has been courting by presenting himself as a bachelor, much to the annoyance of another of Mimi's suitors, Federico. During their stay, Susano discovers that Manuel is actually known in the capital as a bohemian singer and songwriter, who only pretended to be naive to Marta in an attempt to break off the relationship, as it was Manuel's father who arranged Manuel's engagement with Marta against Manuel's wishes. Complicating things even more, Susano discovers that his wife Virtudes and Marta also traveled to the capital, having been alerted by Federico.

Cast

• Joaquín Pardavé as Susano
• Silvia Pinal as Mimí
• Fernando Fernández as Manuel
• Antonio Aguilar as Federico (as Tony Aguilar)
• Perla Aguiar as Dulce Cachemira.
• Fanny Schiller as Doña Virtudes
• Agustín Isunza as Hildebrando.
• Gloria Mange as Marta
• María Herrero as Berta
• Maruja Grifell as French dressmaker
• María Luisa Cortés as Model
• Alfonso Arau (uncredited)
• Lupe Carriles (uncredited)
• Sergio Corona (uncredited)
• Maty Huitrón as Model (uncredited).

Production

Pardavé's character, Susano Alegre y Rematado, has been considered a sort of parody of the character that had established him as an actor in My Memories of Mexico (1944), Susano "Susanito" Peñafiel y Somellera.^[2] Pardavé and Antonio Aguilar had previously worked together on My Darling Clementine (1953).^[2]

Release

The film premiered at the Cine Opera on 20 May 1954.^[1]