The Empty Star

The Empty Star (Spanish: La estrella vacía) is a 1960 Mexican drama film directed by Emilio Gómez Muriel starring María Félix and inspired by the novel of the same name by Luis Spota.

The Empty Star
Directed by	Tito Davison Emilio Gómez Muriel
Written by	Luis Spota Julio Alejandro Emilio Gómez Muriel
Produced by	Enrique Rosas Gallastegui
Starring	María Félix Ignacio López Tarso
Cinematography	Gabriel Figueroa
Edited by	Jorge Bustos
Music by	Gustavo Cesar Carrión
Distributed by	Producciones Corsa
Release date	5 May 1960 (1960-05-05) (Mexico)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

Plot

Olga Lang (María Félix) is a young girl who dreams of stardom. Olga sacrifices everything for her career, even ending an inconvenient pregnancy after a love affair. When she is a massive star she realizes her life is unhappy and emotionally empty.

Cast

• María Félix - Olga Lang
• Ignacio López Tarso - Luis Arvide
• Enrique Rambal - Rodrigo Lemus
• Tito Junco - Edmundo Sisler
• Ramón Gay - Raul
• Carlos Navarro - Rolando Vidal
• Rita Macedo - Teresa Mayen
• Wof Rubinskis - Tomas Tellez
• Carlos López Moctezuma
• Mauricio Garcés