Forgotten Faces (1952 film)
Forgotten Faces is a 1952 Mexican drama film directed by Julio Bracho and starring Libertad Lamarque, Julián Soler, Alicia Caro and Ramón Gay.
Plot
Rosario Velázquez is a singer who has an affair with Roberto Casahonda, a married man, with whom she has a daughter. After accidentally leaving her daughter behind on a train, Rosario believes the girl dead when the train crashes, making Rosario lose her sanity and leading to her being committed to a psychiatric institution. Upon leaving the institution, Rosario is reunited with the now-widowed Roberto, who reveals the truth to her: Their daughter is alive, and Roberto raised her alongside the two daughters of his marriage. Rosario tries to discover which of the three is his daughter by becoming close to them; although Rosario manages to befriend two of them easily, Martha is reluctant towards her. Rosario becomes especially determined to gain Martha’s respect after seeing history repeat itself when she discovers that Martha is about to have an affair with a married man, Manuel Lezcano. Rosario intervenes and pretends to be Manuel’s mistress when Roberto comes looking for his daughter at Manuel’s office. Roberto leaves heartbroken. Later Martha breaks up the relationship with Manuel and thanks Rosario for taking the blame. The three girls go boating out at sea and their boat capsizes resulting in Martha’s death. Roberto confesses that Martha had explained everything having to do with Manuel and Rosario. Roberto further confesses to Rosario that Martha was not actually her daughter.Cast
- Libertad Lamarque as Rosario Velázquez
- Julián Soler as Roberto Casahonda
- Alicia Caro as Claudia
- Ramón Gay as Manuel Lezcano
- Anabelle Gutiérrez as Julieta
- Pedro Vargas as Singer
- Jesús Valero as Telegraphist
- Martha Roth as Marta