The Queen of the Tropics
The Queen of the Tropics is a 1946 Mexican musical drama film directed by Raúl de Anda and starring María Antonieta Pons, Luis Aguilar and Fernando Soto. It is in the tradition of Rumberas films. It was shot at the Azteca Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director José Rodríguez Granada.
Plot
In Papantla, Veracruz, the orphan girl Maria Antonia lives with Don Anselmo, a peasant producer of vanilla and his wife Trini, who adopted her when she was very young. The lawyer Esteban, son of Don Anselmo, arrives from Mexico City and at the feast of Corpus Christi he is dazzled by the beauty of María Antonia. The villain intoxicates the girl in order to possess her. He returns to Mexico City and he promises María Antonia that he will return for her when he has triumphed. With Don Anselmo seriously ill, María Antonia travels to Mexico City to tell Esteban, who does not want to receive her in his luxury apartment. Maria Antonia is alone and at the mercy of the dangers of the city, until she meets the young Andres and his friend Pizarrín, who give her asylum in their neighborhood.Cast
- María Antonieta Pons as María Antonia
- Luis Aguilar as Andrés
- Carlos López Moctezuma as Esteban
- Fernando Soto "Mantequilla" as Pizarrín
- Arturo Soto Rangel as Don Anselmo
- María Gentil Arcos as Doña Trini
- Emma Roldán as Doña Gumersinda
- Salvador Quiroz as Don Pedro
- Luis G. Barreiro as El gerente
- Enrique Pastor as Músico
- Charles Rooner as Mr. Jackson
- Ramón G. Larrea as El editor
- Raquel Téllez Girón as La amiga
- Roberto Corell as Juan
- Jorge Arriaga as El tarzán
- Max Langler as El ladrón
- Hernán Vera as El hotelero
- Kiko Mendive as Músico miembro de la orquesta