The authorities were so disturbed by this natty noir look at urban youth culture that they delayed the release for nearly a year — it was just too on the money. Victor Parra is Roberto, “el Suavecito”, the smoothie. Sprinkling his Spanish with slang and English, and sporting a Zoot suit, he’s a gangster-wannabe, an obnoxious macho who isn’t quite as tough as he likes to make out…
Guillermo del Toro contributed funding to this recent restoration.
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The entire film oozes a sense of noir grittiness and volatility.
Heart of Noir
Fernando Méndez
Víctor Parra, Aurora Segura, Dagoberto Rodríguez, Jaqueline Evans
Mexico
1951
In Spanish with English subtitles
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Credits
Producer
Raúl de Anda
Screenwriter
Gabriel Ramírez Osante
Cinematography
Manuel Gómez Urquiza
Editor
Carlos Savage
Original Music
Gustavo César Carreón
Production Design
Jorge Fernández
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