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El ahijado de la muerte ("The Godson of Death") is a 1946 Mexican film. It was the first film to be written by Luis Alcoriza, co-written with his wife Janet Alcoriza, loosely based on the story by the brothers Grimm.
Plot
Dionisio, a worker in a mexican hacienda, is looking for someone who can become a godparent for his newborn son, Diego. While being drunk, he goes to the cemetery, where Death appears before him and offers to become his son's Godmother.
Years go by, and Diego is now a young man. Having become the foreman of the Hacienda, he lives a good life. However, a series of events force him to become a bandit, rebelling against his former childhood friend, who is now his master and the owner of the hacienda.
Cast
Main Cast
Jorge Negrete, as Pedro/el Ahijado (the Godson)
Rita Conde, as Marina
Leopoldo Ortín, as Dionisio
Tito Junco, as Carmelo
Alejandro Ciangherotti, as Don Julio
Emma Roldán, as La Muerte (Death)
Other appearances:
Francisco Jambrina
Manuel Dondé
Juan García
Enrique Cancino
Carlos Múzquiz
José Elías Moreno
Raúl Guerrero
Ceferino Silva
Chel López
Lupe Inclán
Aurora Walker
José Muñoz
Leonor Gómez
Daniel Pastor
Ignacio Peón (uncredited)
Enriqueta Reza (uncredited)
External links
El ahijado de la muerte at IMDb