Vacations in Acapulco
1961 film by Fernando Cortés
Vacations in Acapulco (Spanish: Vacaciones en Acapulco) is a 1961 Mexican comedy film written and directed by Fernando Cortés, and starring Antonio Aguilar, Ariadna Welter, Fernando Casanova, Rafael Bertrand, Sonia Furió, Mapita Cortés, Alfonso Mejía, Fernando Luján and Martha Elena Cervantes.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Roberto Silva. It was shot in Eastmancolor.
Cast
Antonio Aguilar as Antonio Aguilar
Ariadna Welter as Diana
Fernando Casanova as Enrique
Sonia Furió as Marga del Valle
Rafael Bertrand as Mario Martínez
Mapita Cortés as Ana María
Alfonso Mejía as Lencho
Fernando Luján as Pepe
Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo as don Joaquín Gómez
Polo Ortín as Recien casado
Antonio Raxel as Tío James
Guillermo Hernández as Chofer de camión
Roxana Bellini as Roxana
Florencio Castelló as Don Venancio
Consuelo Monteagudo as Esposa de Venancio
Jorge Alzaga as Gerente de hotel
Bucky Gutierrez as Maestra de modelos
Martha Elena Cervantes as Recien casada
Pedro de Aguillón as Pápa de niños
Antonio Prieto as Antonio Prieto
Rosina Navarro as Cantante
Socorro Navarro as Cantante
Elisa Asperó as Elisa, asistente de Marga
Antonio Brillas as Detective
Rafael Estrada as Locutor
Mario García 'Harapos' as Mesero
Emilio Gálvez as Cantante
Jesús Gómez as Policía
Martha Lipuzcoa
Francisco Meneses as Policía
Consuelo Oviedo as Chelo Oviedo
Guillermo Álvarez Bianchi as Gordo
References
Bibliography
Emilio García Riera. Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1958. Ediciones Era, 1975.
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