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El derecho de nacer (1951)

El derecho de nacer poster
Directed by
Zacarías Gómez Urquiza
Genre
drama film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 51m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman gives birth to a child she must give up for adoption. The story follows the consequences of this secret and the ties that bind the family across generations.

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What happens

El derecho de nacer ("The Right to Be Born") is a 1952 Mexican film directed by Zacarías Gómez Urquiza and starring Gloria Marín, Jorge Mistral and Martha Roth. based on a Cuban radionovela (radioplay) of the same name by Félix B. Caignet. The movie broke box office records in Mexico when it was first released; during its release in Mexico City in June 1952, it was shown at the downtown Cine Orfeón for seven straight weeks. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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