Las Islas Marias (1951)
Las Islas Marias stars Pedro Infante as a man who must face time in jail, even though he never committed the crime. While on the inside, he learns important life lessons that actually make him a better man.
Top billed cast
Pedro InfanteFelipe Ortiz Suárez
Rosaura RevueltasRosa Suárez vda. de Ortiz- Rocío SagaónMaría
- Esther LuquínAlejandra
Jaime FernándezRicardo
Arturo Soto RangelMiguel
Julio VillarrealRector escuela militar
Rodolfo AcostaEl Silencio (The Silence)
Tito JuncoGeneral
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