Every Child a Cross to Bear

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Sometimes parents make the mistake of loving one child more than the others. Don José places blind trust in his son Pepe, who turns out to be the one committing the most serious faults within the family, while Raymundo is the one who pays for them. Remake of Cuando los hijos se van (1941).

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Languages: Spanish

Director: Juan Bustillo Oro

Starring Cast: Esther Fernández, Demetrio González, Miguel Manzano, Joaquín García Vargas, Maricruz Olivier, José Gálvez

Cast

Esther Fernández

Lupita

Demetrio González

Raymundo

Miguel Manzano

Don José

Joaquín García Vargas

Casimiro

Maricruz Olivier

Amalia

José Gálvez

Pepe

Elvira Quintana

Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo

Luis Aragón

Fernando Mendoza

Miguel Córcega

Federico

Jorge Mateos

Miguel Ángel López

Humberto Rodríguez

José Pardavé

(uncredited)

Armando Velasco

(uncredited)

Hernán Vera

(uncredited)

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