La razón de la culpa (English: "The reason for the blame") is a 1942 film directed by Juan José Ortega who also directed Corazón salvaje. The film stars Blanca de Castejón,[2] Andrés Soler[3][2] and María Elena Marqués[2] as well as Pedro Infante as Roberto. This was one of Ricardo Montalban's first films.[4]
| La razón de la culpa | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Juan José Ortega[1] |
| Written by | Catalina D'Erzel[1] Jaime Contreras Ramón Pérez Peláez |
| Starring | Blanca de Castejón Andrés Soler María Elena Marqués |
| Cinematography | Jack Draper[1] |
| Edited by | Rafael Ceballos Charles L. Kimball |
| Music by | Manuel Esperón[1] Rafael de Paz[1] Agustín Lara[1] |
Release date | 1943 |
Running time | 96 Minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Pedro Infante was still a novice when he was cast in the role of Roberto, a Spaniard gachupín,[5] but it was his northern accent (Sinaloa) that caused the director Juan José Ortega to make the decision to overdub Infante's voice[6] with that of Jesús Valero, who was from Spain. While it was Valero's speaking voice in the film, it was Infante's voice giving character to the songs he interprets.[7] When the film was broadcast on Netflix Spain however, all the voices were overdubbed so that the accents matched those of the viewers in Spain.[7] The role as Roberto was the only film that Infante appeared in that he portrayed a foreigner.[8]
Robert (Pedro Infante) meets and falls in love with a married woman while on a transatlantic crossing from Spain to Mexico. Once in Mexico, he goes to her home and claims to be a friend of her husband Andrés (Andrés Soler) and is offered lodging until he returns.[2]
For 1942 Castejón returned to Mexico and secured top billing for La Razon de la Culpa opposite the legendary Pedro Infante
[Rita Macedo's] early successes included : La Razon de la Culpa ( 1942 ) with Pedro Infante and Ricardo Montalbán
It includes his first cinematic incursion as an extra in En un burro tres baturros (1939) and his role as a Spaniard—dubbed by a Spanish actor—in La razon de la culpa (1942).