The Soft One (1951)
Charming but unreliable, Roberto has earned his nickname "El Suavecito" through his constant flirtations and the easy way he moves through life, even when it causes pain to his devoted aging mother and his beautiful neighbor Lupita, who resists his overtures in the hopes he can learn to settle down and behave. When Lupita gains a steady and honest suitor in Carlos, El Suavecito can't resist trying to foul his chances with the help of the unscrupulous gambler "El Nene"--but it all goes badly wrong. This neglected noir asks whether a morally impoverished gangster is capable of redemption.
- Released
- 1951-08-03
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Fernando Méndez
- TMDB rating
- 5.3/10 from 15 votes
Cast
- Víctor Parra as Roberto Ramírez "El Suavecito"
- Aurora Segura as Lupita Soto
- Dagoberto Rodríguez as Carlos Martinez
- Jacqueline Evans as Gringa
- María Amelia de Torres as Doña Chole
- Enrique del Castillo as Luis "El Nene"
- Gilberto González as Esbirro del Nene
- Manuel Dondé as Esbirro del Nene
- Eduardo Arozamena as Sr. Soto
- Federico Curiel as Brillantina
- Ramón Bugarini as Cliente cabaret
- Daniel Arroyo