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{{Short description|1946 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Associate
| image =File:The Associate (1946 film).jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Roberto Gavaldón]]
| producer = [[Carlos Carriedo Galván]] <br> [[Raúl Gutiérrez E.]]
| writer = [[Tito Davison]]
| based_on = {{based on|''The Partner''|[[Jenaro Prieto]]}}
| starring = [[Hugo del Carril]] <br> [[Gloria Marín]] <br> [[Nelly Montiel]]
| music = [[Manuel Esperón]] <br> [[Rosalío Ramírez]]
| cinematography = [[Raúl Martínez Solares]]
| editing = [[Gloria Schoemann]]
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|1946|04|18|df=yes}}
| runtime = 106 minutes
| country = Mexico
| language = Spanish
| budget =
| gross =
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'''''The Associate''''' (Spanish: '''''El socio''''') is a 1946 Mexican [[drama film]] directed by [[Roberto Gavaldón]] and starring [[Hugo del Carril]], [[Gloria Marín]] and [[Nelly Montiel]].<ref>Pilcher, p. 118</ref> It is based on [[Jenaro Prieto]]'s 1928 novel ''[[The Partner (Jenaro Prieto novel)|The Partner]]'' in which a financially struggling man invents a fictitious business partner in order to try to improve his prospects.
The film's sets were designed by the [[art director]] [[Manuel Fontanals]].
== Cast ==
* [[Hugo del Carril]] as Julián Pardo
* [[Gloria Marín]] as Anita Velasco
* [[Nelly Montiel]] as Graciela
* [[Clifford Carr]] as Samuel Goldenberg
* [[Rafael Alcayde]] as Luis
* [[Federico Mariscal]] as Pedrito
* [[Octavio Martínez (actor)|Octavio Martínez]] as Sr. Gutiérrez
* [[José Morcillo]] as Coronel Ramírez
* [[Vicente Padula]] as Don Fortunato
* [[Luis G. Barreiro]] as Don Ramiro
* [[Roberto Meyer]] as Cipriano
* [[Juan Pulido]] as Inventor
* [[Raymundo Guízar]]
* [[Beatriz Ramos]] as Esposa de Davis
* [[Susana Guízar]] as Leonor
* [[Daniel Arroyo (actor)|Daniel Arroyo]] as Hombre jugando billar
* [[René Cardona]] as Corredor de bolsa
* [[Roberto Corell]]
* [[Joaquín Coss]] as Asistente de notario
* [[Fernando Curiel (actor)|Fernando Curiel]] as Corredor de bolsa
* [[Alfonso Jiménez]] as Inventor
* [[José Muñoz (actor)|José Muñoz]] as Corredor de bolsa
* [[Eduardo Noriega (Mexican actor)|Eduardo Noriega]] as Corredor de bolsa
* [[Félix Samper]] as Hombre jugando billar
* [[María Valdealde]] as Mujer con cuadro
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== Bibliography ==
* Pilcher, Jeffrey M. ''Cantinflas and the Chaos of Mexican Modernity''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2001.
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0219315}}
{{Roberto Gavaldón}}
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[[Category:Films based on Chilean novels]]
[[Category:Films scored by Manuel Esperón]]
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