Pedro Infante plays twins, steals jewels, and the police use a dead ringer—literally.
The police plan to capture a killer by using a double that looks exactly as one of his victims.
Acting
Infante's dual performance—charming thief and innocent lookalike.
Direction
González balances noir tension with Golden Age comedy rhythms.
Costume
Sharp 1950s suits that distinguish the two Infantes.
Director
Rogelio A. González
Pedro Infante
Víctor Valdés / Raúl Cuesta Hernández
Yolanda Varela
Amante de Víctor
Rosita Arenas
Rosaura Villarreal
Rosa Elena Durgel
Sargento Martha Angulo
Eduardo Fajardo
Eduardo
Raúl Ramírez
Pablo
Bárbara Gil
Alicia
Eduardo Alcaraz
Toño
Carlos Múzquiz
Comandante
Luis Aragón
Teniente López
Luis Manuel Pelayo
Felix
Armando Acosta
Invitado a fiesta (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Mexico's Rumberas film cycle, blending cabaret culture with crime narratives—Infante was deliberately stretching beyond his ranchera-musical image.
Infante insisted on no split-screen; every twin scene required meticulous body-double choreography and precise editing.
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