El diario de mi madre ("The Diary of My Mother" in Spanish) is a 1958 Mexican musical drama film directed by Roberto Rodríguez and starring Marga López, Roberto Cañedo, and Aldo Monti. The film was shot in 1956, and released on 15 May 1958.
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Plot
On the day of her quinceañera, a young woman prepares to run away with a married man, but before doing so, she finds a diary that tells the story of her mother's life.
Cast
Marga López as Merida Valdés
Roberto Cañedo as Enrique
Lilia Guízar as Elena
Rosenda Monteros as Enedina
María Teresa Rivas as Alicia (as Ma. Teresa Rivas)
Angelines Fernández as Leonor
Paz Consuelo Márquez as Angélica niña
Ivan J. Rado as Johnny Smith (as Jorge Radó)
Martha Elena Cervantes as Angélica
Elda Peralta as Patricia
Aldo Monti as Carlos Montes
Armando Acosta as Hombre en festival (uncredited)
Daniel Arroyo as Empresario (uncredited)
Silvia Carrillo as Bailarina (uncredited)
Carlos Robles Gil as Empresario (uncredited)
Mario Sevilla as Doctor (uncredited)
Manuel Trejo Morales as Hombre que acompaña a Patricia (uncredited)
Aurora Walker as Profesora de baile (uncredited)
Production
Marga López stated in her autobiography Yo, Marga that although she had danced since she was very young, she did not know that she had flat feet until the making of this film, where she plays a ballet dancer.