Yo quiero ser tonta ("I Want to be a Fool") is a 1950 Mexican comedy-drama film directed by Eduardo Ugarte. It stars Sara García, Fernando Soler and Rosita Quintana.Mi film: la revista del cine nacional y extranjero (1951), Volumes 11-12, (p.4) (in Spanish)

Plot A father dreams of his son becoming a bullfighter and his daughter a singer, so that they become millionaires, although apparently their talent is not there.

Cast

Sara García Rosita Quintana Gustavo Rojo Fernando Soler

Production The film is based on the musical comedy Las estrellas, by Carlos Arniches. The adaptation was the work of the director and Manuel Altolaguirre. The film is the first of their production company Producciones Isla. The book Tinta, papel, nitrato y celuloide lists it among the notable examples of adaptations of literary works typical of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.

The art direction was led by Jésus Bracho.

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