The Three Happy Compadres

The Three Happy Compadres
Directed byJulián Soler
Written byErnesto Cortázar
Óscar J. Brooks
Julián Soler
Produced byÓscar J. Brooks
Ernesto Enríquez
Felipe Mier
StarringJorge Negrete
Pedro Armendáriz
Andrés Soler
Rebeca Iturbide
CinematographyJorge Stahl Jr.
Edited byCarlos Savage
Music byManuel Esperón
Production
company
Producciones Mier & Brooks
Distributed byClasa-Mohme
Release date
  • 11 April 1952 (1952-04-11)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

The Three Happy Compadres (Spanish: Los Tres Alegres Compadres) is a 1952 Mexican western musical comedy film directed by Julián Soler and starring Jorge Negrete, Pedro Armendáriz, Andrés Soler and Rebeca Iturbide.[1][2] It was shot at the Churubusco Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director José Rodríguez Granada. It is part of the tradition of Ranchera films, popular during the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema.

  1. ^ Wilt p.160
  2. ^ Gennari p.86