# Genius and Figure

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{{short description|1953 film by Luis Aguilar}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Genius and Figure
| image          = File:Genius and Figure.jpg
| caption        =
| director       =[Fernando Méndez](/source/Fernando_M%C3%A9ndez_(film_director))
| producer       =Raúl de Anda
| writer         = [Gilberto Gazcón](/source/Gilberto_Gazc%C3%B3n) <br> Fernando Méndez	<br> [Raúl de Anda](/source/Ra%C3%BAl_de_Anda)
| narrator       =
| starring       = [Luis Aguilar](/source/Luis_Aguilar_(actor))<br>[Antonio Badú](/source/Antonio_Bad%C3%BA) <br>  [Esther Fernández](/source/Esther_Fern%C3%A1ndez) <br> [Linda Cristal](/source/Linda_Cristal)
| music          = [Luna de la Fuente Gabriel](/source/Luna_de_la_Fuente_Gabriel) <br> [Sergio Guerrero](/source/Sergio_Guerrero_(composer))
| cinematography = [Ignacio Torres](/source/Ignacio_Torres_(cinematographer))
| editing        =[Carlos Savage](/source/Carlos_Savage)
| studio = Cinematográfica Intercontinental
| distributor    = Cinematográfica Intercontinental
| released       = {{Film date|1953|7|2|df=y}}
| runtime        = 90 minutes
| country        = Mexico
| language       = [Spanish](/source/Spanish_language)
| budget         =
| gross          =
}}
'''''Genius and Figure''''' (Spanish: '''''Genio y figura''''') is a 1953 Mexican [comedy film](/source/comedy_film) directed by [Fernando Méndez](/source/Fernando_M%C3%A9ndez_(film_director)) and starring [Luis Aguilar](/source/Luis_Aguilar_(actor)), [Antonio Badú](/source/Antonio_Bad%C3%BA), [Esther Fernández](/source/Esther_Fern%C3%A1ndez) and [Linda Cristal](/source/Linda_Cristal).<ref>Paranaguá p.291</ref><ref>Alfaro p.86</ref> It was shot at the [Churubusco Studios](/source/Churubusco_Studios) in [Mexico City](/source/Mexico_City). The film's sets were designed by the [art director](/source/art_director) [José Rodríguez Granada](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Rodr%C3%ADguez_Granada).

==Plot==
Antonio is a player who abandoned his woman as soon as she gives birth. Antonio's friend Luis, will do his best to make him go back to his family.

==Cast==
* [Luis Aguilar](/source/Luis_Aguilar_(actor)) as	Luis Jiménez
* [Antonio Badú](/source/Antonio_Bad%C3%BA) as Antonio Vargas
* [Esther Fernández](/source/Esther_Fern%C3%A1ndez) as 	Esther
* [Evangelina Elizondo](/source/Evangelina_Elizondo) as 	Victoria Rey
* [Linda Cristal](/source/Linda_Cristal) as 	Rosita
* [Gloria Mestre](/source/Gloria_Mestre) as 	Alicia del Río
* [Miguel Ángel Ferriz](/source/Miguel_%C3%81ngel_Ferriz) as Doctor
* [Aurora Walker](/source/Aurora_Walker) as 	Enfermera
* [Manuel Noriega](/source/Manuel_Noriega_(actor)) as Doctor Torres
* [Salvador Quiroz](/source/Salvador_Quiroz) as 	Gerente de hotel
* [Pascual García Peña](/source/Pascual_Garc%C3%ADa_Pe%C3%B1a) as 	Comisario

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* Alfaro, Eduardo de la Vega. '' Fernando Méndez, 1908-1966''. Universidad de Guadalajara, 1995.
* Paranaguá, Paulo Antonio. ''Mexican Cinema''. British Film Institute, 1995.
* Vitali, Valentina. ''Capital and Popular Cinema: The Dollars are Coming!''. Manchester University Press,  2016.

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0044653}}

Category:1953 films
Category:1953 Spanish-language films
Category:Mexican black-and-white films
Category:Mexican comedy films
Category:1953 comedy films
Category:1953 Mexican films
Category:Films directed by Fernando Méndez
Category:Estudios Churubusco films
Category:Films set in Mexico City

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