{{short description|1946 film}} {{Infobox film | name = The Devourer | image = File:The Devourer.png | caption = | director = Fernando de Fuentes | producer =Fernando de Fuentes <br> Jesús Grovas | writer = Paulino Masip <br> Fernando de Fuentes | narrator = | starring =María Félix <br> Luis Aldás <br> Julio Villarreal | music = Agustín Lara <br> Rosalío Ramírez | cinematography = Ignacio Torres | editing =Jorge Bustos | studio = Producciónes Grovas | distributor = | released = {{Film date|1946|4|18|df=yes}} | runtime =117 minutes | country = Mexico | language = Spanish | budget = | gross = }} '''''The Devourer''''' (Spanish: '''''La devoradora''''') is a 1946 Mexican crime drama film directed by Fernando de Fuentes and starring María Félix, Luis Aldás and Julio Villarreal.<ref>Thornton p.63</ref><ref>Balderston, Gonzalez & Lopez p.555</ref><ref>Mraz p.150</ref> It was shot at the Azteca Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Vicente Petit. It has been classified as a film noir.<ref>Spicer p.203</ref>
==Cast== * María Félix as Diana de Arellano * Luis Aldás as Miguel Iturbe * Julio Villarreal as Don Adolfo Gil * Felipe de Alba as Pablo Ortega * Arturo Soto Rangel as Don Manuel Ortega * Conchita Gentil Arcos as Jacinta * Salvador Quiroz as Inspector * Manuel Arvide as Ricardo Galván * Manuel Trejo Morales as Ernesto * Salvador García as Cantante * Joaquín Roche as Mayordomo * Humberto Rodríguez as Gregorio, portero
==References== {{Reflist}}
==Bibliography== * Balderston, Daniel, Gonzalez, Mike & Lopez, Ana M. ''Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures''. Routledge, 2002. * Mraz, John. ''Looking for Mexico: Modern Visual Culture and National Identity''. Duke University Press, 2009. * Spicer, Andrew. ''Historical Dictionary of Film Noir''. Scarecrow Press, 2010. * Thornton, Niamh. ''María Félix: A Mexican Film Star and Her Legacy''. Boydell & Brewer, 2023.
==External links== * {{IMDb title|0038473}}
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