# The Devourer

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{{short description|1946 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = The Devourer
| image          = File:The Devourer.png
| caption        =
| director       = [Fernando de Fuentes](/source/Fernando_de_Fuentes)
| producer       =Fernando de Fuentes	<br> [Jesús Grovas](/source/Jes%C3%BAs_Grovas)
| writer         = [Paulino Masip](/source/Paulino_Masip) <br> Fernando de Fuentes	
| narrator       =
| starring       =[María Félix](/source/Mar%C3%ADa_F%C3%A9lix) <br> [Luis Aldás](/source/Luis_Ald%C3%A1s) <br> [Julio Villarreal](/source/Julio_Villarreal)
| music          = [Agustín Lara](/source/Agust%C3%ADn_Lara) <br> [Rosalío Ramírez](/source/Rosal%C3%ADo_Ram%C3%ADrez)
| cinematography = [Ignacio Torres](/source/Ignacio_Torres_(cinematographer))
| editing        =[Jorge Bustos](/source/Jorge_Bustos)
| studio = [Producciónes Grovas](/source/Producci%C3%B3nes_Grovas)
| distributor    = 
| released = {{Film date|1946|4|18|df=yes}}
| runtime        =117 minutes
| country        = Mexico
| language       = [Spanish](/source/Spanish_language)
| budget         =
| gross          =
}}
'''''The Devourer''''' (Spanish: '''''La devoradora''''') is a 1946 Mexican [crime](/source/crime_film) [drama film](/source/drama_film) directed by [Fernando de Fuentes](/source/Fernando_de_Fuentes) and starring [María Félix](/source/Mar%C3%ADa_F%C3%A9lix), [Luis Aldás](/source/Luis_Ald%C3%A1s) and [Julio Villarreal](/source/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](/source/Mexico_City). The film's sets were designed by the [art director](/source/art_director) [Vicente Petit](/source/Vicente_Petit). It has been classified as a [film noir](/source/film_noir).<ref>Spicer p.203</ref>

==Cast==
* [María Félix](/source/Mar%C3%ADa_F%C3%A9lix) as Diana de Arellano
* [Luis Aldás](/source/Luis_Ald%C3%A1s) as 	Miguel Iturbe
* [Julio Villarreal](/source/Julio_Villarreal) as 	Don Adolfo Gil
* [Felipe de Alba](/source/Felipe_de_Alba) as 	Pablo Ortega
* [Arturo Soto Rangel](/source/Arturo_Soto_Rangel) as 	Don Manuel Ortega
* [Conchita Gentil Arcos](/source/Conchita_Gentil_Arcos) as 	Jacinta
* [Salvador Quiroz](/source/Salvador_Quiroz) as 	Inspector
* [Manuel Arvide](/source/Manuel_Arvide) as 	Ricardo Galván 
* [Manuel Trejo Morales](/source/Manuel_Trejo_Morales) as Ernesto
* [Salvador García](/source/Salvador_Garc%C3%ADa_(singer)) as Cantante 
* [Joaquín Roche](/source/Joaqu%C3%ADn_Roche) as 	Mayordomo 
* [Humberto Rodríguez](/source/Humberto_Rodr%C3%ADguez_(actor)) 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}}

{{Fernando de Fuentes}}

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Category:1946 films
Category:1946 Spanish-language films
Category:Films directed by Fernando de Fuentes
Category:Mexican black-and-white films
Category:Mexican drama films
Category:1946 drama films
Category:Mexican crime films
Category:1946 crime films
Category:1946 Mexican films
Category:Film noir

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