"Mirror, mirror, on the wall, now who's the fairest twin of all?"

1946

1h 38m

6.8(40 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

A mousy, poor manicurist seeks to switch places with her more glamorous, wealthy twin sister.

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39 members

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Dolores del Río

Magdalena Méndez / María Méndez

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Agustín Irusta

Roberto González

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Víctor Junco

Fernando

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José Baviera

Licenciado de la Fuente

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Carlos Villarías

Lic. Félix Mendoza

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Rafael Icardo

Detective de policía

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Manuel Dondé

Agente Vilár

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Maruja Grifell

Sirvienta (uncredited)

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Conchita Carracedo

Carmela

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Daniel Arroyo

Hombre en funeral (uncredited)

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Alfredo Varela

Hombre en funeral (uncredited)

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Carmen Cabrera

Invitada a fiesta (uncredited)

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Lidia Franco

Invitada a fiesta (uncredited)

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Bertha Lehar

Invitada a fiesta (uncredited)

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Paco Martínez

Invitado a fiesta (uncredited)

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Elisa Christy

Empleada tienda (uncredited)

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Felipe de Flores

Empleado tienda (uncredited)

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Julio Daneri

Señor Domínguez (uncredited)

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Enedina Díaz de León

Casera (uncredited)

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José Escanero

Mayordomo (uncredited)

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Raúl Lechuga

Mayordomo (uncredited)

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Elodia Hernández

Sirvienta (uncredited)

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Ramón G. Larrea

Patrón de María (uncredited)

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Leonor de Martorel

Esposa en furneral (uncredited)

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Humberto Rodríguez

Señor de Cordova (uncredited)

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Daniel Pastor

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Salvador Pérez G.

Hombre en funeral (uncredited)

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Amelia Robert

Mujer en funeral (uncredited)

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Elizabeth San Román

Amiga de Carmela en funeral (uncredited)

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Juan Villegas

Hombre en funeral (uncredited)

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Jorge Narváez

Niño billetero restaurante (uncredited)

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Cecilia Leger

Mujer en funeral (uncredited)

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Beatriz Jimeno

Amiga de Carmela en funeral (uncredited)

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Elvira Gosti

Empleada en peluqueria (uncredited)

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Genaro de Alba

Hombre en funeral (uncredited)

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Carmen Cipriani

Invitada fiesta (uncredited)

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Luis Badillo

Agente policía (uncredited)

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Ricardo Avendaño

Cocinero (uncredited)

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José Arratia

Médico forense (uncredited)

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