Don Quintín el amargao

I don't know if laugh or cry, starting as usually Bunuel always does, in a strong dramatic way, however the picture will slowly drifting to a easy comedy, a pair of funny characters a kind of bodyguard of the cabaret's boss called simply as Infierno who were intruduced in the plot in mexican style, the owner Don Quintín played by Fernando Soler becomes to a bitter and bad temper man when he dissolves a failed marriage even having a little daughter who he didn't believe being own blood, despite the story has a dramatic approach the duo comic guys Angelito & EL Jonrón are the true bright stars who stolen fully the movie, there are many gags and jokes becoming a pleasant picture, it doesn't seems to be a Bunuel's movie actually, but has their enchants for so pure feelings, the mexicans are great ever!!!

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First watch: 2012 / How many: / Source: DVD / Rating: 7.5

Considered one of Buneul's less characteristic more main stream Mexican movies, Daughter of Deceit is nevertheless compelling and a times amusing with some Bunuel touches along the way. The main character Quintin's transformation from a loving but unambitious husband to a hard nosed ruthless Casino boss seems abrupt. But since his wife has cheated on him and he now believes his daugher is not his, it isn't exactly unbelievable.

As in all Bunuel films he manages to get excellent performances out of the entire cast. Plus there's comic relief whenever Quintin's 2 bumbling heavies make an appearance. It may not be among his masterpieces but Daughter of Deceit is not a bad movie.

Not of the kind of films that made Buñuel famous worldwide, this is one of the good old movies that you have the chance to see in the Mexican TV 3-4 times per year. This ever popular film is really a comedy with some dramatic brushwork here and there and the kind of extreme human characters that you expect from the director to work with.

Fernando Soler is simply excellent as always and Fernando Soto has some great comic moments. Lily Aclemar is my favorite among the women (with a nice musical number as well), as for the rest of the cast, I think they really won their pay check.

A very presentable work from the golden period of the Mexican cinema, maybe typical of it's time, but nothing more than that really.

This is just a comment about another reviewer (pablo1) who obviously did not see the film and could not resist putting a comment. First, Don Quinquin did not imagine that his wife betrayed him as he came upon her in bed with his best friend. Secondly, he chased his wife away WITHOUT their daughter and as she told him that the child was not his (a lie in order to keep the baby), he took the girl away and abandoned her. The mother never saw her again and was never told what became of her. Quinquin did not know that his daughter was ever married until the very last moment and only then did she told him that she was pregnant. I would appreciate if "would be" reviewers made the effort to watch the film, otherwise, why bother ? Thank you.

This is a minor entry in Bunuel's Mexican period. It's a farce of sorts, that starts as a melodrama and ends up like a screwball comedy. There are some little Bunuel touches here and there, especially in the first half of the picture, but all in all this can't account among Don Luis' most personal films. Technically it is as usual superb. There's one elegant 20 year transition that takes place in the dark between the closing and opening of a cupboard and a puzzling breaking of the fourth wall at the end, when Don Quintin approaches the camera and talks to the audience before going back to the happy ending. I liked the idea of a cabaret called El Infierno decorated with flames and big puppet devils hanging from the roof. Only a man like Bunuel could come with such stuff.