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Strange Appointment
Directed by	Gilberto Martínez Solares
Written by	Gilberto Martínez Solares
Produced by	José Ramón Huerta
Starring	Esther Fernández Luis Aldás Jorge Reyes
Cinematography	Agustín Martínez Solares
Edited by	Charles L. Kimball
Music by	Luis Hernández Bretón
Production company	Aristo Films
Distributed by	Panamerican Films
Release date	30 October 1947 (1947-10-30)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

Strange Appointment (Spanish: Extraña cita) is a 1947 Mexican mystery thriller film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Esther Fernández, Luis Aldás and Jorge Reyes. The film's sets were designed by the art director Manuel Fontanals.

Synopsis

After her father's death, María Eugenia is pressured by Don Remigio Pérez who her father owed debts to, to marry her. Instead her kindly uncle Roberto de los Ríos pays off her debts and she goes to live with him at his country estate with his two twin nephews Carlos and Leonardo. However she faces an attempt to murder her to secure her uncle's fortune.

Cast

• Esther Fernández as María Eugenia
• Luis Aldás as Carlos / Leonardo
• Jorge Reyes as Ángel Custodio
• Fernando Soto as Mantequilla
• Rafael Alcayde as Roberto de los Ríos
• Conchita Carracedo as Carmen
• Nicolás Rodríguez as Don Remigio Pérez
• Antonio Bravo as Don Juan Guerra
• José Elías Moreno as Esteban
• Enriqueta Reza as Doña Chona
• José Torvay as Comisario
• Juan García as Asistente Comisario
• Irma Torres as Mariquita
• Juan Orraca as Señor de la Maza
• Lupe del Castillo as Felisa
• Humberto Rodríguez as Secretario
• Daniel Arroyo as Señor Velasco
• Ramón Sánchez as Esbirro de Esteban

Bibliography

• Riera, Emilio García. Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1946-1948. Universidad de Guadalajara, 1992
• Wilt, David E. The Mexican Filmography, 1916 through 2001. McFarland, 2024.

External links

• Strange Appointment at IMDb