When Women Rule

When Women Rule
Directed by	Joseph P. Mawra
Written by	José Fernández Armando Pérez-Blanco
Starring	Federico Piñero Alberto Garrido Germán Valdés
Cinematography	Enrique Bravo Ricardo Delgado
Edited by	Mario González
Production company	Producciones Alejo y Mederos
Release date	1951 (1951)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Cuba
Language	Spanish

When Women Rule (Spanish: Cuando las mujeres mandan) is a 1951 Cuban musical comedy film directed by Joseph P. Mawra and starring Federico Piñero, Alberto Garrido and Germán Valdés.^[1] The Mexican star Valdés, also known as Tin Tan, was loaned out by his Mexican studio for the film.

The soundtrack for the film was composed by Humberto Rodríguez Silva and Osvaldo Estivil.^[2]

Plot

Two Cuban soldiers fighting in the Korean War decide to desert and steal a plane which they end up crash landing on a tropical island. They find it is a militaristic female-dominated society where men are treated as second-class citizens. They are promptly imprisoned. After a series of adventures they eventually take part in a revolution.

Partial cast

• Aidita Artigas
• Xonia Benguría
• Marcelo Chávez
• Emilita Dago
• Alberto Garrido
• Fela Jar
• Jorge Montalvan
• Armando Orefiche
• Federico Piñero
• Sandra
• Olga Uz
• Germán Valdés

References

1. García Osuna p.73
2. Osuna, Alfonso J. García (2006). The Cuban Filmography: 1897 through 2001. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 73. ISBN 9781476605319.

Bibliography

• Alfonso J. García Osuna. The Cuban Filmography: 1897 through 2001. McFarland, 2003.

External links

• When Women Rule at IMDb