When Women Rule

1951 Cuban film

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

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

## References[edit]

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[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

* When Women Rule at IMDb

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