El amor de mi bohío

El amor de mi bohío (1947) is a drama, romance film directed by Juan Orol rated 5.5/10.

El Amor de M Bohio, which translates to "The Love of My Hut" (or shack ) and it comes from the lyrics o a popular love ballad of the same name. It is Director Juan Orol's tale of a violent love triangle where two farm hands out to prove who is the most macho, and thereby win the affections of a woman. This tragic love story takes place on a tropical plantation located just outside of Havana, where its workers are housed in small, thatched-roof "bohios". The two rival suitors are driven by passion for the girl they both love, and soon engage in a series of challenges designed to help this young woman choose the right guy in the end. These competitions start out to include simple and benign activities at first, like dancing, singing and dueling guitars, or betting on the winning bird at a cock-fight, However, they soon escalate to more violent activities, like public brawls, and saber dueling, which set life changing events into motion for everyone.

Cast

Yadira Jiménez

Rosa Inés

José Pulido

Luis del Valle

Carlos Badías

Armando

Kiko Mendive

Ramiro Gómez Kemp

Fonseca

Norma Mireya

Zoila

Juan Pulido

Don Antonio del Valle

Chel López

Miguel

Ramón Rey

Aurora Ruiz

Tomasa

Juan Orol

Pablo Mendizabal

Genaro de Alba

Man in dance