| The Rock of Souls | |
| Director: | Miguel Zacarías |
| Producer: | Jesus Grovas |
| Starring: | Jorge Negrete María Félix Carlos López Moctezuma Miguel Angel Ferriz Virginia Manzano |
| Music: | Ernesto Cortázar Manuel Esperón |
| Cinematography: | Víctor Herrera |
| Editing: | Jose W. Bustos |
| Distributor: | Producciones Grovas |
| Runtime: | 121 minutes |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Language: | Spanish |
The Rock of Souls (Spanish: El Peñón de las Ánimas) is a 1943 Mexican movie, directed by Miguel Zacarías and starring Jorge Negrete and María Félix.[1] It is the first movie to star María Félix, one of the legendary female stars of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
In a little town in Mexico, the rivalry between the families of Fernando Iturriaga (Jorge Negrete) and María Ángela Valdivia (María Félix) for the domain of a property known as El Peñón de las Ánimas prevents the love between the two young lovers.
It was the first movie of the legendary María Félix. For the movie, Jorge Negrete had requested that his girlfriend, the actress Gloria Marín be his costar; however, Félix was selected by the director, which led to a series of altercations between the couple. Ten years later they got married.