The Young and the Damned

The Young and the Damned

77 mins | Drama, Crime | Dec. 9, 1950

A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent, criminal life in the festering slums of Mexico City, among them the young Pedro, whose morality is gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.

The Young and the Damned

77 mins | Drama, Crime | Dec. 9, 1950

The Young and the Damned
A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent, criminal life in the festering slums of Mexico City, among them the young Pedro, whose morality is gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.
IMDb rating 8.2
Producers Ultramar Films
Original title Los olvidados
Directors Ignacio Villareal, Luis Buñuel
Writers José de Jesús Aceves, Max Aub, Pedro de Urdimalas, Luis Alcoriza, Luis Buñuel

Cast

Alfonso Mejía

as Pedro

Estela Inda

as Pedro's Mother

Efraín Arauz

as Cacarizo

Miguel Inclán

as Don Carmelo the Blind Man

Roberto Cobo

as El Jaibo

Javier Amézcua

as Julián

Mário Ramírez

as Ojitos

Jorge Pérez

as Pelón

Sergio Virel

as Gang Member

Jesús García

as Julián's Father

Francisco Jambrina

as School Farm Director

Roberto Navarrete

as A Scoundrel (uncredited)

José Loza

as An Asylee (uncredited)

Antulio Jimenez Pons

as Chicharronero (uncredited)

Lupe Carriles

as Doña Rufinita, a Neighbor (uncredited)

Charles Rooner

as Elegant Pederast (uncredited)

Salvador Quiroz

as Juan Ferruzca, the Smithy Owner (uncredited)

Ernesto Alonso

as Narrator (uncredited)

Inés Murillo

as Neighbor (uncredited)

Enedina Díaz de León

as Tortilla Seller (uncredited)

Victorio Blanco

as Tramp (uncredited)