School for Tramps

School for Tramps

Year: 1955

Runtime: 99 mins

Language: Spanish

Director: Rogelio A. González

MusicComedyRomance

Alberto Medina, a celebrated composer, experiences a car breakdown while traveling. In search of help, he comes across the Valverdes’ residence, where Emilia, the family’s matriarch famed for opening her home to itinerant tramps, greets him warmly and offers refuge.

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Timeline & Setting – School for Tramps (1955)

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Location

Valverde Mansion, outskirts of Mexico City

A grand, opulent mansion that serves as the focal point of the Valverde family. Its lavish interiors host dinners, schemes, and the arrival of a destitute songwriter who disrupts the household’s equilibrium. The house becomes a microcosm of social class, desire, and reformist fantasies.

🏛️ Mansion 💰 Wealth 🏙️ Suburban

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Main Characters – School for Tramps (1955)

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Alberto Medina (Pedro Infante)

A famous songwriter on vacation who is mistaken for a tramp due to his dirty clothes after a car accident. He wins the household over with wit and talent, helps Miguel during his drunken spells, and wins Susi's heart while triggering jealousy and ambition within the family. His presence catalyzes a shift in wealth, status, and romance at the mansion.

🎼 Artist 🎭 Charming

Susana Valverde (Miroslava)

The oldest Valverde daughter, beautiful and curious. She notices Alberto’s charm and falls for him, while also experiencing jealousy when another relationship is suggested. Her feelings drive much of the mansion’s social dynamics and familiale tension.

💖 Romantic 🎭 Dramatic

Emilia de Valverde (Blanca de Castejón)

The fun-loving yet slightly deranged mother who believes in reforming tramps by inviting them into the home. Her experimental, impulsive behavior creates chaos and exposes the fragility of the family’s moral facade.

👑 Matriarch 💰 Wealth

Miguel Valverde (Óscar Pulido)

Patriarch and businessman, often drinking, whose authority and wealth underpin the household. He is drawn to Alberto’s talents and uses the opportunity to safeguard or expand the family fortune, while remaining wary of the outsider’s influence.

💼 Patriarch 🏛️ Wealth

Laura Valverde (Anabel Gutiérrez)

Lala, the younger Valverde sister, less prominent than Susi but part of the family’s social circle. She provides a counterpoint to the mansion’s adult schemes and adds to the dynamics of sibling relationships.

👧 Sister 🎭 Supportive

José Alberto Medina (Pedro Infante)

The renowned songwriter whose presence as a guest and talent influences the household and its finances. His relationship with the family’s dynamics reveals the power of art and charisma in altering social boundaries.

🎼 Composer 🎭 Star

Audifás (Eduardo Alcaraz)

The loyal yet sharp-witted butler who observes the upheaval at the mansion. His perspective shifts as he witnesses the transformation of guests into tramps and the shifting fortunes within the household.

🧹 Servant 🎭 Cunning

Patricia

Daughter of the bank manager who dates Alberto after a country club outing, adding a complication to the romantic and social dynamics of the plot.

❤️ Romance 🎭 Minor character

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Major Themes – School for Tramps (1955)

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🪞 Transformation

The arrival of Alberto disrupts the Valverde household, challenging appearances and social norms. Emilia's reformative impulse collides with real emotions, exposing vulnerabilities. Alberto's wit and talent let him rewrite family dynamics, while the tramps in the home reflect hidden ambitions.

❤️ Romance

A forbidden romance grows between Susi and Alberto, testing class boundaries and loyalties. The relationship provokes jealousy and social speculation within the mansion. Love becomes a catalyst for change, but also for conflict and chaos.

💼 Class

Wealth and status drive the household's behavior, fueling manipulation and deception. The film satirizes the gulf between rich and poor through Alberto's outsider status and Emilia's experiments. The eventual turn of events reveals how money shapes trust and safety.

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