Champion Without a Crown (Spanish: Campeón sin corona) is a 1946 Mexican sports film directed as well as co-written by Alejandro Galindo and starring David Silva, Amanda del Llano and Carlos López Moctezuma. It is set in the world of boxing.
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Plot
Roberto "El Kid" Terranova (David Silva), a snow cone vendor in La Lagunilla, incites a brawl during a boxing match in which he is participating. After escaping the ensuing chaos, he returns home, where his mother urges him to avoid trouble and lead a more peaceful life. Promising to stay out of fights, Roberto resumes his quiet routine alongside his close friend "El Chupa" (Fernando Soto "Mantequilla") and his girlfriend Lupita (Amanda del Llano).
However, when he intervenes in a street altercation to defend a mistreated boy, Roberto catches the attention of boxing manager Uncle Rosas (Carlos López Moctezuma), who sees potential in him and offers to train him as a professional fighter. Under Rosas’s guidance, Roberto defeats Zubieta, the world's fifth-ranked lightweight boxer, whom he had previously encountered at a fair.
In a subsequent match against Ronda, an English-speaking opponent, Roberto becomes distracted upon noticing his rival’s American girlfriend during the fight and is knocked out. Discouraged, he considers retiring, but Lupita persuades him to continue. After knocking out a Filipino opponent, Roberto gains the attention of Susana, a wealthy socialite who seduces him. Rosas organizes a tour in the United States, which Roberto reluctantly accepts, while Susana, losing interest, departs for Acapulco.
Upon his victorious return to Mexico, Roberto is rejected by Susana. He causes a scene at her home, which results in his arrest. Rosas, for undisclosed reasons, arranges to keep him in jail.
Cast
David Silva as Roberto Kid Terranova
Amanda del Llano as Lupita
Carlos López Moctezuma as Sr. Rosas
Fernando Soto "Mantequilla" as El chupa
Nelly Montiel as Susana
Víctor Parra as Joe Ronda
María Gentil Arcos as Doña Gracia, Madre de Roberto
Pepe del Río as Juan Zubieta
Félix Medel as Don Roque
Aurora Cortés as Anastacia
José Pardavé as Amigo de Roberto
Salvador Quiroz as Presidente de la comisión de boxeo
Alberto Catalá as Second
Bucky Gutierrez as Pilar, sirvienta
Roberto Cañedo as Ordoñez
Antonio Padilla 'Pícoro' as Presentador de peleas
Carlos Aguirre as Amigo de Susana
Stephen Berne as Hombre calvo entrenando gimnasio
Clifford Carr as Mr. Carr, representante de Ronda
Fernando Curielas Jorge
Ramiro Gamboa «Tio Gamboin» as Locutor