Reckless (Spanish: Balarrasa) is a 1951 Spanish drama film directed by José Antonio Nieves Conde. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival.
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Plot
Spanish missionary Javier Mendoza (Fernando Fernán Gómez) finds himself trapped in the middle of a massive snowstorm in Alaska. Fearing that the end of his days has come, he begins to remember his life: After the death of his mother, his father (Javier Tordesillas) dedicates himself to gambling and Javier himself, known as Balarrasa, also leads a rampant life. Nor do the other siblings, Fernando (Luis Prendes), Lina (Dina Stern) and Maite (María Rosa Salgado) lead exemplary lives. When the Spanish Civil War breaks out, Mendoza engages in unheroic behavior that ends the life of a colleague when he plays cards instead of pulling a guard duty shift that was assigned to him. Affected by the event, he enters the seminary. After redirecting the existence of his relatives, he begins a new life as a missionary.
Cast
Manolo Morán as Desiderio
Jesús Tordesillas as Carlos
Dina Sten as Lina
Luis Prendes as Fernando
José Bódalo as Presidente del club
Maruchi Fresno as Elena
María Rosa Salgado as Mayte
Eduardo Fajardo as Mario
Fernando Fernán Gómez as Javier Mendoza 'Balarrasa'
Fernando Aguirre as Valentin
Francisco Bernal as Emiliano
Mario Berriatúa as Teniente Hernández
Julia Caba Alba as Faustina
Chano Conde as Teniente
Alfonso de Córdoba as Alférez
Gérard Tichy as Zanders
