Cantaclaro
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Jesús Cárdenas
Julio Bracho
| Cantaclaro | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Julio Bracho |
| Written by | Rómulo Gallegos (novel) Jesús Cárdenas Julio Bracho |
| Produced by | Francis Alstock |
| Starring | Esther Fernández Antonio Badú Alberto Galán |
| Cinematography | Gabriel Figueroa |
| Edited by | Gloria Schoemann |
| Music by | Manuel Esperón |
Production company | Producciones Interamericanas |
Release date |
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| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Cantaclaro is a 1946 Mexican drama film directed by Julio Bracho and starring Esther Fernández, Antonio Badú and Alberto Galán. The film is based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Rómulo Gallegos. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jesús Bracho, who was the younger brother of Julio Bracho.[1]
Florentino (Antonio Badú), nicknamed "Cantaclaro", after saving his family's lands, goes to the plains to learn more songs to sing. There he falls in love with Rosángela (Esther Fernandez), a young woman surrounded by many secrets.
Cast
- Esther Fernández as Rosangela / Angela Rosa
- Antonio Badú as Florentino Coronado Cantaclaro
- Alberto Galán as Doctor Juan Crisostomo Payara
- Paco Fuentes as Juan Parado
- Rafael Lanzetta as Guarriqueño
- Fanny Schiller as Doña Nico
- Rafael Alcayde as Carlos Jaramillo
- Ángel T. Sala as Coronel Buitrago
- Alejandro Ciangherotti as Juan el Veguero
- Maruja Grifell as Nana
- Arturo Soto Rangel as Don Aquilino
- Gilberto González
- Salvador Quiroz
- Roberto Cañedo
Production
The film was made as part of a spate of film adaptations of Rómulo Gallegos's novels following success of Doña Bárbara (1943).[2]
Cantaclaro began filming in June 1945, after Julio Bracho made The White Monk. An American envoy from 20th Century Fox, Francis Alstock, boyfriend of actress Esther Fernández, who starred in the film, featured as executive producer. It features filming locations in Veracruz.[3]
