Papacito lindo
1939 Mexican film
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Papacito lindo (Handsome Sweet Daddy or Sugar Daddy[1]) is a 1939 Mexican film directed by Fernando de Fuentes.[2][3] The film stars Sara García, Fernando Soler, Julián Soler, Manuel Noriega and Manolita Saval.[4][5]
Robert de Flers (play Miquette et sa mère)
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| Directed by | Fernando de Fuentes |
| Written by | Gaston Arman de Caillavet (play Miquette et sa mère) Robert de Flers (play Miquette et sa mère) |
| Produced by | Fernando de Fuentes |
| Starring | Sara García, Fernando Soler, Julián Soler, Manuel Noriega and Manolita Saval |
| Cinematography | Gabriel Figueroa |
Production company | Compañía Mexicana de Películas |
| Distributed by | Azteca Film Distribution Company |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
It is an adaptation of Miquette et sa mère, a French play by the aristocrat Robert de Flers.[6][7]
The film was well-received in the United States and was cited as an important production of the Mexican film industry.[8]
Premise
A beautiful Valencian girl comes with her teacher to Mexico to make her film debut in a film called El Capitán Aventurero.[9]
Cast
- Sara García as Remedios
- Fernando Soler as Wilfredo Gómez de la Reguera
- Julián Soler as Jorge
- Manuel Noriega as Don Eustaquio
- Manolita Saval as Paquita Moreno
- Rafael Icardo as Francisco Reina
- Aurora Ruiz as Lupe
- Antonio Bravo as Luis, the valet
- Armando Velasco as the Inspector
- Raúl Guerrero as the film director
- Crox Alvarado as the film's heartthrob
- Humberto Rodríguez as the gardener
- Jorge Marrón as the announcer
Themes
In the book On the Border: Society and Culture between the United States and Mexico (2004), it is noted that in changing times in Mexico in the 1930s, with the middle-class setting new moral standards, the film stands out for "rescuing old patriarchal Catholic values of female chastity and loyalty to a family hierarchy".[10]
Release and reception
The film premiered on 7 September 1939 at the Cine Palacio in Mexico City.[11]
A contemporary commentator in Cine-Mundial wrote: "[In Papacito Lindo] Cosmopolitanism reigns supreme. The theme is of French origin, although the dialogue, written by Fuentes himself, has its own flavor. Another bold idea was to give the lead role to a singer."[12] Teatro al dia indicated that the film had been well-received in the United States and was an important production of the Mexican film industry.[8]
Raúl Miranda in Corre camera considered that Papacito lindo is one of the films where de Fuentes demonstrates his ability to understand the popular taste of the time.[13]