Valentín de la Sierra (film)
| Valentín de la Sierra | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | René Cardona |
| Written by | Ricardo Garibay |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Agustín Jiménez |
| Edited by | Alfredo Rosas Priego |
| Music by | Antonio Díaz Conde |
Production company | Cinematográfica ABSA |
Release date |
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| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Valentín de la Sierra is a 1968 Mexican film directed by René Cardona and starring Antonio Aguilar.[1] The film is inspired by the corrido of the same name, a dramatization of the death of Cristero rebel Valentín Ávila Ramírez. The setting of the film was changed to the earlier Mexican Revolution.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Antonio Aguilar as Valentín Zamora
- Jorge Martínez de Hoyos as Valentín's Father
- Ofelia Montesco as Mariana Fuentes
- Jorge Russek as Coronel Aldape
- Juan Gallardo as Capitán
- Fanny Schiller as Brothel Madame
- Enrique Lucero as Alejo
- Alejandro Reyna as Revolutionary Companion
- José Carlos Ruiz as Revolutionary
- Amado Zumaya as Revolutionary
- Alfredo Gutiérrez as Revolutionary
- La Prieta Linda as Brothel Singer
- Lola Beltrán as Chabela (Singer)
Production
[edit]Valentín de la Sierra was filmed during the winter of 1967. Scenes were shot in Texcoco de Mora and Mexico City. Cinematographer Agustín Jiménez shot the film in Eastmancolor.
References
[edit]- ^ Jorge Ayala Blanco (1986). La búsqueda del cine mexicano (1968-1972). Editorial Posada. p. 81. ISBN 9789684331655.
- ^ Cantú, Roberto, ed. (2018). Border Folk Balladeers: Critical Studies on Américo Paredes. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. XV. ISBN 9781527514362.