Directed by:
Emilio FernándezScreenplay:
Íñigo de MartinoCinematography:
Gabriel FigueroaComposer:
Eduardo Hernández MoncadaCast:
María Félix, Pedro Armendáriz, José Torvay, Miguel Inclán, Pascual García Peña, Fernando Fernández, Juan García, Manuel Dondé, Daniel Arroyo (more)Plots(1)
Revolutionary troops under Gen. José Juan Reyes take the city of Cholula. Reyes falls in love with Beatriz, the haughty daughter of one of the richest men in town. During the time of the occupation, the general tries to sidestep the obstacles that separate him from his beloved before the imminent arrival of the federal troops. El Indio Fernández sets the action of this romantic comedy, full of memorable moments, during the Mexican Revolution. (Morelia International Film Festival)
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María Félix stars as Beatriz Peñafiel in the flagship of the Mexican Film 1943-59 cycle. Are these the origins of the Mexican telenovela or an encounter with the Golden Age of Mexican cinema? My friends at the embassy did not reply regarding this question. However, finding Gary Cooper's Morocco at the end of this very heartfelt revolutionary story was something I really didn't expect. Pedro Armendáriz was also suntanned, but he did not have a medal from the Foreign Legion. However, I consider the murder using the door to be truly original.
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