The Lieutenant Nun (Spanish: La monja alférez) is a 1944 Mexican historical adventure film directed by Emilio Gómez Muriel and starring María Félix, Ángel Garasa and José Cibrián. It is based on the life of Catalina de Erauso.[1]
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| Directed by | Emilio Gómez Muriel |
| Written by | Max Aub Marco Aurelio Galindo Eduardo Ugarte |
| Produced by | Francisco A. de Icaza |
| Starring | María Félix Ángel Garasa José Cibrián |
| Cinematography | Raúl Martínez Solares |
| Edited by | Jorge Busto |
| Music by | Luis Hernández Bretón |
Production company | Clasa Films Mundiales |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Jorge Fernández.
Cast
edit- María Félix as Catalina Erauso 'La Monja Alférez' / Don Alonso
- Ángel Garasa as Roger
- José Cibrián as Juan de Aguirre
- Delia Magaña as Elvira
- José Pidal as Don César, canónigo
- Fanny Schiller as Doña Úrsula
- Paco Fuentes as Don Miguel de Erauso
- Eugenia Galindo as Doña Cristina
- Esther Luquín as Beatriz
- Maruja Grifell as Reverenda madre
- José Goula as Don Claudio
- Lauro Benítez as Don Indalecio
- Jesús Valero as Sacerdote
- Manuel Sánchez Navarro as Don Diego Fernández de Córdova, Virrey del Peru
- Enrique García Álvarez as Don Ignacio de Aguirre
- Consuelo Guerrero de Luna as Lucinda
References
edit- ^ Klossner p.221
Bibliography
edit- Klossner, Michael. The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000. McFarland & Company, 2002.
External links
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