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La sangre y la semilla
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Wikipedia article
'La sangre y la semilla' is a 1959 Argentine-Paraguayan film, directed by Alberto Du Bois. Produced in Spanish and Guaran, it was shot in the Paraguayan city of Itaugu. It stars Argentine actress Olga Zubarry and the Paraguayan Ernesto Bez in the leading roles. Written by Augusto Roa Bastos, based on a story by Mario Halley Mora, it is a historical film set in 1870 at the end of the Paraguayan War, during the exodus of the last followers of President Francisco Solano Lpez to Cerro Cor (1870). The film premiered on 12 November 1959.
Plot
Paquita, the widow of a Paraguayan officer, rescues a wounded sergeant who has been a companion of her husband. She takes care of him and nurtures him back to health. But they only have one hope, to keep fighting for Paraguay against the Argentine Army.
Cast
*Csar Alvarez Blanco
*Ernesto Bez
*Raul Valentino Bentez
*Leandro Cacavellos
*Roque Centurin Miranda
*Celia Els
*Jos Guisone
*Carlos Gmez
*Mercedes Jan
*Mario Prono
*Romualdo Quiroga
*Rafael Rojas Doria
*Miguel Angel Yegros
*Olga Zubarry
References
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