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Cristina Guzmn (1943 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Cristina Guzmn' is a 1943 Spanish drama film directed by Gonzalo Delgrs and starring Marta Santaolalla, Ismael Merlo and Luis Garca Ortega.Bentley p.96 It was made by CIFESA, Spain's dominant film studio of the era. The film is an adaptation of the 1936 novel 'Cristina Guzmn' by Carmen de Icaza which was later remade in 1968.
Plot
Cristina Guzmn (Marta Santaolalla), is a young widow with a young son in her care, who dedicates herself to giving language classes to support herself. One day she receives a visit from an aristocrat with a surprising proposal that will change her life: she must pretend to be Fifi, the wife of an American millionaire to try to get him to overcome the emotional trauma caused by the abandonment of his real wife.
Cast
* Marta Santaolalla as Cristina Guzmn
* Ismael Merlo as Marqus de Atalanta
* Luis Garca Ortega as Prince Valmore
* Carlos Muoz as Joe
* Lily Vincenti as Gladys
* Luis Martnez Tovar as Bubi
* Jorge Greiner as Bert
* Francisco Marimn as Rouvier
* Fernando Fernn Gmez as Bob
* Mary Vera as Georgette
* Pedro Oltra as Alfaro
* Horacio Socas as Fletcher
* Mary Mirell as Ida
* Montserrat Santaolalla as Pelirroja
* Fernando Porredn as Gorito
* Carmen Morando as Balbina
* Francisco Zabala as Amigo del Marqus de Atalanta
* Enriqueta Pezzi
* Juana Mans
* Eva Arin
* Carlota Bilbao
* Conchita Lpez
* Pablo Hidalgo
* Cristina Yomar
* Mara Martn
* Pedro Caldern
References
Bibliography
* Bentley, Bernard. 'A Companion to Spanish Cinema'. Boydell & Brewer, 2008.
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