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Doa Brbara (1943 film)

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'Doa Brbara' is a 1943 Mexican romantic drama film directed by Fernando de Fuentes and starring Mara Flix and Julin Soler. The film is based on the 1929 novel 'Doa Brbara' by Venezuelan author Rmulo Gallegos, who also co-wrote the screenplay.

Plot



Brbara is an attractive woman raised mostly on the rivers of Venezuela by her riverboat captain father. Her mother was an Indian woman who died while giving birth to her. She was madly in love with young Asdrbal until tragedy smashed everything. Some of the men who worked for her father stole their boat and killed her father. The bandits then raped her and shot her boyfriend. This caused her to hate men, but at the same time sleeps with them to get what she wants. She becomes involved with Lorenzo Barquero, the owner of a cattle ranch, with whom she becomes pregnant and has a daughter named Marisela. Barbara later steals Lorenzo's home and fortune and kicks both him and their daughter out, leaving them to fend for themselves with absolutely nothing. Santos is the only remaining son of the Luzardo family, who had a feud with the Barqueros. He returns to his hacienda, Altamira, planning to sell it. Undeterred, Santos sets out to save his cousin Lorenzo and to educate young Marisela. After Barbara sees one of her old rapists and kills him she decides that in order to gain back the peace and happiness that was stolen from her that horrible night she must find and kill all five of her rapists.

'Doa' Brbara has a teenage daughter with Lorenzo Barquero, a former land baron that Doa Brbara left broken and penniless. He is now an alcoholic. The girl, Marisela, is left to fend for herself, and Doa Brbara has no interest in her, though Juan Primito, a servant of Doa Brbara's secretly looks after her. Eventually, Marisela is discovered by Santos, who takes her and her father in, and gives the girl education.

Meanwhile, 'Doa' Brbara has become attracted to Santos, but when she finds that her own daughter is a rival for his affections, 'Doa' Brbara still looks for ways to ruin Santos.

Cast



* Mara Flix as Doa Brbara

* Julin Soler as Santos Luzardo

* Mara Elena Marqus as Marisela Barquero

* Andrs Soler as Lorenzo Barquero

* Charles Rooner as Don Guillermo

* Agustn Isunza as Juan Primito

* Miguel Incln as Melquiades

* Eduardo Arozamena as Melesio Sandoval

* Antonio R. Frausto as Antonio Sandoval

* Pedro Galindo as Nieves

* Paco Astol as Mujiquita

* Arturo Soto Rangel as Coronel Pernalete

* Manuel Dond as Carmelito Lpez

* Felipe Montoya as Balbino Paiba

* Luis Jimnez Morn as Pajarote

* Alfonso Bedoya as Peasant

Other versions



'Doa Brbara' has also been adapted into a 1975 Venezuelan telenovela, 'Doa Brbara', as well as a 1998 Argentine film directed by Betty Kaplan.


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