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and starring

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and

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Synopsis

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. Looking for revenge Juan Pablo is wrongfully accused and everybody believes that he is a murderer, even Lucero's gang. He becomes member of the gang and Lucero confides him. Juan Pablo discovers that a rich man from the city of

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gives information about the stagecoach to the bandits, in exchange of a part of the bounty. Chasing the messenger Juan Pablo finds the

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: he is the father of his former girlfriend.

Cast

as Juan Pablo de Osuna *

as Lucero *

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as Joaquín de las Hoces *

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as Novato *

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as Vargas *

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as Padre de Flores *

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as Flores *

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as Párroco * Gondrano Trucchi *

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as Tomás *

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* John Fostini * Roberto Zara as Rana * Enrico Polito * Adriano Dominguez as Jacinto * Juan Calvo as Lorenzo Ruiz *

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as Oficial 2º * Claudio Morgan *

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as Don Félix *

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as Miguel * Trinidad Heredia as Soledad *

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as Risueño * Guillermo Méndez as Tranquilo * Ángel Córdoba as Lobato *

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as Venancio * Ignacio A. Caro as Tabernero * José María Rodríguez as Pastor 1º * José Alburquerque as Juez de ronda *

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as Posadero de Utrera * Víctor Mengele as José *

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as Mocuelo *

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as Curro *

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as Tío Lucas * Faustino Flores as Hombre de Zahara * Tony Hernández as Chico de la taberna de Utrera * Curro de Cádiz as Gitano *

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as Mendigo ciego * Carmen Heredia as Moza de 'Los Rosales' * Julio Ortas as Mozo de 'Los Rosales' *

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as Romancero * Gino Scotti as Guarda del cortijo * Félix Fernández as Don Fernando * Peter Damon as Oficial 1º * Franco Pesce as Joyero *

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as Santiago

References

Bibliography

* Mira, Alberto. ''Historical Dictionary of Spanish Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2010.

External links

* 1953 films 1950s historical adventure films Spanish historical adventure films Italian historical adventure films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by Ladislao Vajda Films set in Andalusia Films set in the 19th century Italian black-and-white films Spanish black-and-white films 1950s Spanish films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Spain-film-stub