''Currito of the Cross'' (Spanish:''Currito de la Cruz'') is a 1926 Spanish
silent drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Alejandro Pérez Lugín and starring
Jesús Tordesillas,
Manuel González and
Elisa Ruiz Romero. The film was adapted from Lugin's own 1921
novel of the same title, set in the
bullfighting
Bullfighting is a physical contest that involves a bullfighter attempting to subdue, immobilize, or kill a bull, usually according to a set of rules, guidelines, or cultural expectations.
There are several variations, including some forms wh ...
world. The novel has been made into films several times.
[Goble p.364]
Cast
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Jesús Tordesillas as Currito de la Cruz
* Manuel González as Manuel Carmona
* Elisa Ruiz Romero as Rocío
* Ana Adamuz as Sor María del Amor Hermoso
*
Faustino Bretaño as Copita
* Domingo del Moral as Gazuza
* Elisa Sánchez as Teresa
* Cándida Suarez as Manuela 'La Gallega'
* Fernando Fresno as El 'Pintao'
* José Alba
* Ángel Alguacil
* Isabel Almarche as Otra gachí
* Señor Benítez
* Antonio Calvache as Romerita
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Rafael Calvo
Rafael Luis Calvo Muñoz (30 December 1911 – 9 December 1988) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films including ''Miracle of Marcelino'' (1955).
Selected filmography
* '' Currito of the Cross'' (1926)
* '' Doña Juana'' ( ...
as Padre Almanzor
* José Ignacio Caro
* Manuel Centeno
* Miguel Contreras
* Gregorio Cruzada
* Barón de Kardy
*
Juan Espantaleón
Juan Espantaleón (1885–1966) was a Spanish film actor.González p.248
Selected filmography
* '' Currito of the Cross'' (1926)
* '' Nobleza baturra'' (1935)
* '' Huella de luz'' (1943)
* '' Eloisa Is Under an Almond Tree'' (1943)
* '' The Nail' ...
* Señorita Galcerán
* Galerín
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Carmen Larrabeiti as Una gachí
* Alejandro Navarro
* José Rico Cejudo
* Víctor Rojas
* Clotilde Romero as Rufina
* Duchess of Alba as herself
*Duchess of Dúrcal as herself
* José García 'El Algabeño' as himself
* Alexandre P. Moore as himself
*
Queen Victoria Eugenia as herself
References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
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1926 films
1926 drama films
Spanish drama films
Spanish silent films
1920s Spanish-language films
Films based on Spanish novels
Films based on works by Alejandro Pérez Lugín
Spanish black-and-white films
Silent drama films
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