''Currito of the Cross'' (Spanish:''Currito de la Cruz'') is a 1936 Spanish

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directed by Fernando Delgado and starring

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and

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. The film was adapted from

Alejandro Pérez Lugín Alejandro Pérez Lugín (1870–1926) was a Spanish writer and film director. He attended university in Santiago de Compostela, and a number of his books have Galicia (Spain), Galician themes. His 1921 novel ''Currito of the Cross (novel), Currito ...

's 1921 novel of the same title, set in the

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Cast

as Currito de la Cruz *

as Rocío *

as Manuel Carmona * Antonio García 'Maravilla' as Ángel Romera 'Romerita' * Ana Adamuz as Manuela * Carmen Viance as Sor María * Eduardo Pedrote as Copita *

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as Gazuza * Ana de Leyva as Teresa *

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as Dolores *

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as Padre Almanzor * Amparo Villegas as Madre Abadesa * Antonio Soto as Pollo * José Ortega as El Pintao

References

Bibliography

* Labanyi, Jo & Pavlović, Tatjana. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. John Wiley & Sons, 2012.

External links

* 1936 films 1936 drama films Spanish drama films 1930s Spanish-language films Films based on Spanish novels Films based on works by Alejandro Pérez Lugín Films directed by Fernando Delgado Spanish black-and-white films {{1930s-Spain-film-stub