''La feria de las flores'' (English: "The flower fair") is a 1943 film directed by José Benavides, Jr. based on a story by Rafael M Saavedra. Starring

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. Pedro Infante also appears in the film in one of his first starring roles as Rosendo, Valentín's friend. This film is considered Infante's first professional starring role, although it is his second starring role and his third full-length feature film. His first film appearance was in

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(short) in 1939. It is also the first film that Infante appears on horseback, not just riding but singing as well. And since he did not have the opportunity to ride horseback previously, he received charreria (specific type of horsemanship) lessons from Don Miguel Lara Guerrero each morning at 7am for the making of the film.

Songs

* La feria de las flores (The flower fair) by Chucho Monge as (as Jesus Monge) * A ver que pasa (Let's see what happens) by Chucho Monge

Cast

as Valentín Mancera *

as Sanjuana González *

as Virginia (as Estela Inda) * Luis G. Barreiro as Doctor Ronzoña * Fernando Fernández as Cipriano * Pedro Infante as Rosendo, friend of Valentín * Víctor Junco as Comandente * Tito Junco as Pablo * Ángel T. Sala as Don Dionisio Catalán * Salvador Quiroz as Don Ausencio, chief of police * Adelita Herrera as Asunción * Trío Calaveras

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Feria de las flores, La 1943 films Mexican adventure drama films 1940s Spanish-language films