''Las hijas del Amapolo'' ("The Daughters of Amapolo") is a 1962

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film.

Premise

Four brothers arrive in a Mexican village in time for the annual town festival. They are instantly enamored with four sisters. But they will need to contend with their father (known notoriously as "el Amapolo"), as well as to compete with other men in town for their attention. Their grandmother adds an interesting twist to the festivities. This movie includes a dozen great musical numbers.

Cast

Jose Elias Moreno Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. The name was popular during the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods. *Jose ben Abin *Jose ben Akabya *Jose the Galilean ...

-----as Felipe de las Casas-----alone, tall & red * Sara Garcia -----as grandma (abuela)----- la Coronela (la Generala) Felipe's daughters: *

Lucha Moreno Irma Gloria Ochoa Salinas (born 23 April 1939), commonly known as Lucha Moreno, is a Mexican singer and actress. Career She debuted in films singing "La noche de mi mal" in '' Asesinos, S.A.'' (1957), starring Resortes and Kitty de Hoyos. She t ...

-----as Licha de las Casas-----tallest * Maria Eugenia Rubio -----as Rosa de las Casas-----stutters * Carmela Rey -----as Luz de las Casas-----charro outfit *

Angelica Maria ''Angelica'' is a genus of about 60 species of tall biennial and perennial herbs in the family Apiaceae, native to temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere, reaching as far north as Iceland, Lapland, and Greenland. They grow t ...

-----as Colo de las Casas-----recites poetry Serrano brothers, in the same order as the daughter each wants to marry: * Jose Juan Hernandez -----as Pepe Serrano-----wide band on hat * Eduardo Silvestre -----as David Serrano-----Mr Universo * Paco Michel -----as Luis Serrano-----white shirt black pants * Rene Cardona Jr. -----as Julio Serrano-----dark shirt, thin stripes Others: *

José Alfredo Jiménez José Alfredo Jiménez Sandoval (; 19 January 1926 – 23 November 1973) was a Mexican singer-songwriter of rancheras, whose songs are considered the basis of modern Mexican music. Biography Jiménez was born in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, M ...

-----as bar singer-----sings title song *

Amparo Arozamena Amparo Arozamena (August 24, 1916 – April 30, 2009) was a Mexican actress of film and television, best known for her character roles in the 1960s. During the same decade, she became most noted for her role of "Doña Chole" in the Telesistema ...

-----as Lolita-----bar owner (Lola) * Sergio Llanes -----as Tijeras-----main antagonist * Alberto Marcos -----as el cura-----priest * Arturo Siliceo Castillo -----as el nino-----boy * Jorge Casanova -----as jailer * Eduardo Zamarripa -----as Registro Civil * Armando Gordo Acosta -----as barbell trickster

External links

* 1962 films Mexican musical comedy films 1960s Spanish-language films 1960s Mexican films {{1960s-Mexico-film-stub