''Lola Casanova'' is a 1948 Mexican

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directed by

Matilde Landeta Matilde Soto Landeta (September 20, 1910 – January 26, 1999) was a Mexican filmmaker and screenwriter, the first female to serve in those roles during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Her films focused on the portrayal of strong, realistic fem ...

and starring

Meche Barba Meche Barba (born Mercedes Barba Feito; September 24, 1922 – January 14, 2000) was an American-born Mexican film actress and dancer of the Golden age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. She was considered one of the icons of the "Rumbera ...

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and

Enrique Cancino Enrique () is the Spanish variant of the given name Heinrich of Germanic origin. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Enric (Catalan), Enrico (Italian), Henrik (Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian), Heinrich (German), Hendrik, Hen ...

. The film's sets were designed by

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. The movie traces the history of a creole woman who goes to live with an Indian man to help the Indian community in their dealings with society.

Cast

as Lola Casanova *

as Tortola parda * Enrique Cancino as Lobo zaino *

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as Coyote Iguana *

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as Don Nestor *

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as Don Diego Casanova *

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as Juan Vega *

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as Indalecio *

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as Romerito *

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as Nana * Agustín Fernandez as Cuna de gato *

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as Casahuate *

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as Lagartija * Emma Rivero * Elisa Christy as Totoaba * Angeles Arreola *

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* Felipe de Flores * Genaro de Alba *

César del Campo César del Campo (1922–2008) was a Cuban film actor.Cotter p.86 Selected filmography * '' Lola Casanova'' (1949) * ''Confessions of a Taxi Driver'' (1949) * '' Lost'' (1950) * ''The Bandits of Cold River'' (1956) * ''The Empire of Dracula ''T ...

* Rodolfo Moreno * Rogelio Fernandez as Águila blanca * Lidia Franco as Otilia

References

Bibliography

* Dever, Susan. ''Celluloid Nationalism and Other Melodramas: From Post-Revolutionary Mexico to fin de siglo Mexamerica''. SUNY Press, 2012.

External links

* 1948 films 1940s historical films Mexican historical films 1948 Western (genre) films Mexican Western (genre) films 1940s Spanish-language films Films set in the 19th century Mexican black-and-white films 1940s Mexican films {{1940s-Mexico-film-stub