''Lola Montes'' is a 1944 Spanish

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directed by

Antonio Román Antonio Román (9 November 1911 – 16 June 1989) was a prolific Spanish film director, screenwriter, film producer. Antonio Román was born Ourense, Spain on 9 November 1911. Román began directing films in the later 1930s starting with doc ...

and starring

Conchita Montenegro Conchita Montenegro (born Concepción Andrés Picado; September 11, 1911 – April 22, 2007) was a Spanish model, dancer, stage and screen actress. She was educated in a convent in Madrid. Multitalented Montenegro first worked professionally ...

Luis Prendes Luis Prendes Estrada (22 August 1913 – 27 October 1998) was a Spanish actor. He was considered one of the country's most famous movie star during the 1940s and 1950s. He was also an important figure in the country's theatre. Selected fi ...

and

Jesús Tordesillas Jesús Tordesillas Fernández (28 January 1893 – 24 March 1973) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in 94 films between 1921 and 1973. He starred in the film '' Reckless'' which was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival. Selected ...

.Bentley p.425 It portrays the life of the Irish dancer and

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Synopsis

Ambitious Irish dancer Lola Montes rejects the love of Spanish Royal Guard captain Carlos Benjumea for success in Europe. In this way she ends up becoming the lover of the king of Bavaria and exciting the revolutionary spirits of the students of Munich, of which the intriguing Walter takes advantage for his sinister intentions.

Cast

as Lola Montes *

as Carlos Benjumea *

as Luis I de Baviera * Mariano Alcón * Joaquín Burgos * Antonio Calero as Pepe Montes * Ricardo Calvo * Manuel de Juan * Julio Rey de las Heras * Miguel del Castillo * Ramón Elías * Félix Fernández * César Guzmán * Manuel Kayser * Luis Latorre * Guillermo Marín as Walter * Carlos Muñoz * Nicolás D. Perchicot * José Portes * Manuel Requena * Santiago Rivero * Rosario Royo * Emilio Ruiz de Córdoba * José María Rupert * Sergio Santos * Pablo Álvarez Rubio

References

Bibliography

* Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer 2008.

External links

* 1944 films 1940s historical drama films Spanish historical drama films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Antonio Román Films set in the 19th century Films set in Munich Cultural depictions of Lola Montez Spanish black-and-white films 1944 drama films 1940s Spanish films {{1940s-Spain-film-stub