''Lola the Truck Driver'' (Spanish:''Lola la trailera'') is a 1983 Mexican

action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

directed by Raúl Fernández and starring

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, Rolando Fernández and

Irma Serrano Irma Consuelo Cielo Serrano Castro (; born 9 December 1933) is a Mexican singer, actress and politician. Famous for her "tantalizing", "untamed spitfire" voice, she is one of the most noted performers of the ranchera and corrido genres; she was ni ...

. After her father is murdered, a young woman begins driving his truck so it won't be repossessed. With the help of an undercover detective, she tackles a major drugs baron. The film was a major commercial success on its release, earning $1 million in Mexico and $2.5 million in the United States. This represented a large profit for its backers who had spent $150,000 on the production.Mora p.159 Several sequels starring Rosa Gloria Chagoyán as Lola followed beginning with ''

The Kidnapping of Lola ''The Kidnapping of Lola'' (Spanish:''El secuestro de Lola'') is a 1986 Mexican action film directed by Raúl Fernández and starring Rosa Gloria Chagoyán, Rolando Fernández and Frank Moro.Maciel p.46 It is a sequel to the 1983 hit ''Lola the T ...

'' in 1986, as well as other films that tried to copy its style.

Cast

as Lola Chagano * Rolando Fernández as Jorge Stander, undercover detective *

as Flor de Lotos / Alondra *

Emilio Fernández Emilio "El Indio" Fernández Romo (; 26 March 1904 – 6 October 1986) was a Mexican film director, actor and screenwriter. He was one of the most prolific film directors of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. He is best kn ...

as Leoncio's Bodyguard *

Edna Bolkan Edna or EDNA may refer to: Places United States *Edna, California, a census-designated place *Edna Lake, Idaho *Edna, Iowa, an unincorporated town in Lyon County * Edna Township, Cass County, Iowa * Edna, Kansas, a city *Edna, Kentucky, an uni ...

as Leoncio's Girl *

Milton Rodríguez Milton Fabián Rodríguez Suárez (born April 28, 1976) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for Cúcuta Deportivo. Club career Rodríguez began his professional career with Cortuluá in 1997. In two years at the club the left-footed ...

as Leoncio Cardenas, drug lord *

María Cardinal Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, da ...

as Leoncio's Girl *

Sergio Ramos Sergio Ramos García (; born 30 March 1986) is a Spanish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain F.C., Paris Saint-Germain and the Spain national football team, Spain nationa ...

as Customer at Ana Paula's * Carmelina Encinas as Leoncio's Girl *

Miguel Manzano Miguel Manzano (14 September 1907 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico – 21 January 1992 in Mexico City) was a Mexican actor during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, winning an Ariel Award in 1985, for best supporting actor for the film ''Las glo ...

as Lola's Father *

Roberto Cañedo Roberto Cañedo Ramírez (30 March 1919 – 16 June 1999), better known as Roberto Cañedo, was a Mexican actor of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. During his career, he appeared in over 300 films. Cañedo received two Ariel Award for Best Act ...

as Chief of Police Detectives *

Ricardo Carrión Ricardo is the Spanish and Portuguese cognate of the name Richard. It derived from Proto-Germanic ''*rīks'' 'king, ruler' + ''*harduz'' 'hard, brave'. It may be a given name, or a surname. People Given name *Ricardo de Araújo Pereira, Portugu ...

as Trailer Driver in Brawl *

Ismael Rojas Ismael may refer to: People * Ismael Balkhi, a political activist from Afghanistan * Ismael Blanco (born 1983), an Argentine professional footballer * Ismael Prego "Wismichu", a Spanish youtuber * Ismael Villegas, a Puerto Rican Major League Bas ...

as Leoncio's Bodyguard *

Manolo Fregoso Manolo, a form of Manuel (name), is a male given name which may refer to: People: * Manolo Álvarez Mera (1923–1986), Cuban-born bel canto tenor *Manolo Badrena (born 1952), Puerto Rican percussionist *Manolo Blahnik (born 1942), Spanish fashion ...

* Gerardo Martínez *

Ernesto Pruneda Ernesto, form of the name Ernest in several Romance languages, may refer to: * ''Ernesto'' (novel) (1953), an unfinished autobiographical novel by Umberto Saba, published posthumously in 1975 ** ''Ernesto'' (film), a 1979 Italian drama loosely ba ...

Lola Manzano Lola may refer to: Places * Lolá, a or subdistrict of Panama * Lola Township, Cherokee County, Kansas, United States * Lola Prefecture, Guinea * Lola, Guinea, a town in Lola Prefecture * Lola Island, in the Solomon Islands People * Lola ...

as Leoncio's Girl * Manuel Garza * Enrique Diaz M. * Ruben Fernandez * Fausto Calvo * Juan Carlos Talamantes * Isaias Valdez as * José Reyes * Juan Cruz Gonzalez *

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as Ana Paula *

Joaquín García Vargas Joaquín or Joaquin is a male given name, the Spanish version of Joachim. Given name * Joaquín (footballer, born 1956), Spanish football midfielder * Joaquín (footballer, born 1981), Spanish football winger * Joaquín (footballer, born 1982), ...

as Lola's Godfather *

Socorro Bonilla Socorro Bonilla (born María del Socorro Martínez Ortega on August 20, 1947, in Camargo, Chihuahua, México) is a Mexican Mexican may refer to: Mexico and its culture *Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North ...

as Leoncio's Girl *

Charly Valentino ''Charly'' (marketed and stylized as ''CHAЯLY'') is a 1968 American drama film directed and produced by Ralph Nelson and written by Stirling Silliphant. It is based on ''Flowers for Algernon'', a science-fiction short story (1958) and subseque ...

as Customer at Ana Paula's *

Lucía Gálvez Lucia Galvez (1942–2023) was an Argentine historian. She was born in 1942, the granddaughter of the writers Manuel Gálvez and Delfina Bunge. She studied history at the University of Buenos Aires The University of Buenos Aires ( es, Univers ...

as Leoncio's Girl *

Paco Sañudo Paco is a Spanish nickname for Francisco. According to folk etymology, the nickname has its origins in Saint Francis of Assisi, who was the father of the Franciscan order; his name was written in Latin by the order as ''Pater Communitatis'' (fath ...

as Gay at Ana Paula's *

Carlos East Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewhe ...

as Leoncio's Bodyguard *

Salvador Julian Salvador, meaning "salvation" (or "saviour") in Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese may refer to: * Salvador (name) Arts, entertainment, and media Music *Salvador (band), a Christian band that plays both English and Spanish music ** ''Salvador'' (S ...

as Leoncio's Bodyguard * Nora Larraga 'Karla' as Leoncio's Girl

References

Bibliography

* Mora, Carl J. ''Mexican Cinema: Reflections of a Society, 1896-2004''. McFarland & Co, 2005.

External links

* 1983 films 1983 action films Mexican action films 1980s Spanish-language films Films directed by Raúl Fernández 1980s Mexican films {{1980s-Mexico-film-stub