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directed by

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and starring

Tito Guízar Federico Arturo Guízar Tolentino (; April 8, 1908 – December 24, 1999), known professionally as Tito Guízar, was a Mexican singer and actor. Along with Dolores del Río, Ramón Novarro and Lupe Vélez, as well as José Mojica, Guízar was ...

Amanda Varela Amanda Varela was an Argentine actress who primarily worked during the Cinema of Argentina#1930s–1950s: The Golden Age, Golden Age of Argentine Cinema, performing on stage and in films of Argentina and the US. She made 9 films in Argentina and ...

and

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.Jarvinen p.157

Cast

as Carlos del Rio *

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as Tana *

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as Cruz Ramos *

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as Lolita *

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as Cándido *

Martin Garralaga Martín Garralaga (10 November 1894 – 12 June 1981) was a Spanish actor who worked in Hollywood from the 1930s through the 1960s. He was married to opera singer and actress Rosa Rey. Biography Garralaga first came to the United States whe ...

as Pérez *

Barry Norton Barry Norton (born Alfredo Carlos Birabén; June 16, 1905 – August 24, 1956) was an Argentine-American actor. He appeared in over 90 films, starting in silent films from 1925 until his death in 1956. He is perhaps best known for his role a ...

as Ricardo *

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as Tómas *

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as Romualda *

Carlos Villarías Carlos Villarías (7 July 1892 – 27 April 1976) was a Spanish actor who was born in Córdoba, Spain, and died in California, United States. His most famous role is in the title role of the Spanish-language version of ''Dracula'' (1931), wi ...

as Buenrostro *

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as Police Sergeant *

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as Don Pedro * José Peña as El sordo *

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as Crespo *

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as Esteban *

Daniel Rea Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength" ...

as Agustín

References

Bibliography

* Jarvinen, Lisa. ''The Rise of Spanish-language Filmmaking: Out from Hollywood's Shadow, 1929-1939''. Rutger's University Press, 2012.

External links

* 1939 films 1939 comedy films 1930s Spanish-language films Spanish-language American films American comedy films Films directed by Richard Harlan American black-and-white films 1930s American films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub