''Saint Rogelia'' (Spanish:''Santa Rogelia'') is a 1940 Spanish

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directed by

Roberto de Ribón The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory ...

and starring

Germaine Montero Germaine Montero (1909–2000) was a French singer and a stage, television and film actress.Conway p.87 Partial filmography * '' Sapho'' (1934) - Madame Sombreuse * ''The Sin of Rogelia Sanchez'' (1940) - Rogelia Sanchez * '' Saint Rogelia'' (19 ...

Rafael Rivelles Rafael Félix Rivelles Guillén (23 December 1898 — 3 December 1971) was a Spanish actor born in El Cabañal (El Cabanyal), a small town in the province of Valencia, Spain. Son of play actor José Rivelles and play actress Amparo Guillén, he ...

and

Juan de Landa Juan de Landa (1894–1968) was a Spanish film actor, who was born in the Basque Country. de Landa entered the film industry in 1930 following the arrival of sound film. He initially acted in Spanish-language versions of Hollywood films, but lat ...

. It was shot at Cinecitta in Rome as part of an agreement between

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s and the Italian governmentBentley p.82 A separate Italian-language version ''

The Sin of Rogelia Sanchez ''The Sin of Rogelia Sanchez'' (Italian:''Il peccato di Rogelia Sanchez'') is a 1940 Italian drama film directed by Carlo Borghesio and Roberto de Ribón and starring Germaine Montero, Juan de Landa and Rafael Rivelles.Balma p.128 It was made at ...

'' was produced at the same time. The film is based on the 1926 novel ''Santa Rogelia'' by

Armando Palacio Valdés Armando Palacio Valdés (4 October 185329 January 1938) was a Spanish novelist and critic. Biography Armando Francisco Bonifacio Palacio y Rodríguez-Valdés was born at Entralgo in the province of Asturias on 4 October 1853, eldest son of Silver ...

. It was remade in 1962 by

Rafael Gil Rafael Gil (22 May 1913 – 10 July 1986) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. His film ''La guerra de Dios'' (1953) won the Bronze Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1953 and also won best film and best director at the San Sebastián ...

. The film's sets were designed by

Guido Fiorini Guido Fiorini (1897–1966) was an Italian engineer, architect and art director.Poretti p.128 He was associated with the futurist movement. Selected filmography * ''Loyalty of Love'' (1934) * ''Just Married'' (1934) * ''Red Passport'' (1935) * '' ...

Cast

as Rogelia *

as Fernando *

as Máximo *

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as Cristina *

Julia Caba Alba Julia Caba Alba (31 July 1902 – 14 November 1988) was a Spanish actress who appeared in more than a hundred films and television series during her career. She was a noted character actress.Mira p.83 Her sister was the actress Irene Caba Alba. ...

as Marciala * Luis Riera Sánchez *

Porfiria Sanchíz Porfiria Sanchíz (1917–1983) was a Spanish film actress.González p.247 Selected filmography * '' Juan Simón's Daughter'' (1935) * ''Saint Rogelia'' (1940) * '' The Scandal'' (1943) * ''Public Trial'' (1946) * ''Unknown Path'' (1946) * ''Mare ...

as Presidenta de la Junta *

Rafael Calvo Rafael Luis Calvo Muñoz (30 December 1911 – 9 December 1988) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films including ''Miracle of Marcelino'' (1955). Selected filmography * '' Currito of the Cross'' (1926) * '' Doña Juana'' ( ...

as Dr. Olivar * Emilio García Ruiz as Pedro * Luis Peña padre as Pepe

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1940 drama films 1940s multilingual films Spanish drama films 1940 films 1940s Spanish-language films Spanish multilingual films Spanish black-and-white films 1940s Spanish films {{1940s-Spain-film-stub