''Sucedió en Jalisco (Los Cristeros)'' ("It Happened in Jalisco (The

Cristeros The Cristero War ( es, Guerra Cristera), also known as the Cristero Rebellion or es, La Cristiada, label=none, italics=no , was a widespread struggle in central and western Mexico from 1 August 1926 to 21 June 1929 in response to the implementa ...

)") is a 1947 Mexican film written and directed by Raúl de Anda based on the novel ''Los Cristeros'' by José Guadalupe de Anda. It stars

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and portrays the drama of a love triangle during the

Cristero War The Cristero War ( es, Guerra Cristera), also known as the Cristero Rebellion or es, La Cristiada, label=none, italics=no , was a widespread struggle in central and western Mexico from 1 August 1926 to 21 June 1929 in response to the implementa ...

Legacy

The filmmakers took a great risk in the making of the film as, despite the liberalism towards Catholicism in the post-

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era, the Mexican government restricted coverage of the Cristero War and the conflict was largely covered up. A remake was made in 1972 which Raúl de Anda also directed. This version was based in part on the novel ''Sucedió en Jalisco'' by Jesús Goytortua. In light of the difference, Mexican cinema typically refers to the 1947 film by its alternative title ''Los Cristeros'' and the 1972 film by the proper title of ''Sucedió en Jalisco''.

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* * 1947 films 1940s Spanish-language films Mexican black-and-white films Mexican war drama films 1940s war drama films 1947 drama films 1940s Mexican films {{1940s-Mexico-film-stub