''The Bandits of Cold River'' (Spanish:''Los bandidos de Río Frío'') is a 1956 Mexican
western film
The Western is a genre set in the American frontier and commonly associated with folk tales of the Western United States, particularly the Southwestern United States, as well as Northern Mexico and Western Canada. It is commonly referre ...
directed by
Rogelio A. González and starring
Luis Aguilar,
César del Campo and
Dagoberto Rodríguez.
[Beezley & Curcio p.84]
The film's sets were designed by the
art director Francisco Marco Chillet
Francisco Marco Chillet was a Mexican art director.Gubern p.15 He designed the sets for over a hundred films and worked on a number of productions during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
Selected filmography
* '' The Shack'' (1945)
* '' Juan Cha ...
.
Cast
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Luis Aguilar as Juan Robreño
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César del Campo as Fernando de los Monteros, Marqués de Valle Alegre
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Dagoberto Rodríguez as Evaristo
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Fernando Casanova as Marcos, adulto
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Rita Macedo
Rita Macedo (April 21, 1925 – December 5, 1993) was a Mexican actress and dressmaker. She was nominated for an Ariel Award for her 1956 performance in "Ensayo de un crimen" and in 1991 for a TVyNovelas Prize for "Alcanzar una estrella". She wo ...
as Mariana del Sauz
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Fernando Soto as Hilario
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Prudencia Grifell
Prudencia María Victoria Grifell Masip (27 December 1879 – 7 June 1970) was a Spanish-Mexican actress and comedian.
Biography
Early life
Grifell was born to Spanish stage actors and started her acting career herself at the age of ten in the ...
as Agustina
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Miguel Ángel Ferriz as Padre de Juan
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Alfredo Varela as Lic. Lamparilla
* Víctor Velázquez as Coronel Barinelli
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Ernesto Finance as Señor presidente
* Georgina Barragán as Doña Cecilia
* Lupe Inclán as Yerbera
* Enriqueta Reza as Yerbera
* Berta Cervera as Tule, sirvienta
* Rogelio Fernández as Emperador, militar
* Manuel Vergara 'Manver' as José el tuerto
* Carmen Manzano as Pantaleona, criada de Cecilia
* José Chávez as Tendero
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José María Linares-Rivas
* Gregorio Acosta as José el largo
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Julio Ahuet
Julio Ahuet was a Mexican film actor. He appeared in more than a hundred and thirty films during his career, including '' Women Without Tomorrow'' (1951), '' Here Comes Martin Corona'' (1952), and the El Santo film ''Profanadores de tumbas'' (1966 ...
as Cochero
* Daniel Arroyo as Hombre asaltado
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Victorio Blanco as Campesino anciano
* Guillermo Bravo Sosa as Borracho
* Enedina Díaz de León as Tía Panchita
* Vicente Lara as José
* Rosa María Montes as Cantante de ópera asaltado
* Inés Murillo as Vecina de Panchita
* Francisco Pando as Celso Barajas
* José Pardavé
* Nicolás Rodríguez hijo as Marcos, adolescente
References
Bibliography
* William H. Beezley & Linda Ann Curcio. ''Latin American Popular Culture Since Independence: An Introduction''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2012.
External links
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1956 films
1956 Western (genre) films
Mexican Western (genre) films
1950s Spanish-language films
Films directed by Rogelio A. González
1950s Mexican films
Mexican black-and-white films
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