''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (Spanish: ''El Conde de Montecristo'') is a 1942 Mexican
historical
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adventure film
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directed by
Roberto Gavaldón
Roberto Gavaldón (June 7, 1909 in Jiménez, Chihuahua – September 4, 1986 in Mexico City) was a Mexican film director.
Eight of Gavaldón's films were featured on the list 100 Best Movies of the Cinema of Mexico. His 1958 film ''Ash Wed ...
and
Chano Urueta
Santiago Eduardo Urueta Sierra (24 February 1904 – 23 March 1979), more commonly known as Chano Urueta, was a Mexican film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor.
Filmography Director
*1928: '' El Destino''
*1933: '' Profanación''
*1934 ...
and starring
Arturo de Córdova
Arturo García Rodríguez (8 May 1908 – 3 November 1973), known professionally as Arturo de Córdova, was a Mexican actor who appeared in over a hundred films.
Biography Career
Arturo García Rodríguez was born in Mérida, Yucatán on 8 May 1 ...
,
Mapy Cortés
Maria del Pilar Cordero, better known as Mapy Cortés (Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico March 1, 1910Isla Verde, Puerto Rico August 2, 1998) was a Puerto Rican stage, film and television actress and dancer who participated in many films during the ...
,
Rafael Baledón
Rafael Baledón Cárdenas (25 November 1919 – 6 May 1994) was a Mexican actor, director, screenwriter, and producer of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He worked in both film and television.
Life
Rafael Baledón was on 25 November 1919 in C ...
, y
Esperanza Baur
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Biography
Born Esperanza Díaz Ceballos, nicknamed "Chata", she appeared in a small number of ...
. It is based on
Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas (, ; ; born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (), 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père (where '' '' is French for 'father', to distinguish him from his son Alexandre Dumas fils), was a French writer ...
's 1844 novel ''
The Count of Monte Cristo
''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (french: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel written by French author Alexandre Dumas (''père'') completed in 1844. It is one of the author's more popular works, along with ''The Three Musketeers''. Li ...
''. a story which has been adapted for film many times.
Partial cast
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Arturo de Córdova
Arturo García Rodríguez (8 May 1908 – 3 November 1973), known professionally as Arturo de Córdova, was a Mexican actor who appeared in over a hundred films.
Biography Career
Arturo García Rodríguez was born in Mérida, Yucatán on 8 May 1 ...
as Edmundo Dantés / Conde de Montecristo
*
Mapy Cortés
Maria del Pilar Cordero, better known as Mapy Cortés (Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico March 1, 1910Isla Verde, Puerto Rico August 2, 1998) was a Puerto Rican stage, film and television actress and dancer who participated in many films during the ...
as Haydée
*
Anita Blanch
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as Condesa Eloisa de Villefort
*
Consuelo Frank
Consuelo Frank Galza (25 April 1912 – 31 March 1991), sometimes credited as Consuelito Frank, was a Mexican actress who played leading roles in the 1930s and 1940s and supporting roles from the early 1950s to the 1980s.
Career
Born in A ...
as Condesa Mercedes de Morcef
*
Gloria Marín
Gloria Méndez Ramos (19 April 1919 – 13 April 1983), better known as Gloria Marín, was a Mexican actress. She was considered a celebrated female star of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
During her career, Marín appeared in about 100 film ...
as Baronesa Herminia de Danglars
*
Miguel Arenas
Miguel Arenas (1902–1965) was a Spanish film actor.Kohner p.355 He emigrated to Mexico where he appeared in more than a hundred films.
Selected filmography
* '' While Mexico Sleeps'' (1938)
* '' A Macabre Legacy'' (1940)
* '' The Count of Monte ...
as Gerardo Villefort
*
Julio Villarreal
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Born as Julio Crochet i Martínez Villarreal in Madrid to a family of theat ...
as Abate Faria
*
Carlos López Moctezuma
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as Baron Danglars
*
Esperanza Baur
Esperanza Baur Díaz (born Esperanza Díaz Ceballos; July 17, 1920 – March 10, 1961) was a Mexican actress, and was the second wife of John Wayne.
Biography
Born Esperanza Díaz Ceballos, nicknamed "Chata", she appeared in a small number of ...
as Valentina Villefort
*
Rafael Baledón
Rafael Baledón Cárdenas (25 November 1919 – 6 May 1994) was a Mexican actor, director, screenwriter, and producer of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He worked in both film and television.
Life
Rafael Baledón was on 25 November 1919 in C ...
as Maximiliano Morrel
*
Abel Salazar as Alberto de Morcef
*
Tito Junco as Luciano Debray
* Amparo Morillo
* Víctor Velázquez as Beauchamp
* José Morcillo as Gaspard Caderousse
*
Agustín Isunza
Agustín Isunza (1900–1978) was a Mexican film actor.Agrasánchez p.158 He appeared in over two hundred films during his career.
Selected filmography
* ''In the Times of Don Porfirio'' (1940)
* ''The Unknown Policeman'' (1941)
* '' Jesusita in ...
* Blanca Rosa Otero
*
René Cardona
René Cardona (October 8, 1905 in Havana, Cuba – April 25, 1988, in Mexico City) was a director, actor, producer, screenwriter, and film editor in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
Biography
René Cardona was born in Havana, Cuba, on Oct ...
as Fernando Mondego / Conde de Morcef
*
Domingo Soler
Domingo Soler (born Domingo Díaz Pavia; 17 April 1901 – 13 June 1961) was a Mexican actor and occasional screenwriter of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He appeared in over 150 films and wrote the screenplays for 2 films.
Soler won an Ariel ...
as Señor Morell
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1942 films
1940s historical adventure films
Mexican historical adventure films
1940s Spanish-language films
Films based on The Count of Monte Cristo
Films directed by Chano Urueta
Films directed by Roberto Gavaldón
Films set in the 19th century
Mexican black-and-white films
Films set in Paris
1940s Mexican films
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