''The Martyr of Calvary'' ( es, El Mártir del Calvario) is a 1952 Mexican

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Miguel Morayta Miguel Morayta (15 August 1907 – 19 June 2013) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He directed 74 films between 1944 and 1978. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, Morayta was a Spanish artillery officer, who joined the Republi ...

about the life of Christ. It was entered into the

1954 Cannes Film Festival The 7th Cannes Film Festival was held from 25 March to 9 April 1954. With Jean Cocteau as President of the Jury, the Grand Prix went to the '' Gate of Hell'' by Teinosuke Kinugasa. The festival opened with '' Le Grand Jeu'' by Robert Siodmak. This ...

Cast

Enrique Rambal Enrique Rambal (8 May 1924 – 15 December 1971) was a Spanish-Mexican actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1952 and 1971. Enrique had married actresses Mercedes Borque and Lucy Gallardo. Selected filmography * '' The Martyr of ...

- Jesús (as Enrique Rambal Jr.) *

Manuel Fábregas Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manu ...

- Judas (as Manolo Fabregas) *

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 ...

- María Madre * Alicia Palacios - Magdalena *

Miguel Ángel Ferriz Miguel Ángel Ferriz (29 November 1899 – 1 January 1967) was a Mexican film actor.Agrasánchez, p. 158. Selected filmography * '' The Night of the Mayas'' (1939) * ''The Rock of Souls'' (1942) * ''The Eternal Secret'' (1942) * '' The Spectre of ...

- Pedro * Carmen Molina - Marta *

José María Linares-Rivas José María Linares-Rivas (17 March 1901 - 13 April 1955) was a Spanish actor. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1933 to 1955. Selected filmography References External links * * 1901 births 1955 deaths Spanish male film ...

- Caifás (as Jose Mª. Linares Rivas) *

Felipe de Alba Felipe de Alba (April 29, 1924 – November 15, 2005) was a Mexican attorney and character actor from the 1940s and 1950s. He appeared in films such as ''Robinson Crusoe'' (1954, directed by Luis Buñuel) and ''Real Women Have Curves'' (2002). D ...

- Andrés *

Luis Beristáin Luis Beristáin (1918–1962) was a Mexican film and television actor.Edwards p.154 Selected filmography * ''Tragic Wedding'' (1946) * ''Hypocrite'' (1949) * '' The Devil Is a Woman'' (1950) * '' Women's Prison'' (1951) * ''Crime and Punishment ...

- Jefe Sinagoga *

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 ...

- José de Arimatea * Lupe Llaca - Verónica *

Alberto Mariscal Alberto Mariscal (March 10, 1926 – April 24, 2010) was an American-born Mexican actor and film director.Agrasánchez p.159 Partial filmography * ''Su última aventura'' (1946) - Reportero (uncredited) * ''Barrio de pasiones'' (1948) * ''Corn ...

- Anás el Joven * Alfonso Mejía - Marcos *

José Baviera José Baviera (17 August 1906 – 13 August 1981) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in more than 190 films and television shows between 1924 and 1979. He starred in Luis Buñuel's 1962 film ''The Exterminating Angel''. Selected filmogra ...

- Poncio Pilatos * Fernando Casanova - Centurión

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* 1952 films 1950s Spanish-language films 1952 drama films Portrayals of the Virgin Mary in film Mexican black-and-white films Films directed by Miguel Morayta Biographical films about Jesus Portrayals of Mary Magdalene in film Cultural depictions of Pontius Pilate Mexican drama films 1950s Mexican films {{1950s-Mexico-film-stub