''The Shack'' or ''The Hut'' (Spanish:''La barraca'') is a 1945 Mexican

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directed by Roberto Gavaldón and starring Domingo Soler, Anita Blanch and

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.Paranaguá p.193 It is based on the 1898 novel of the same title by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez. The film's

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was by

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 ...

and Vicente Petit.

Cast

References

Bibliography

* Paulo Antonio Paranaguá. ''Mexican Cinema''. British Film Institute, 1995.

External links

* 1945 films 1945 drama films Mexican drama films 1940s Spanish-language films Films based on works by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez Films directed by Roberto Gavaldón Mexican black-and-white films 1940s Mexican films {{1940s-Mexico-film-stub