''The White Dove'' (Spanish: ''La blanca Paloma'') is a 1942 Spanish

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directed by

Claudio de la Torre Claudio de la Torre may refer to: * Claudio de la Torre (writer) Claudio de la Torre (October 30, 1895 - January 10, 1973) was a Spanish novelist, poet, dramatist and film director. He was the brother of acclaimed poet and actress Josefina de ...

and starring

Juanita Reina Juana Reina Castrillo (August 25, 1925 in Seville – March 19, 1999 in Seville) better known as Juanita Reina, was a Spanish actress and copla singer. She was born in the Sevillian district, la Macarena, Seville and studied in Enrique el ...

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and

Antonio Huelves Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular mal ...

.Peiró p.302 It was remade in 1955 as ''

It Happened in Seville ''It Happened in Seville'' (Spanish: ''Sucedió en Sevilla'') is a 1955 Spanish musical film directed by José Gutiérrez Maesso and starring Juanita Reina, Rubén Rojo and Alfredo Mayo.Gómez p.132 It is a remake of the 1942 film '' The White Dove ...

'' with Reina again in the role of Esperanza.

Cast

as Esperanza *

as Juan Antonio *

as Alberto *

José Portes José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

as Don Fernando *

Dolores Bremón Dolores, Spanish for "pain; grief", most commonly refers to: * Our Lady of Sorrows or La Virgen María de los Dolores * Dolores (given name) Dolores may also refer to: Film * Dolores (2017 film), ''Dolores'' (2017 film), an American documentary ...

as Tita Pasión * Eloísa Mariscal as Martina *

Isabel Urcola Isabel is a female name of Spanish origin. Isabelle is a name that is similar, but it is of French origin. It originates as the medieval Spanish form of '' Elisabeth'' (ultimately Hebrew '' Elisheva''), Arising in the 12th century, it became popu ...

as Setefilla *

Josefina de la Torre Josefina de la Torre Millares (1907–2002) was a Spanish poet, novelist, and opera singer, as well as a stage, film, radio, and television actress. She was closely associated with the Generation of '27, an influential group of poets including Ern ...

as La enfermera * Narciso Ojeda as Tachuelita * Rafael Ragel as Ponciles * Félix Fernández as Licenciado * José Andrés Vázquez as Don Ricardo

References

Bibliography

* Eva Woods Peiró. ''White Gypsies: Race and Stardom in Spanish Musical Films''. U of Minnesota Press, 2012.

External links

* 1940s musical drama films 1942 films 1940s Spanish-language films Films based on works by Alejandro Pérez Lugín Films set in Seville Spanish black-and-white films Spanish musical drama films 1942 drama films 1940s Spanish films {{musical-drama-film-stub