''Zorina'' is a 1949 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

Juan José Ortega Juan José Ortega (October 27, 1904 – December 27, 1996) was a Mexican film director, producer and screenwriter. He was active during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema The Golden Age of Mexican cinema ( es, Época de Oro del Cine Mexicano) is ...

and starring

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 ...

Leonora Amar Leonora Amar (1 March 1926 – 2 February 2014) was a Brazilian film actress. In the mid-1940s she moved to Mexico, where she was dubbed by the press as The Brazilian Venus.Agrasánchez p.84 She played leading roles in a number of films bef ...

and

Luis Aldás Luis Aldás (10 March 1910 – 16 May 1990) was an Argentine film actor.Pitts p.356 He emigrated to Mexico and became a star during the Golden age of Mexican cinema. He appeared in more than fifty films during his career. Aldás was married four t ...

.Agrasánchez p.84

Cast

as Teniente Javier Escandón *

as Zorina *

as Bardo *

Patricia Morán María Blanca Caridad Ogilvie Clark Peralta, known by her stage name Patricia Morán (10 September 1925 – 24 October 2022), was a Mexican actress and socialite. She was the wife of Governor of Chihuahua Oscar Flores Sánchez, who served from ...

as Rosa María * Dalia Íñiguez as Constanza * José Pulido as Arturo * Manuel R. Ojeda as General Rovira *

Luz Alba Luz ( ''Lūz'') is the name of two places in the Bible. Mentioned in Genesis Luz is the ancient name of a royal Canaanite city, connected with Bethel (Genesis 28:19; 35:6). It is debated among scholarsRashi on 28:17 whether Luz and Bethel repres ...

as Palmira *

Eduardo Casado Eduardo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the male given name Edward. Another version is Duarte. It may refer to: Association football * Eduardo Bonvallet, Chilean football player and sports commentator * Eduardo Carvalho, Portuguese footba ...

as Coronel Márquez *

Carlos Villarías Carlos Villarías (7 July 1892 – 27 April 1976) was a Spanish actor who was born in Córdoba, Spain, and died in California, United States. His most famous role is in the title role of the Spanish-language version of ''Dracula'' (1931), wi ...

as Coronel Lemus *

José Torvay 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 Sargento Rojas *

Juan Pulido ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...

as Andrés del Villar * Emma Fink as Mariana *

Ángel Di Stefani Angel is a given name meaning "angel", "messenger". In the English-speaking world Angel is used for both boys and girls. From the medieval Latin masculine name ''Angelus'', which was derived from the name of the heavenly creature (itself derived ...

as Patriarca *

Manuel Casanueva 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 ...

as Yanlío *

Hernán Vera Hernán Rogelio Vera Pavía (28 October 1892 – 29 January 1964) was a Mexican actor known for usually playing short, small roles, usually as a bartender, during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He began his career in theater, with some works ...

as Tabernero * Karol Vaida *

Jorge Arriaga Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius'' ...

as Maleante *

Lidia Franco Lidia may refer to: * Lidia (given name) * ''Lidia'' (spider), a spider genus * Hurricane Lidia, multiple storms * ''Comoedia Lydiae The ''Comoedia Lydiae'' (or ''Lidia'') is a medieval Latin elegiac comedy from the late twelfth century. The " ...

as Doña Gorgonia * Amelia Robert as Gitana

References

Bibliography

* Rogelio Agrasánchez. ''Beauties of Mexican Cinema''. Agrasanchez Film Archive, 2001.

External links

* 1949 films 1949 drama films Mexican drama films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Juan José Ortega Mexican black-and-white films 1940s Mexican films {{1940s-Mexico-film-stub