''Cristina Guzmán'' is a 1943 Spanish

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directed by

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and starring Marta Santaolalla,

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and

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.Bentley p.96 It was made by CIFESA, Spain's dominant film studio of the era. The film is an adaptation of the 1936 novel '' Cristina Guzmán'' by Carmen de Icaza which was later remade in 1968.

Plot

Cristina Guzmán (Marta Santaolalla), is a young widow with a young son in her care, who dedicates herself to giving language classes to support herself. One day she receives a visit from an aristocrat with a surprising proposal that will change her life: she must pretend to be Fifi, the wife of an American millionaire to try to get him to overcome the emotional trauma caused by the abandonment of his real wife.

Cast

* Marta Santaolalla as Cristina Guzmán *

as Marqués de Atalanta *

as Prince Valmore * Carlos Muñoz as Joe * Lily Vincenti as Gladys * Luis Martínez Tovar as Bubi * Jorge Greiner as Bert * Francisco Marimón as Rouvier *

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as Bob * Mary Vera as Georgette * Pedro Oltra as Alfaro * Horacio Socías as Fletcher * Mary Mirell as Ida * Montserrat Santaolalla as Pelirroja * Fernando Porredón as Gorito * Carmen Morando as Balbina * Francisco Zabala as Amigo del Marqués de Atalanta * Enriqueta Pezzi * Juana Mansó * Eva Arión * Carlota Bilbao * Conchita López * Pablo Hidalgo * Cristina Yomar * María Martín * Pedro Calderón

References

Bibliography

* Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer, 2008.

External links

* 1943 films 1943 drama films Spanish drama films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Gonzalo Delgrás Films based on Spanish novels Cifesa films Spanish black-and-white films 1940s Spanish films Spanish-language drama films {{1940s-Spain-film-stub