''Father's Entanglements'' (Spanish: ''Los enredos de papá'') is a 1939 Mexican

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directed by

Miguel Zacarías Miguel Zacarías Nogaim (19 March 1905 – 20 April 2006) was a Mexican film director, producer, and writer. Career Zacarías began directing for film in 1933. Even from his early career he developed a reputation for recognizing new acting ...

and starring

Leopoldo Ortín Leopoldo 'Chato' Ortín (1893–1953) was a Peruvian stage and film actor. He was active during the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema, appearing in lead and supporting roles. Having arrived in Mexico to study he was a supporter of Pancho Villa during t ...

Sara García Sara García Hidalgo (8 September 1895 – 21 November 1980) was a Mexican Actor, actress who made her biggest mark during the "Golden Age of Mexican cinema". During the 1940s and 1950s, she often played the part of a no-nonsense but lovable ...

and

Julián Soler Julián Díaz Pavia (17 February 1907 – 5 May 1977), better known by the stage name Julián Soler, was a Mexican film director, actor, and screenwriter of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. In his career spanning half a century, Soler receive ...

. Richard p.542 The film's sets were designed by the

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José Rodríguez Granada José Rodríguez Granada was a Mexican art directorRiera p.220 who worked on more than two hundred films during his career. Selected filmography * ''Judas (1936 film), Judas'' (1936) * ''Poppy of the Road'' (1937) * ''Father's Entanglements'' (19 ...

. It was followed by a sequel ''

Father Gets Entangled Again ''Father Gets Entangled Again'' (Spanish: ''Papá se enreda otra vez'') is a 1942 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel Zacarías and starring Sara García, Leopoldo Ortín and Virginia Serret. Agrasánchez p.61 The film's sets were designed ...

'' in 1942.

Cast

as Crisóforo *

as Petra *

as El hijo mayor * Miguel Montemayor as Lalito * Victoria Blanco as La vedette * Blanca Rosa Otero * Ángel T. Sala * Eufrosina García *

José Torvay José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , ...

References

Bibliography

* Amador, María Luisa. ''Cartelera cinematográfica, 1930-1939''. Filmoteca, UNAM, 1980. * Richard, Alfred. ''Censorship and Hollywood's Hispanic image: an interpretive filmography, 1936-1955''. Greenwood Press, 1993.

External links

* 1939 films 1930s Spanish-language films Mexican black-and-white films Mexican comedy films 1939 comedy films 1930s Mexican films Films directed by Miguel Zacarías {{1930s-Mexico-film-stub