Revolution (1933 film)

Revolution
Revolution
Directed by	Miguel Contreras Torres
Written by	Miguel Contreras Torres
Produced by	Miguel Contreras Torres
Starring	Miguel Contreras Torres
Cinematography	; Alex Phillips
Edited by	;
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures (U.S.)
Release date	8 February 1933 (Mexico);
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

Revolution, (Spanish: Revolución) also known as La sombra de Pancho Villa, (English: "Pancho Villa's Shadow") is a 1933 Mexican drama film. It was directed by Miguel Contreras Torres, who also starred in the film. The film deals with the Mexican Revolution. It is one of the first Mexican films that dealt with the revolution, and the first sound film to do so.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot[]

Doroteo, engineering student, is in love with Adelita. However, the strongman of the region, Medrano, also desires the young woman and therefore has Doroteo imprisoned. While he is in jail, his ranch is raided and burned down. In this attack, Doroteo's grandmother is killed and his sister is raped. After being released, Doroteo participates in the revolution and joins Pancho Villa. After being defeated in the Battle of Celaya, he returns home, kills Medrano and marries Adelita. Then he rejoins the revolutionary troops.

Cast[]

Miguel Contreras Torres as Daniel Romero aka Doroteo Villar
Luis G. Barreiro as Canuto aka Sanguijela
as Macario aka Sietevidas
Alfredo del Diestro as Medrano
as Romero's Widow
as Adelita
Sofía Álvarez as Valentina
Antonio R. Frausto as Pantaleón
as María
as Martín
Emma Roldán as Healer
as Villista General
as Villista General
Ramón Peón as Canteeneer
Max Langler as Medrano's Minion

Production[]

Miguel Contreras Torres himself took part in the Mexican Revolution. He fought in the army of Venustiano Carranza. Contreras Torres not only directed and starred the film, he also wrote the script and produced it in his own production company. In the United States, the film was distributed by Columbia Pictures in 1934 without subtitles.

References[]

^ León Frías, Isaac (2019). Más allá de las lágrimas: Espacios habitables en el cine clásico de México y Argentina (in Spanish). Fondo Editorial Universidad de Lima. p. 247. ISBN 978-9972-45-486-8.
^ de la Mora, Sergio (2006). Cinemachismo: Masculinities and Sexuality in Mexican Film. University of Texas Press. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-292-71297-3.
^ Cortázar, Alejandro; Orozco, Rafael (2011). Lenguaje, arte y revoluciones ayer y hoy: New Approaches to Hispanic Linguistic, Literary, and Cultural Studies (in Spanish). Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-4438-3096-6.

External links[]

Revolution at IMDb

[1] León Frías, Isaac (2019). Más allá de las lágrimas: Espacios habitables en el cine clásico de México y Argentina (in Spanish). Fondo Editorial Universidad de Lima. p. 247. ISBN 978-9972-45-486-8.

[2] Mora, Sergio (2006). Cinemachismo: Masculinities and Sexuality in Mexican Film. University of Texas Press. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-292-71297-3.

[3] Cortázar, Alejandro; Orozco, Rafael (2011). Lenguaje, arte y revoluciones ayer y hoy: New Approaches to Hispanic Linguistic, Literary, and Cultural Studies (in Spanish). Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-4438-3096-6.

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