Santa (1932 film)

Santa
Santa
	Lupita Tovar and Donald Reed in one of the scenes of the film
Directed by	Antonio Moreno
Written by	Carlos Noriega Hope
Produced by	, Gustavo Sáenz de Sicilia
Starring	Lupita Tovar; Carlos Orellana; ; Donald Reed; Antonio R. Frausto; Mimí Derba
Cinematography	Alex Phillips
Music by	Agustín Lara
Distributed by
Release date	30 March 1932;
Running time	81 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

Santa (1932) is the first Mexican narrative sound film. It was directed by Antonio Moreno and starred Lupita Tovar, based on the novel of the same name by Federico Gamboa. It had its world premiere in San Antonio.^[2] In 1994, the Mexican magazine Somos published their list of "The 100 best movies of the cinema of Mexico" in its 100th edition and named Santa its 67th choice.

Plot[]

Film star Lupita Tovar

A Mexican girl named Santa (Tovar) is seduced and abandoned by a soldier, Marcelino. Rejected by her family and friends, she finds shelter in a brothel in Mexico City.^[1] After meeting Santa, the blind piano player Hipólito (Orellana) falls in love with her but is ridiculed by those around him. Hipólito invites Santa to live with him and they attend church together. Later Santa becomes ill and Hipólito goes to the hospital to be with her but she passes away.^[1]

Cast[]

Lupita Tovar^[1] as Santa
Carlos Orellana^[1] as Hipólito
Juan José Martínez Casado as Jarameño
Donald Reed as Marcelino
Antonio R. Frausto as Fabián
Mimí Derba^[1] as Doña Elvira
Rosita Arriaga as Santa's Mother
Joaquín Busquets as Esteban
Feliciano Rueda as Drunk at brothel
Jorge Peón as Genarillo
Alberto Martí as Jarameño's friend
Ricardo Carti as Doctor
Sofía Álvarez as Prostitute 1
Rosa Castro as Prostitute 2
Nena Betancourt as Singer

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Grant Wood, Andrew (2014). Agustin Lara A Cultural Biography. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199976744.
^ Agrasánchez, Jr., Rogelio (17 June 2011). Mexican Movies in the United States (first ed.). McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers.

External links[]

Santa at IMDb

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[wood-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Grant Wood, Andrew (2014). Agustin Lara A Cultural Biography. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199976744.

[2] Agrasánchez, Jr., Rogelio (17 June 2011). Mexican Movies in the United States (first ed.). McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers.

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