1937 | B/N | The story takes place in a small town in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Oaxaca. Lupe is a beautiful, cheerful young woman who stands out from the rest of the inhabitants and awakens men’s admiration. One night she meets Juancho, a sailor, and falls in love with him. Juancho must leave for Veracruz, but promises to return to marry her. As the months go by and Juancho doesn’t return, Lupe agrees to marry another man, even though she doesn’t want to. Country: México Direction: de Fuentes; Fernando Script: Novo; Salvador, M. Saavedra; Rafael, de Fuentes; Fernando Production: A. Calderón; Pedro Photography: Phillips Jr.; Alex, Fisher; Ross Sound: J. Kroger; B., B. Carles; José Music: Barcelata; Lorenzo, Urban; Max Cast:Falcón; Rafael, Pardavé; Joaquín, Luisa Zea; María, Noriega; Manuel, Mendoza; Antonio, Carrillo; Enrique, González; Álvaro, Melgarejo; Jesús, Elías Moreno; José, Vera; Hernán, Gentil Arcos; Conchita, Cortés; Carmen, Silva; David, López; Carlos, de Córdova; Arturo, Vélez; Lupe, Icardo; Rafael Art direction: Fernández; Jorge Participation year at FICM: 2013
1937 | B/N | The story takes place in a small town in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Oaxaca. Lupe is a beautiful, cheerful young woman who stands out from the rest of the inhabitants and awakens men’s admiration. One night she meets Juancho, a sailor, and falls in love with him. Juancho must leave for Veracruz, but promises to return to marry her. As the months go by and Juancho doesn’t return, Lupe agrees to marry another man, even though she doesn’t want to. Country: México Direction: de Fuentes; Fernando Script: Novo; Salvador, M. Saavedra; Rafael, de Fuentes; Fernando Production: A. Calderón; Pedro Photography: Phillips Jr.; Alex, Fisher; Ross Sound: J. Kroger; B., B. Carles; José Music: Barcelata; Lorenzo, Urban; Max Cast:Falcón; Rafael, Pardavé; Joaquín, Luisa Zea; María, Noriega; Manuel, Mendoza; Antonio, Carrillo; Enrique, González; Álvaro, Melgarejo; Jesús, Elías Moreno; José, Vera; Hernán, Gentil Arcos; Conchita, Cortés; Carmen, Silva; David, López; Carlos, de Córdova; Arturo, Vélez; Lupe, Icardo; Rafael Art direction: Fernández; Jorge Participation year at FICM: 2013
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