''Ramona'' is a 1946 Mexican

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directed by

Víctor Urruchúa Víctor Urruchúa (30 December 1912 – 1981) was a Mexican actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in 24 films between 1926 and 1951. He also directed 15 films between 1944 and 1953. Selected filmography * '' Two Monks'' (1934 - ...

and starring Esther Fernandez. It is an adaptation of the 1884 American novel ''

Ramona ''Ramona'' is an 1884 American novel written by Helen Hunt Jackson. Set in Southern California after the Mexican–American War and annexation of the territory by the United States, ''Ramona'' explores the life of a mixed-race Scottish– Native ...

'' by

Helen Hunt Jackson Helen Hunt Jackson (pen name, H.H.; born Helen Maria Fiske; October 15, 1830 – August 12, 1885) was an American poet and writer who became an activist on behalf of improved treatment of Native Americans by the United States government. She de ...

. The film was both a financial and critical failure.Stavans p.61 The film's sets were designed by the

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Luis Moya Luis Rodríguez Moya, better known as Luis Moya (born 23 September 1960) is a Spanish former rally co-driver, synonymous with driver Carlos Sainz. He is the third most successful co-driver in the history of the World Rally Championship (WRC), ...

Plot summary

Cast

Antonio Badú Antonio Badú (August 13, 1914 – June 29, 1993) was a Mexican film actor and producer.de la Mora p.90 He appeared in more than sixty films during his career, which began during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema The Golden Age of Mexican Cinema ( ...

* Juan Calvo * Esther Fernandez * Rafael Icardo * Cuquita Martinez * Carlos Navarro * Bernardo Sancristóbal *

Fanny Schiller Fanny Schiller Hernández (3 August 1901 – 26 September 1971) was a Mexican award-winning character actress and television star, who also acted in operettas and musicals, during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She won two Ariel Awards for be ...

References

Bibliography

* Ilan Stavans (ed.) ''Border Culture''. ABC-CLIO, 2010.

External links

* 1946 films 1946 drama films Mexican drama films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Víctor Urruchúa Films based on American novels Mexican black-and-white films Films scored by Manuel Esperón Films based on Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson 1940s Mexican films Spanish-language drama films {{1940s-Mexico-film-stub