''Come on Ponciano'' (Spanish: ''¡Ora Ponciano!'') is a 1937 Mexican

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directed by

Gabriel Soria Gabriel Soria (1908–1971) was a Mexican film director, screenwriter and film producer, producer. He was active during the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema.Hershfield & Macie p.21 His film ''Come on Ponciano'' was screened at the 1938 Venice Film Fes ...

and starring Jesús Solórzano, Consuelo Frank and

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. ''The Cinema of Latin America'' p.29 It was shot at the San Ángel Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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. It was entered in the 1938 Venice Film Festival where it competed for the

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Synopsis

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celebrated

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Ponciano Diaz skill at bullfighting is matched with his romantic pursuit of the attractive Rosario

Cast

* Jesús Solórzano as Ponciano Diaz * Consuelo Frank as Rosario *

as Juanón * Carlos López as Lolo * Mercedes Azcarate as Mercedes *

Carlos Villarías Carlos Villarías (7 July 1892 – 27 April 1976) was a Spanish actor born in Córdoba who died in California, United States. He is best known for his title role in the Dracula (1931), costarring Barry Norton and Lupita Tovar. The film was sho ...

as Don Luis Martínez del Arco * Maruja Gómez as Maruja * María Calvo as Tia Pilar * Elvira Azcarate as Rosario, niña * Pepe del Río as Ponciano, niño *

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as Lorenzo * Consuelo Segarra as Chonita

References

Bibliography

* Elena, Alberto & Lopez, Marina Diaz. ''The Cinema of Latin America''. Columbia University Press, 2013. * Richard, Alfred. ''Censorship and Hollywood's Hispanic image: an interpretive filmography, 1936-1955''. Greenwood Press, 1993.

External links

* 1937 films 1930s Spanish-language films Mexican black-and-white films Mexican drama films 1937 drama films 1930s Mexican films Films directed by Gabriel Soria Films set in the 19th century Mexican historical films 1930s historical films Bullfighting films {{1930s-Mexico-film-stub