''Alejandra'' is a 1942 Mexican

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directed by José Benavides hijo and starring

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, Sara García and Anita Blanch.Solórzano p.39 The film's sets were designed by the

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Ramón Rodríguez Granada.

Synopsis

After a baby is left on their doorstep one evening, Ricardo and his mother raise the girl, Alejandra. Ricardo doesn't realise that the girl is his own daughter from one of his love affairs.

Cast

as Ricardo Ibáñez * Sara García as Doña Elena * Anita Blanch as Irene * Susana Guízar as Alejandra * Dolores Camarillo as Juana * Julio Villarreal as Manuel * Rafael Baledón as Mauricio * José Morcillo as Don Roberto *

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as Tomás *

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as Cuñado de Elena * Fanny Schiller as Rita * Carolina Barret as Amiga de Ricardo * Miguel Manzano as Amigo de Ricardo * Salvador Quiroz as Amante de Irene

References

Bibliography

* Castillo, Fernando Muñoz. ''Sara García''. Clío, 1998. * Solórzano, Enrique. ''Arturo de Cordova''. Ediciones Populares, 1973.

External links

* 1942 films Mexican drama films 1942 drama films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by José Benavides Mexican black-and-white films 1940s Mexican films Films set in the 1870s Films set in the 1890s Mexican historical films 1940s historical films {{1940s-Mexico-film-stub