''Beautiful Mexico'' (Spanish:''México lindo'') is a 1938 Mexican musical film directed by

Ramón Pereda Marcelo Ramón Pereda Saro (1897–1986) was a Spanish-Mexican actor, screenwriter, film producer and film director.Agrasánchez p.106 He was married to the actresses María Antonieta Pons and Adriana Lamar. He appeared in the 1930 Spanish-languag ...

and starring Pereda,

Adriana Lamar Adriana Lamar (1909-1946) was a Mexican film actress.Jarvinen p.141 She appeared in thirty four films until her death at the age of thirty eight in 1946. She was married to the actor Ramón Pereda, with whom she co-starred in several films. Selec ...

and

Antonio R. Frausto Antonio R. Frausto (1897–1954) was a Mexican film actor.Mora p.39 A leading character actor he became a familiar face during the Golden age of Mexican cinema, appearing more than ninety films. He played the nineteenth century dictator of Mexico ...

.Wood p.285 The film's sets were designed by the art director

Fernando A. Rivero Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the G ...

Cast

as Manuel Morales *

as Rosario *

as Mamerto * Leopoldo Beristáin as Don Chema González * Luis G. Barreiro as Licenciado Lángara * Juanita Barceló as Polí Ponce * Chucha Camacho as Chucha *

Antonio Bravo Antonio Bravo (12 May 1906 – 28 February 1992) was a Spanish-born Mexican film and television actor.Agrasánchez, Jr. p.159 He appeared in more than a hundred and forty productions during a lengthy career. Selected filmography * '' Beautifu ...

as Serafín * Conchita Gentil Arcos as Doña Ángeles * Fernando Soto as Taxista *

Trío Calaveras Trío Calaveras is a Mexican guitar and vocal trio, notable for its performances and recordings with the pop singer Jorge Negrete. History ''Calaveras'', in Spanish, means "skulls". The original members of the trio in the 1930s were Guillermo ...

as Ensemble

References

Bibliography

* Andrew Grant Wood. ''Agustin Lara: A Cultural Biography''. OUP USA, 2014.

External links

* 1938 films 1938 musical films Mexican musical films 1930s Spanish-language films Films directed by Ramón Pereda Mexican black-and-white films 1930s Mexican films {{musical-film-stub