''Currito of the Cross'' (Spanish:''Currito de la Cruz'') is a 1936 Spanish

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directed by

Fernando Delgado Fernando Delgado (1891–1950) was a Spanish actor, screenwriter and film director. Delgado directed a mixture of documentary and feature films, including the 1936 bullfighting drama '' Currito of the Cross''.Labanyi & Pavlović p.302 His son Lui ...

and starring Antonio Vico, Elisa Ruiz Romero and

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. The film was adapted from Alejandro Pérez Lugín's 1921 novel of the same title, set in the

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world.Labanyi & Pavlović p.302

Cast

* Antonio Vico as Currito de la Cruz * Elisa Ruiz Romero as Rocío *

as Manuel Carmona * Antonio García 'Maravilla' as Ángel Romera 'Romerita' * Ana Adamuz as Manuela * Carmen Viance as Sor María * Eduardo Pedrote as Copita * Emilio Santiago as Gazuza * Ana de Leyva as Teresa * Francisca Campos as Dolores *

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as Padre Almanzor * Amparo Villegas as Madre Abadesa * Antonio Soto as Pollo * José Ortega as El Pintao

References

Bibliography

* Labanyi, Jo & Pavlović, Tatjana. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. John Wiley & Sons, 2012.

External links

* 1936 films 1936 drama films Spanish drama films 1930s Spanish-language films Films based on Currito of the Cross Films directed by Fernando Delgado Spanish black-and-white films {{1930s-Spain-film-stub