''Father Morelos'' (Spanish: ''El padre Morelos'') is a 1943 Mexican

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directed by Miguel Contreras Torres and starring Domingo Soler, Consuelo Frank and Narciso Busquets. It is a

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inspired by the life of

José María Morelos José María Teclo Morelos Pérez y Pavón () (30 September 1765 – 22 December 1815) was a Mexican Priesthood in the Catholic Church, Catholic priest, statesman and military leader who led the Mexican War of Independence movement, assuming it ...

, one of the leaders of the

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. It was followed by a sequel ''

Lightning in the South ''Lightning in the South'' (Spanish: ''El rayo del sur'') is a 1943 Mexican historical drama film directed by Miguel Contreras Torres and starring Domingo Soler, Dolores Camarillo and Consuelo Frank. Riera p.42 It was shot at the Azteca Studio ...

''.Turner p.300 It was shot at the Azteca Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Luis Moya.

Cast

* Domingo Soler as José María Morelos y Pavón * Consuelo Frank as María Antonia Morelos * Narciso Busquets as José María Morelos y Pavón niño * Dolores Camarillo as María Barragán * Gloria Morel as Brigida Almonte * Alfredo del Diestro as Melchor Gutiérrez *

Antonio R. Frausto Antonio R. Frausto (20 September 1897 – 29 January 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 c ...

as Gregorio Zapién * Raúl Guerrero as Sebastían * Carlos Villarías as Natividad Godínez * Ricardo Mutio as Rafael Guedéa * Socorro Astol as Juana Pavón *

Manuel Noriega Manuel Antonio Noriega Moreno ( , ; February 11, 1934 – May 29, 2017) was a Panamanian dictator and military officer who was the ''de facto'' List of heads of state of Panama, ruler of Panama from 1983 to 1989. He never officially serv ...

as Manuel Morelos * Paco Martínez as Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla * Alfredo de Soto as Don Ignacio Allende * Paco Astol as Arriero Jacinto * Juan José Laboriel as Negro Zenón * Ricardo Carti as Conde de Sierra Gorda * Lupe Inclán as Marta Gutiérrez * Lupe del Castillo as Eugenia de Godínez

References

Bibliography

* Ramírez, Gabriel . ''Miguel Contreras Torres, 1899-1981''. Centro de Investigación y Enseñanza Cinematográficas, Universidad de Guadalajara, 1994. * Turner, Frederick C. ''The Dynamic of Mexican Nationalism''. University of North Carolina Press, 1968.

External links

* 1943 films 1943 drama films Mexican drama films 1940s historical films Mexican historical films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Miguel Contreras Torres Mexican black-and-white films 1940s Mexican films Films set in the 19th century {{1940s-Mexico-film-stub