''Rogelia'' is a 1962 Spanish

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directed by

Rafael Gil Rafael Gil (22 May 1913 – 10 July 1986) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. His film ''La guerra de Dios'' (1953) won the Bronze Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1953 and also won best film and best director at the San Sebastián ...

and starring

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, Arturo Fernández and

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.Goble p.358 It is based on

Armando Palacio Valdés Armando Francisco Bonifacio Palacio y Rodríguez-Valdés (4 October 185329 January 1938) was a Spanish novelist and critic. Biography Palacio was born at Entrialgo in the province of Asturias on 4 October 1853, eldest son of Silverio Palacio y ...

's 1926 novel ''Saint Rogelia''. A 1940 film adaptation had previously been made.

Main cast

as Rogelia * Arturo Fernández as Fernando Vilches *

as Máximo García * Mabel Karr as Cristina *

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as Pedro *

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as Baldomera * Félix Fernández as Don Heliodoro *

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as Nanette *

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as Actriz en fiesta *

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as Fotógrafo *

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as Director del penal *

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as Don Luis *

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as Mendiga * Tomás Blanco as Capitán de Regulares * José Nieto as Preso

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1962 drama films Spanish drama films 1962 films 1960s Spanish-language films Films directed by Rafael Gil Remakes of Spanish films Films scored by Juan Quintero Muñoz 1960s Spanish films Spanish-language drama films Films based on Spanish novels Films based on works by Armando Palacio Valdés {{1960s-Spain-film-stub