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directed by Roberto de Ribón and starring Germaine Montero,

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and Juan de Landa. It was shot at Cinecitta in Rome as part of an agreement between

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s and the Italian governmentBentley p.82 A separate Italian-language version '' The Sin of Rogelia Sanchez'' was produced at the same time. The film is based on the 1926 novel ''Santa Rogelia'' by Armando Palacio Valdés. It was remade in 1962 by

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. The film's sets were designed by Guido Fiorini.

Cast

* Germaine Montero as Rogelia *

as Fernando * Juan de Landa as Máximo * Pastora Peña as Cristina * Julia Caba Alba as Marciala * Luis Riera Sánchez * Porfiria Sanchíz as Presidenta de la Junta * Rafael Calvo as Dr. Olivar * Emilio García Ruiz as Pedro * Luis Peña padre as Pepe

References

Bibliography

* Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer 2008.

External links

* 1940 drama films 1940s multilingual films Spanish drama films 1940 films 1940s Spanish-language films Spanish multilingual films Spanish black-and-white films 1940s Spanish films Spanish-language drama films Films based on Spanish novels Films based on works by Armando Palacio Valdés {{1940s-Spain-film-stub