''Santa'' is a 1943 Mexican romantic

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directed by

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and Alfredo Gómez de la Vega. This Spanish-language film stars

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, and

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.Wilt p.71 It was shot at the Azteca Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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s Gunther Gerszo and

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Cast

as Santa *

as Hipólito *

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as Jarameño *

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as Raquel *

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as Marcelino *

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as Pepa *

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as Rubio *

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as Elvira Gómez * Elías Haber as Jenarillo *

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as Vallejo * Carolina Barret as Flora *

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as Bruno, mozo de Estoques * Eugenia Galindo as Nicasia *

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as Manuel de la Torre, poeta * María del Carmen Ferriz as Madre de Santa * Icaro Cisneros as Fabián - hermano de Santa * María Porras as Eufrosia * Alfonso Ruiz Gómez as Hermano de Santa * Aurora Zermeño as Prostituta

References

Bibliography

* Riera, Emilio García. ''Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1951-1952''. Universidad de Guadalajara, 1992.

External links

* 1943 films Mexican romantic drama films 1943 romantic drama films Mexican black-and-white films Films directed by Norman Foster 1940s Mexican films 1940s Spanish-language films Films based on Mexican novels {{romantic-drama-film-stub