The Lady of the Veil | |
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Directed by | Alfredo B. Crevenna |
Screenplay by |
Edmundo Báez (adaptation) Egon Eis (adaptation) |
Based on | a play by Egon Eis |
Produced by | Rodolfo Lowenthal |
Starring |
Libertad Lamarque Armando Calvo Ernesto Alonso |
Cinematography | Jack Draper |
Edited by | Rafael Portillo |
Music by | Raúl Lavista |
Production company | Fama Films |
Distributed by | Azteca Films Inc. |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | Mexico |
Language | Spanish |
The Lady of the Veil ( Spanish: La dama del velo) is a 1949 Mexican drama film directed by Alfredo B. Crevenna and starring Libertad Lamarque, Armando Calvo and Ernesto Alonso. [1] [2] [3] The film's art direction was by Jesús Bracho. [4]
The film is the first of five productions that Lamarque made with Crevenna, followed by Otra primavera (1950), Huellas del pasado (1950), La mujer sin lágrimas (1951), and Si volvieras a mi (1954). [2] [3]
Andrea del Monte (Libertad Lamarque) is a singer who falls in love with Esteban Navarro (Armando Calvo), a failed actor who is also alcoholic and married. In a fit of rage, Esteban ends up killing his wife. Unable to relinquish her feelings for him, Andrea decides to go to prison to visit Esteban, but aware of the risk of ruining her reputation in such an act, she uses a veil to hide her identity. Esteban's defense attorney, Cristóbal (Ernesto Alonso), desires to find out who that mysterious lady is.
Filming of the movie took place at Estudios Churubusco. Lamarque recorded the music and songs for the film after recovering from a throat condition. [5]
The Lady of the Veil | |
---|---|
Directed by | Alfredo B. Crevenna |
Screenplay by |
Edmundo Báez (adaptation) Egon Eis (adaptation) |
Based on | a play by Egon Eis |
Produced by | Rodolfo Lowenthal |
Starring |
Libertad Lamarque Armando Calvo Ernesto Alonso |
Cinematography | Jack Draper |
Edited by | Rafael Portillo |
Music by | Raúl Lavista |
Production company | Fama Films |
Distributed by | Azteca Films Inc. |
Release date |
|
Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | Mexico |
Language | Spanish |
The Lady of the Veil ( Spanish: La dama del velo) is a 1949 Mexican drama film directed by Alfredo B. Crevenna and starring Libertad Lamarque, Armando Calvo and Ernesto Alonso. [1] [2] [3] The film's art direction was by Jesús Bracho. [4]
The film is the first of five productions that Lamarque made with Crevenna, followed by Otra primavera (1950), Huellas del pasado (1950), La mujer sin lágrimas (1951), and Si volvieras a mi (1954). [2] [3]
Andrea del Monte (Libertad Lamarque) is a singer who falls in love with Esteban Navarro (Armando Calvo), a failed actor who is also alcoholic and married. In a fit of rage, Esteban ends up killing his wife. Unable to relinquish her feelings for him, Andrea decides to go to prison to visit Esteban, but aware of the risk of ruining her reputation in such an act, she uses a veil to hide her identity. Esteban's defense attorney, Cristóbal (Ernesto Alonso), desires to find out who that mysterious lady is.
Filming of the movie took place at Estudios Churubusco. Lamarque recorded the music and songs for the film after recovering from a throat condition. [5]