La Zandunga (film)
Encyclopedia
La Zandunga is a 1938
Mexican romantic drama film directed by Fernando de Fuentes
and starring the "Mexican Spitfire" Lupe Vélez
.
, in Oaxaca
, México
, live a beautiful and cheerful girl named Lupe (Lupe Vélez
), in love with a stranger marine named Juancho (Arturo de Córdova
). The man should go to Veracruz and promises Lupe return to marry. After several months, Lupe lost hope of seeing him again and accepts the offer of other man to marry.
to take advantage of her popularity among Hispanic audiences.
1938 in film
The year 1938 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*January — MGM announces that Judy Garland would be cast in the role of "Dorothy" in the upcoming Wizard of Oz motion picture. Ray Bolger is cast as the "Tinman" and Buddy Ebsen is cast as the "Scarecrow". At Bolger's insistence,...
Mexican romantic drama film directed by Fernando de Fuentes
Fernando De Fuentes
Fernando de Fuentes Carrau was a Mexican film director, considered a pioneer in the film industry worldwide.-Early life and education:...
and starring the "Mexican Spitfire" Lupe Vélez
Lupe Vélez
Lupe Vélez was a Mexican film actress. Vélez began her career in Mexico as a dancer, before moving to the U.S. where she worked in vaudeville. She was seen by Fanny Brice who promoted her, and Vélez soon entered films, making her first appearance in 1924. By the end of the decade she had...
.
Plot
In a little town around TehuantepecTehuantepec
Tehuantepec is a city and municipality in the southeast of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is part of the Tehuantepec District in the west of the Istmo Region. The area was important in pre Hispanic period as part of a trade route that connected Central America with what is now the center of...
, in Oaxaca
Oaxaca
Oaxaca , , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca is one of the 31 states which, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 571 municipalities; of which 418 are governed by the system of customs and traditions...
, México
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, live a beautiful and cheerful girl named Lupe (Lupe Vélez
Lupe Vélez
Lupe Vélez was a Mexican film actress. Vélez began her career in Mexico as a dancer, before moving to the U.S. where she worked in vaudeville. She was seen by Fanny Brice who promoted her, and Vélez soon entered films, making her first appearance in 1924. By the end of the decade she had...
), in love with a stranger marine named Juancho (Arturo de Córdova
Arturo de Córdova
Arturo de Córdova was a Mexican film actor. He made over one hundred films in all.-Career:He was born in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. Most of Córdova's films were made in Mexico and he became a major motion picture actor in Latin America and Spain winning three Silver Ariel's and received four other...
). The man should go to Veracruz and promises Lupe return to marry. After several months, Lupe lost hope of seeing him again and accepts the offer of other man to marry.
Cast
- Lupe VélezLupe VélezLupe Vélez was a Mexican film actress. Vélez began her career in Mexico as a dancer, before moving to the U.S. where she worked in vaudeville. She was seen by Fanny Brice who promoted her, and Vélez soon entered films, making her first appearance in 1924. By the end of the decade she had...
as Lupe - Arturo de CórdovaArturo de CórdovaArturo de Córdova was a Mexican film actor. He made over one hundred films in all.-Career:He was born in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. Most of Córdova's films were made in Mexico and he became a major motion picture actor in Latin America and Spain winning three Silver Ariel's and received four other...
as Juancho - Joaquín PardavéJoaquín PardavéJoaquín Pardavé Arce was a Mexican film actor, director, songwriter and screenwriter of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He was best known for starring and directing various comedy films during the 1940s...
as Don Catarino - María Luisa ZeaMaría Luisa ZeaMaría Luisa Zea was a Mexican actress....
as Marilú - Rafael Falcón as Ramón
- Carlos LópezCarlos LópezCarlos López can refer to:* Carlos Antonio López , Paraguayan politician* Carlos López , Mexican baseball player* Carlos Lopez * Carlos López de Silanes, Mexican football player...
"El Chaflán" as The Secretary
Production notes
This was the first Spanish-speaking movie for Lupe Vélez, who, after a massive career in Hollywood, returned to MéxicoMexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
to take advantage of her popularity among Hispanic audiences.