Valentín de la Sierra (film)

Valentín de la Sierra is a 1968 Mexican film directed by René Cardona and starring Antonio Aguilar.[1] The film is inspired by the corrido of the same name, a dramatization of the death of Cristero rebel Valentín Ávila Ramírez. The setting of the film was changed to the earlier Mexican Revolution.[2]

Valentín de la Sierra
Directed byRené Cardona
Written byRicardo Garibay
StarringAntonio Aguilar
Jorge Martínez de Hoyos
Ofelia Montesco
CinematographyAgustín Jiménez
Edited byAlfredo Rosas Priego
Music byAntonio Díaz Conde
Production
company
Cinematográfica ABSA
Release date
12 September 1968
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

Cast
  • Antonio Aguilar as Valentín Zamora
  • Jorge Martínez de Hoyos as Valentín's Father
  • Ofelia Montesco as Mariana Fuentes
  • Jorge Russek as Coronel Aldape
  • Juan Gallardo as Capitán
  • Fanny Schiller as Brothel Madame
  • Enrique Lucero as Alejo
  • Alejandro Reyna as Revolutionary Companion
  • José Carlos Ruiz as Revolutionary
  • Amado Zumaya as Revolutionary
  • Alfredo Gutiérrez as Revolutionary
  • La Prieta Linda as Brothel Singer
  • Lola Beltrán as Chabela (Singer)

Production

Valentín de la Sierra was filmed during the winter of 1967. Scenes were shot in Texcoco de Mora and Mexico City. Cinematographer Agustín Jiménez shot the film in Eastmancolor.

References
  1. Jorge Ayala Blanco (1986). La búsqueda del cine mexicano (1968-1972). Editorial Posada. p. 81. ISBN 9789684331655.
  2. Cantú, Roberto, ed. (2018). Border Folk Balladeers: Critical Studies on Américo Paredes. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. XV. ISBN 9781527514362.
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