La zandunga (1938)
It is the story of a beautiful Tehuana woman who falls in love with a sailor who leaves with the promise of returning, but due to her delay she decides to accept a former suitor as her husband. Finally, when the marriage is about to materialize, the sailor returns creating an emotional conflict in her that is resolved thanks to her fiancé who, by intuiting her true feelings, leaves her free to stay with the sailor
- Date of release
- 1938-03-18
- TMDB
- 5.7 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Romance, Drama
- Director
- Fernando de Fuentes
Casting
- Lupe Vélez — Lupe
- Arturo de Córdova — Juancho
- Joaquín Pardavé — Don Catarino, el alcalde
- Carlos López — El secretario, Don Chencho
- Rafael Falcon — Ramón Miranda
- María Luisa Zea — Marilú
- David Silva — (uncredited)
- Rafael Icardo — Don Atanasio
- Manuel Noriega — Don Eulogio (as Manolo Noriega)
- Carmen Cortés — Petra
Interesting facts
La Zandunga is a 1938 Mexican romantic drama film directed by Fernando de Fuentes and starring the "Mexican Spitfire" Lupe Vélez.
Production notes
This was the first Spanish-speaking movie for Lupe Vélez, who, after a massive career in Hollywood, returned to Mexico to take advantage of her popularity among Hispanic audiences.
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