Cantaclaro

Cantaclaro (1946)

A rootless wilderness-dude in the Venezuelan outback gets caught up in some human dramas despite himself.

Date of release
1946-01-24
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (6)
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Drama, Music, Romance
Director
Julio Bracho

Casting

Interesting facts

Cantaclaro is a 1946 Mexican drama film directed by Julio Bracho and starring Esther Fernández, Antonio Badú and Alberto Galán. The film is based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Rómulo Gallegos. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jesús Bracho, who was the younger brother of Julio Bracho.

Production

The film was made as part of a spate of film adaptations of Rómulo Gallegos's novels following success of Doña Bárbara (1943).

Cantaclaro began filming in June 1945, after Julio Bracho made The White Monk. An American envoy from 20th Century Fox, Francis Alstock, boyfriend of actress Esther Fernández, who starred in the film, featured as executive producer. It features filming locations in Veracruz.

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