Santa (1932)
1h 21m
Running Time
March 30, 1932Release Date
Plot.
Santa is a beautiful and very humble young girl living in Chimalistac, a small and quiet spot south of the 1930's Mexico City. After Santa is cheated by arrogant soldier Marcelino, she's rejected by her family and friends and expelled of Chimalistac. Santa finds shelter in a whorehouse and becomes a cinic and bitter woman, mistreated by bullfighter "Jarameno" and silently loved by blind pianist Hipólito.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Lupita Tovar
Santa
Carlos Orellana
Hipólito
Juan José Martínez Casado
Jarameño
Donald Reed
Marcelino
Antonio R. Frausto
Fabián
Mimí Derba
Doña Elvira
Rosita Arriaga
Santa's Mother
Joaquín Busquets
Esteban
Feliciano Rueda
Drunk at brothel
Alberto Martí
Jarameño's friend
Jorge Peón
Genarillo
Antonio Moreno
Director
Ricardo Carti
Doctor
Sofía Álvarez
Prostitute 1
Federico Gamboa
Writer
Carlos Noriega Hope
Writer
Rosa Castro
Prostitute 2
Juan de la Cruz Alarcón
Producer
Nena Betancourt
Singer
Agustín Lara
Composer
Alex Phillips
Cinematographer
Aniceto Ortega
Editor
Lupita Gallardo
Prostitute 3
Cube Bonifant
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Santa (1932) is the first Mexican narrative sound film. It was directed by Antonio Moreno and starred Lupita Tovar, based on the novel of the same name by Federico Gamboa. It had its world premiere in San Antonio. In 1994, the Mexican magazine Somos published their list of "The 100 best movies of the cinema of Mexico" in its 100th edition and named Santa its 67th choice.