Alma de America
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Alma de America |
| Country of production | Mexico |
| Publishing year | 1931 |
| length | 85 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Adolfo Bustamante Moreno |
| script |
Alfredo Lerron Juan Pompa y Pompa |
| camera |
Carlos Fortis Max Liszt |
| cut | Gustavo Merino |
| occupation | |
Alma de America is a Mexican film from 1931, which by the film director Adolfo Bustamante Moreno was shot. It is a religious seminar documentary whose screenplay by Alfredo Lerron and Juan Pompa y Pompa was written. The film tells the story of a farmer and his children. He tells them about the history of Mexico with past eventsshownas retrospectives . In particular, religious events such as the appearance of the Virgin of Guadalupe are emphasized. In 1931 the farmer and Raphael, his eldest son, visit the Basilica de Nuestra Señora Guadalupe together on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the apparition of the Virgin. There Raffael meets Angélica and the two fall in love. The two are separated again, but ten years later they meet again in the same place and come together.
The film was produced by the film company La Mexicana . Production wasn't completed until 1941. Almas de América was not published commercially. Funding was likely provided by the church. The actors were amateur actors.
literature
- David E. Wilt: "The Mexican Filmography 1916 through 2001" . McFarland & Co Inc, Jefferson NC 2004. ISBN 978-0-7864-6122-6
Web links
- Alma de America in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ David E. Wilt: "The Mexican Filmography 1916 through 2001" . McFarland & Co Inc, Jefferson NC 2004. page 20.