The Life of Agustín Lara
| The Life of Agustín Lara | |
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| Directed by | Alejandro Galindo |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | José Ortiz Ramos |
| Edited by | Fernando Martínez |
| Music by | Manuel Esperón |
Production company | Promex |
Release date | 12 February 1959 |
Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
The Life of Agustín Lara (Spanish: La vida de Agustín Lara) is a 1959 Mexican musical film directed by Alejandro Galindo and starring Germán Robles, Lorena Velázquez and Ofelia Montesco.[1] It is a biographical film about the life of the musician Agustín Lara.
Cast
- Germán Robles as Agustín Lara
- Lorena Velázquez as María Islas
- Ofelia Montesco as La mariposa
- Tito Junco as Manuel Rangel, el garbanzo
- Antonio Prietoas Dr. Ortiz Tirado
- Sara Montes as Violeta
- Fanny Schiller as Sra. Esperia, patrona burdel
- Pilar Pellicer as Admiradora joven
- Jorge Russek as Rodolfo, coronel
- Miguel Ángel Ferriz as Emilio Azcarraga
- Pin Crespo as Pura
- Emma Grise as Amante celosa del garbanzo
- León Barroso as Productor de pelicula
- Rafael Estrada as Director de pelicula
- Amparo Montes as Cantante
- Julio Aldama as Cantante
- Daniel Arroyo as Invitado a fiesta
- Antonio Brillas as Martín
- José Luis Caballero
- Gloria Cansino as Amiga de María en fiesta
- María Luisa Cortés as Invitada a fiesta
- Felipe del Castillo as Mayordomo
- María Duval as María Luisa Olguín
- Fernando Fernández as Cantante
- Carmen Guerrero as Pupila burdel
- Raúl Guerrero as Empleado cementerio
- Graciela Lara as Novia en Veracruz
- Pedro León as Empleado burdel
- Laura Martinez
- Mikaela as Cantante
- Guillermo Ramirez as man in the cantina
- Amelia Rivera as Espectadora programa radio
- Roberto Spriu as Locutor programa radio
- Miguel Suarez as Toledito
- Manuel Trejo Morales as Cliente burdel
- Pedro Vargas as Cantante
- Celia Viveros as Sirvienta del coronel
References
- ^ Mora p.261
Bibliography
- Mora, Carl J. Mexican Cinema: Reflections of a Society, 1896-2004. McFarland & Co, 2005.
External links
- The Life of Agustín Lara at IMDb
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