Pepita Jiménez (1946 film) explained

Pepita Jiménez is a 1946 Mexican historical romantic drama film directed by Emilio Fernández and starring Rosita Díaz Gimeno, Ricardo Montalban and Fortunio Bonanova.^[1] It was shot at the Clasa Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Manuel Fontanals and Javier Torres Torija.^[2] It is based on the 1874 novel of the same time by Juan Valera, which had previously been adapted into a 1925 Spanish silent film.

Cast

• Rosita Díaz Gimeno as Pepita Jiménez
• Ricardo Montalban as Luis Vargas
• Fortunio Bonanova as Don Pedro Vargas
• Consuelo Guerrero de Luna as Antonieta
• Carlos Orellana as Padre Belisario
• Rafael Alcayde as Conde
• José Morcillo as Don Gumersindo
• Antonio Bravo as Poeta
• Manuel Noriega as Ceferino, criado
• Conchita Sáenz as Tía Casilda
• Manuel Pozos as Don Hermogenes, boticario
• Luis Mussot as Don Onofre, médico
• Rafael Acevedo as Primo Curro
• Niño de Caravaca as Cantante
• Julio Villarreal as Tío cura

References

1. Berg p.104
2. Gilabert p.337

Bibliography

• Berg, Charles Ramírez. The Classical Mexican Cinema: The Poetics of the Exceptional Golden Age Films. University of Texas Press, 2015.
• Gilabert, Rosa Peralt. Manuel Fontanals, escenógrafo: teatro, cine y exilio. Editorial Fundamentos, 2007.
• Irwin, Robert & Ricalde, Maricruz. Global Mexican Cinema: Its Golden Age. British Film Institute, 2013.