Lola Casanova

Lola Casanova
Directed by	Matilde Landeta
Written by	Enrique Cancino Matilde Landeta Francisco Rojas González
Starring	Meche Barba Isabela Corona Enrique Cancino
Cinematography	Ezequiel Carrasco
Edited by	Gloria Schoemann
Music by	Francisco Domínguez
Production company	Tacma
Release date	25 May 1948 (1948-05-25)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

Lola Casanova is a 1948 Mexican western film directed by Matilde Landeta and starring Meche Barba, Isabela Corona and Enrique Cancino. ^[1] The film's sets were designed by Luis Moya.

Synopsis

The movie traces the history of a creole woman who starts living with an Indian man to help the Indian community in their dealings with society. ^[2]

Cast

• Meche Barba as Lola Casanova
• Isabela Corona as Tortola parda
• Enrique Cancino as Lobo zaino
• Armando Silvestre as Coyote Iguana
• José Baviera as Don Nestor
• Carlos Martínez Baena as Don Diego Casanova
• Ernesto Vilches
• Guillermo Calles
• Ramón Gay as Juan Vega
• Jaime Jiménez Pons as Indalecio
• Miguel Montemayor as Romerito
• Enriqueta Reza as Nana
• Agustín Fernandez as Cuna de gato
• Salvador Godínez as Casahuate
• Enedina Díaz de León
• Carlos Villarías
• Lupe Inclán as Lagartija
• Emma Rivero
• Elisa Christy as Totoaba
• Angeles Arreola
• Aurora Izquierdo
• Consuelo Múgica
• Jesús Chávez
• Felipe de Flores
• Genaro de Alba
• César del Campo
• Rodolfo Moreno
• Rogelio Fernandez as Águila blanca
• Lidia Franco as Otilia

References

1. Dever p.27
2. King, John (2000). Magical Reels: A History of Cinema in Latin America. Verso. p. 52.

Bibliography

• Dever, Susan. Celluloid Nationalism and Other Melodramas: From Post-Revolutionary Mexico to fin de siglo Mexamerica. SUNY Press, 2012.

External links

• Lola Casanova at IMDb