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<i>The Cemetery of the Eagles</i>

The Cemetery of the Eagles

1939 Mexican film

The Cemetery of the Eagles (Spanish:El cementerio de las águilas) is a 1939 Mexican historical war film directed by Luis Lezama and starring Jorge Negrete, Margarita Mora and José Macip. It is set during the Mexican–American War of the 1840s.[1] The film's sets were designed by José Rodríguez Granada. The battles of Churubusco and Chapultepec were recreated. It premiered on 1 September 1939, the same day as the Second World War broke out in Europe.[2] The film's overtly patriotic theme proved very popular at the Mexican box office.[3]

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Cast

  • Jorge Negrete as Miguel de la Peña
  • Margarita Mora as Mercedes de Zúñiga y Miranda
  • José Macip as Agustín Melgar
  • Silvia Cardell as Ana María de Zúñiga y Miranda
  • Alfonso Ruiz Gómez as Rafael Alfaro
  • José Ortiz de Zárate as Don Pedro de Zúñiga y Miranda
  • Lolo Trillo as Doña Nieves de Zúñiga y Miranda
  • Pepe Martínez as Luis Manuel Martínez de Castro
  • Miguel Wimer as General Nicolás Bravo
  • Ricardo Mondragón as Gral. Monterde
  • Adela Jaloma as Elvira
  • Miguel Inclán as Gral. Pedro Ma. Anaya
  • Manuel Pozos as Jose Ma. Alfaro
  • Víctor Velázquez as Juan de la Barrera
  • Carlos Mora as Vicente Suárez
  • Ricardo Adalid as Juan Escutia
  • Paco Castellanos as Francisco Márquez
  • Manolo Fábregas as Fernando Montes de Oca
  • Crox Alvarado as Capt. Alemán
  • Carlos López Aldama as Gen. Santa Ana
  • Julio Ahuet as Invitado al baile
  • Rafael Baledón as Invitado al baile
  • Manuel Dondé as Sirviente
  • Tito Junco as Soldado
  • Víctor Junco as Soldado
  • Paco Martínez as Rejón, el diputado
  • Rubén Márquez as Invitado al baile
  • Guillermo Rivas
  • José Ignacio Rocha as Severiano, cochero

References

  1. [1]
    Van Wagenen p.136
  2. [2]
    Van Wagenen p.139
  3. [3]
    Van Wagenen p.136

Bibliography

  • Van Wagenen, Michael. Remembering the Forgotten War: The Enduring Legacies of the U.S./Mexican War. Univ of Massachusetts Press, 2012.
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