La Zandunga (film)

This article is about the 1938 film. For the traditional Mexican song, see La Sandunga.

La Zandunga
Directed by	Fernando de Fuentes
Written by	Salvador Novo Rafael M. Saavedra
Produced by	Pedro A. Calderón
Starring	Lupe Vélez Arturo de Córdova Joaquín Pardavé
Cinematography	Alex Phillips
Edited by	Charles L. Kimball
Music by	Francisco Domínguez
Distributed by	Clasa Films Mundiales
Release date	March 18, 1938 (1938-03-18)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

La Zandunga is a 1938 Mexican romantic drama film directed by Fernando de Fuentes and starring the "Mexican Spitfire" Lupe Vélez.

Plot

In a little town around Tehuantepec, in Oaxaca, México, lives a beautiful and cheerful girl named Lupe (Lupe Vélez), in love with a stranger marine named Juancho (Arturo de Córdova). The man has to go to Veracruz and promises Lupe that he will return and marry her. After several months, Lupe loses hope of seeing him again and accepts the offer of another man to marry.

Cast

• Lupe Vélez as Lupe
• Arturo de Córdova as Juancho
• Joaquín Pardavé as Don Catarino
• María Luisa Zea as Marilú
• Rafael Falcón as Ramón
• Carlos López "El Chaflán" as The Secretary
• Conchita Gentil Arcos as Doña Mariquita

Production notes

This was the first Spanish-speaking movie for Lupe Vélez, who, after a massive career in Hollywood, returned to México to take advantage of her popularity among Hispanic audiences.

External links

• La Zandunga at IMDb