Nana (1944 film)

Nana
Directed by	Roberto Gavaldón Celestino Gorostiza
Written by	Émile Zola Celestino Gorostiza
Produced by	Alberto Sanatnder
Starring	Lupe Vélez Miguel Ángel Ferriz Luis Alcoriza
Cinematography	Alex Phillips
Edited by	Charles L. Kimball
Music by	Jorge Pérez
Release date	June 2, 1944 (1944-06-02)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

Nana is a 1944 Mexican film by Celestino Gorostiza and Roberto Gavaldón. The film is an adaptation of Émile Zola's 1880 novel Nana, and is the last film of the Mexican star Lupe Vélez.

Plot

Based in the Émile Zola novel of the same name, which details the life of Nana, a French prostitute of the 19th century.

Cast

• Lupe Vélez as Nana
• Miguel Ángel Ferriz as Muffat
• Chela Castro as Rosa Mignon
• Crox Alvarado as Fontan
• Luis Alcoriza as De Fauchery
• Conchita Gentil Arcos as Zoe

Production notes

This was the last movie for Lupe Vélez, who committed suicide later the same year.

There was a second Mexican adaptation of Nana, also called Nana, in 1985, produced by and starring Irma Serrano.

External links

• Nana at IMDb