Philip of Jesus (film)

Philip of Jesus
Directed by	Julio Bracho
Written by	Julio Bracho Salvador Elizondo Rafael M. Saavedra Xavier Villaurrutia
Produced by	Salvador Elizondo Fernando Marcos
Starring	Ernesto Alonso Rita Macedo Julio Villarreal
Cinematography	Raúl Martínez Solares
Edited by	Jorge Busto
Music by	Raúl Lavista
Production company	Clasa Films Mundiales
Release date	5 August 1949
Running time	106 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

Philip of Jesus (Spanish:Felipe de Jesus) is a 1949 Mexican historical drama film directed by Julio Bracho and starring Ernesto Alonso, Rita Macedo and Julio Villarreal. It portrays the life of the Mexican priest Philip of Jesus who was martyred in Japan in 1597.

Cast

• Ernesto Alonso as Felipe de las Casas
• Rita Macedo as Rosalia / Maria
• Julio Villarreal as Fray Pedro Bautista
• Rodolfo Acosta as Principe Chokozabe
• José Baviera as Don Alonso
• Francisco Jambrina as Capitan Matias de Landecho
• Luis Aceves Castañeda as Emperador Iroyoshi Taikosama
• Ernesto Finance as Don Garcia
• José Morcillo as don Lope, padre de Rosalia
• Maruja Grifell as Madre de Felipe
• Dolores Camarillo as Marijuana
• Eugenia Galindo as Teresa, Criada de Rosalia
• Daniel Arroyo as Invitado a recital
• Diana Bracho as Rosalia (niña)
• Antonio Bravo as Cristobal de Villahermosa
• Rodolfo Calvo as Almirante Cumberland
• Alejandro Ciangherotti as Hermano moribundo
• Ramón Gay as Soldado
• Conchita Gentil Arcos as Invitada a recital
• María Gentil Arcos as Invitada a recital
• Ismael Larumbe as Fray Carlos
• Héctor Mateos
• Juan Orraca as Soldado
• José Ortega as Transeúnte en Filipinas
• Juan Pulido as Consejero japones
• Humberto Rodríguez as Platero
• Jesús Valero as Fray Juan

Bibliography

• Rogelio Agrasánchez. Cine Mexicano: Posters from the Golden Age, 1936-1956. Chronicle Books, 2001.

External links

• Philip of Jesus at IMDb