Romeo and Juliet (1943 film)

Romeo and Juliet
Directed by	Miguel M. Delgado
Written by	William Shakespeare (play) Jaime Salvador
Produced by	Jacques Gelman Santiago Reachi
Starring	Cantinflas María Elena Marqués Ángel Garasa
Cinematography	Jack Draper
Edited by	Fernando Martínez
Music by	Manuel Esperón
Production company	Posa Films
Release date	3 September 1943
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

Romeo and Juliet (Spanish: Romeo y Julieta) is a 1943 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, María Elena Marqués and Ángel Garasa. It is loosely based on William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet. The film's dialogue is in verse.

Cast

• Cantinflas as Romeo
• María Elena Marqués as Julieta
• Ángel Garasa as Fray Lorenzo
• Andrés Soler as Capulet
• Emma Roldán as Lady Capulet
• José Baviera as Paris
• Pedro Elviro
• Guillermo Familiar
• Juan Garcia
• Conchita Gentil Arcos
• Rafael Icardo
• Maria de la Paz Jarero
• Tito Junco
• Manuel Noriega
• José Ortiz de Zárate
• Jorge Reyes
• Humberto Rodríguez
• Estanislao Shilinsky

Bibliography

• Daniel Balderston, Mike Gonzalez & Ana M. Lopez. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures. Routledge, 2002.

External links

• Romeo and Juliet at IMDb