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The Life of Agustín Lara

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The Life of Agustín Lara
Directed byAlejandro Galindo
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJosé Ortiz Ramos
Edited byFernando Martínez
Music byManuel Esperón
Production
company
Promex
Release date
  • 12 February 1959 (1959-02-12)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

The Life of Agustín Lara (Spanish: La vida de Agustín Lara) is a 1959 Mexican musical film directed by Alejandro Galindo and starring Germán Robles, Lorena Velázquez and Ofelia Montesco.[1] It is a biographical film about the life of the musician Agustín Lara.

Cast

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  • Germán Robles as Agustín Lara
  • Lorena Velázquez as María Islas
  • Ofelia Montesco as La mariposa
  • Tito Junco as Manuel Rangel, el garbanzo
  • Antonio Prieto as Dr. Ortiz Tirado
  • Sara Montes as Violeta
  • Fanny Schiller as Sra. Esperia, patrona burdel
  • Pilar Pellicer as Admiradora joven
  • Jorge Russek as Rodolfo, coronel
  • Miguel Ángel Ferriz as Emilio Azcarraga
  • Pin Crespo as Pura
  • Emma Grise as Amante celosa del garbanzo
  • León Barroso as Productor de pelicula
  • Rafael Estrada as Director de pelicula
  • Amparo Montes as Cantante
  • Julio Aldama as Cantante
  • Daniel Arroyo as Invitado a fiesta
  • Antonio Brillas as Martín
  • José Luis Caballero
  • Gloria Cansino as Amiga de María en fiesta
  • María Luisa Cortés as Invitada a fiesta
  • Felipe del Castillo as Mayordomo
  • María Duval as María Luisa Olguín
  • Fernando Fernández as Cantante
  • Carmen Guerrero as Pupila burdel
  • Raúl Guerrero as Empleado cementerio
  • Graciela Lara as Novia en Veracruz
  • Pedro León as Empleado burdel
  • Laura Martinez
  • Mikaela as Cantante
  • Guillermo Ramirez as man in the cantina
  • Amelia Rivera as Espectadora programa radio
  • Roberto Spriu as Locutor programa radio
  • Miguel Suarez as Toledito
  • Manuel Trejo Morales as Cliente burdel
  • Pedro Vargas as Cantante
  • Celia Viveros as Sirvienta del coronel

References

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  1. ^ Mora p.261

Bibliography

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  • Mora, Carl J. Mexican Cinema: Reflections of a Society, 1896-2004. McFarland & Co, 2005.
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