La Antorcha de los Éxitos: Cifesa (1932-1961)

La Antorcha de los Éxitos: Cifesa (1932-1961)

2022 es 94 minutes

Rating: 4

Plot

The amazing story of Cifesa, a mythical film production company founded in Valencia by the Casanova family that managed to dominate the box office during the turbulent times of the Second Spanish Republic, the carnage of the Civil War and the hardships of the long post-war period and Franco's dictatorship — and survive until the sixties, when Spain was timidly beginning to change.

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Cast

Antonio Esquivias

Antonio Esquivias

Self - Narrator (voice)

Emeterio Díez Puertas

Emeterio Díez Puertas

Self - Film Historian

Luis Casanova Iranzo

Luis Casanova Iranzo

Self - V. Casanova's Nephew

José Luis Castro de Paz

José Luis Castro de Paz

Self - Film Scholar

Virginia Guarinos

Virginia Guarinos

Self - Film Scholar

Jaime Hernández de la Torre

Jaime Hernández de la Torre

Self - Painter

Alfonso Gil

Alfonso Gil

Self - Historian

Luis Fernández Gimeno

Luis Fernández Gimeno

Self - Fallero

Vicente Sánchez Biosca

Vicente Sánchez Biosca

Self - Film Scholar

Fátima Gil Gascón

Fátima Gil Gascón

Self - Scholar

Pablo León Aguinaga

Pablo León Aguinaga

Self - Historian

Fernando Fernández de Córdoba

Fernando Fernández de Córdoba

Self - Actor (voice) (archive footage)

Gonzalo Queipo de Llano

Gonzalo Queipo de Llano

Self - Spanish Military (archive footage)

Francisco Franco

Francisco Franco

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Rafael Gil

Rafael Gil

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Carmen Polo

Carmen Polo

Self - Franco's Wife (archive footage)

Cesáreo González

Cesáreo González

Self - Film Producer (archive footage)

Luis Lucia

Luis Lucia

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Juan de Orduña

Juan de Orduña

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Luis Carrero Blanco

Luis Carrero Blanco

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Vicente Casanova

Vicente Casanova

Self - Film Producer (archive footage)

Sara Montiel

Sara Montiel

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Manuel Fraga

Manuel Fraga

Self - Politician (archive footage)

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