Valentín de la Sierra (film) explained

Valentín de la Sierra
Director:René Cardona
Starring:Antonio Aguilar
Jorge Martínez de Hoyos
Ofelia Montesco
Music:Antonio Díaz Conde
Cinematography:Agustín Jiménez
Editing:Alfredo Rosas Priego
Studio:Cinematográfica ABSA
Country:Mexico
Language:Spanish

Valentín de la Sierra is a 1968 Mexican film directed by René Cardona and starring Antonio Aguilar.[1] The film is inspired by the corrido of the same name, a dramatization of the death of Cristero rebel Valentín Ávila Ramírez. The setting of the film was changed to the earlier Mexican Revolution.[2]

Cast

Production

Valentín de la Sierra was filmed during the winter of 1967. Scenes were shot in Texcoco de Mora and Mexico City. Cinematographer Agustín Jiménez shot the film in Eastmancolor.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Jorge Ayala Blanco . La búsqueda del cine mexicano (1968-1972) . 1986 . Editorial Posada . 9789684331655 . 81.
  2. Book: Cantú . Roberto . Border Folk Balladeers: Critical Studies on Américo Paredes . 2018 . Cambridge Scholars Publishing . 9781527514362 . XV.