Gloria Mairena

1952 film

19 December 1952 (1952-12-19)

Running time

80 minutesCountrySpainLanguageSpanish

Gloria Mairena is a 1952 Spanish drama film directed by Luis Lucia and starring Juanita Reina, Eduardo Fajardo and Rafael Arcos.^[1]^[2] It was released by Cifesa, Spain's leading studio of the period. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gil Parrondo.

Synopsis

In Seville, a man loses his wife after two years of marriage and turns to the priesthood. Their daughter grows up to look exactly like her mother, and he fears losing her in a similar way.

Cast

Juanita Reina as Gloria Mairena / Gloria Céspedes
Eduardo Fajardo as Paulino Céspedes
Ricardo Acero as Paco
Rafael Arcos as Sebastián
Francisco Bernal as Baldomero
Ana de Leyva as Sagrario
Manuel Guitián as Rector
Valeriano Andrés as Don Buenaventura
Mercedes Cora as Lina Álvarez
María Teresa Reina as Gloria Céspedes niña
Quico Juanes as Niño
Jaime Blanch as Niño
Rafael Calvo Revilla as Periodista
Antonio García Quijada as Narrador
Casimiro Hurtado as Cliente del tablao
Manuel Luna as Self
Arturo Marín as Cliente del tablao
Teófilo Palou as Empresario

References

^ Labanyi & Pavlović p.214
^ Directory of World Cinema: Spain p.152

Bibliography

Hortelano, Lorenzo J. Torres. Directory of World Cinema: Spain. Intellect Books, 2011.
Labanyi, Jo & Pavlović, Tatjana. A Companion to Spanish Cinema. John Wiley & Sons, 2012.