Siboney (film)

Siboney
Directed by Juan Orol
Produced by Juan Orol
Written by Juan Orol
Starring María Antonieta Pons
Juan Orol
Chela Castro
Music by Rodrigo Pratts
Ernesto Lecuona
Cinematography Ricardo Delgado
Agustín Jiménez
Distributed by España Sono Films
Release dates
August 7, 1942 (México)
Country Mexico
Cuba
Language Spanish

Siboney is a Mexican-Cuban drama film directed by Juan Orol. It was filmed in 1938 and released in 1942 and starring María Antonieta Pons and Juan Orol.

Plot

In 1868, while develops the Cuban War of Independence, Gaston de Montero (Juan Orol), a noble Spanish knight, rescues a young girl named Siboney (María Antonieta Pons) and he helps her to become in a successful dancer. Over time, she discovers that she is the daughter of a prominent aristocrat.


Cast

Reviews

Siboney is the first film by the Spanish director Juan Orol with his second film muse, María Antonieta Pons. With Mexican production, the film was shot in Cuba, inspired by the theme song Siboney of Ernesto Lecuona. For this film were used scenes of the Galician Center of Havana. The motto of this film was a distinct Cuban film. Siboney was considered the first film of the called Rumberas film of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.[1]

References

  1. Las Rumberas del Cine Mexicano. Editorial televisa. 1999. p. 14.
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