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I Am a Charro of Rancho Grande

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I Am a Charro of Rancho Grande
Directed byJoaquín Pardavé
Written byLeopoldo Baeza y Aceves
Tito Davison
Antonio Guzmán Aguilera
Produced byÓscar J. Brooks
Alfredo Ripstein Jr.
StarringSofía Álvarez
Pedro Infante
René Cardona
CinematographyJorge Stahl Jr.
Edited byMario González
Music byManuel Esperón
Production
company
Filmadora Méxicana
Distributed byClasa-Mohme
Release date
  • 6 November 1947 (1947-11-06)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

I Am a Charro of Rancho Grande (Spanish: Soy charro de Rancho Grande) is a 1947 Mexican musical comedy drama film directed by Joaquín Pardavé and starring Sofía Álvarez, Pedro Infante and René Cardona.[1] [2] It was shot at the Azteca Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Edward Fitzgerald. It was in the tradition of Ranchera films, popular during the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema.

Synopsis

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A charro goes to Mexico City where he encounters a glamorous woman who throws his wedding plans into disorder.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Riera p.112
  2. ^ Avila p.189

Bibliography

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  • Avila, Jaqueline. Cinesonidos: Film Music and National Identity During Mexico's Época de Oro. Oxford University Press, 2019.
  • Riera, Emilio García . Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1946–1948. Universidad de Guadalajara, 1992.
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