Raza
movie
The film Franco tried to destroy — his own Spanish Civil War epic!
Released January 30, 1942
Overview
The troubled story of the Churruca family, a noble lineage of brave seamen, descendants of Cosme Damián Churruca, the Spanish hero of the Battle of Trafalgar; from the Spanish-American War (1898) to the end of the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). (In 1950, a new cut of the film was released with less ideological depth and ten minutes shorter.)
Cast
Alfredo Mayo
as
José Churruca
Ana Mariscal
as
Marisol Mendoza
José Nieto
as
Pedro Churruca
Blanca de Silos
as
Isabel Churruca
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Rosina Mendía
as
Isabel Acuña de Churruca
Pilar Soler
as
Spy
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Julio Rey de las Heras
as
Pedro Churruca's Father
Luis Arroyo
as
Jaime Churruca
Raúl Cancio
as
Luis Echevarría
Manuel Arbó
as
Mr. Echevarría
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Mercedes Llofríu
as
Young Isabel Churruca
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Eduardo González
as
Child
Crew
José Luis Sáenz de Heredia
as
Director
José Luis Sáenz de Heredia
as
Screenplay
Antonio Román
as
Screenplay
Francisco Franco
as
Novel
Eduardo García Maroto
as
Editor
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Bienvenida Sanz
as
Editor
Sigfrido Burman
as
Production Design
Cecilio Paniagua
as
Camera Operator
Heinrich Gärtner
as
Camera Operator
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José F. Aguayo
as
Director of Photography
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Manuel Parada
as
Original Music Composer
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Jerónimo Mihura
as
Assistant Director