Don Mendo's Revenge Explained

Don Mendo's Revenge is a 1962 Spanish comedy film directed by Fernando Fernán Gómez. It is based on a play by Pedro Muñoz Seca.^{[1] [2]}

Plot

Don Mendo Salazar (Fernando Fernán Gómez) sees how his beloved marries another man and he is unjustly imprisoned. Years later, he escapes and seeks revenge. Disguised as a minstrel, he manages to gather the characters who condemned him in the past and make them kill each other.

Cast

• Fernando Fernán Gómez as Don Mendo Salazar - Marqués de Cabra
• Paloma Valdés as Magdalena
• Juanjo Menéndez as Don Pero Collado, Duque de Toro
• Antonio Garisa as the king Alfonso VII
• Joaquín Roa as Don Nuño Manso de Jarama
• Lina Canalejas as the Queen Berenguela
• María Luisa Ponte as Doña Ramírez
• José Vivó as Marqués de la Moncada
• Paula Martel as Azofaifa

Notes and References

1. Web site: La venganza de Don Mendo. Spanish. FilmAffinity. 2016-04-23.
2. Web site: Cine: La venganza de Don Mendo. Spanish. El Mundo. 2016-04-23.