Nana (1944 film) explained

Nana
Director:Roberto Gavaldón
Celestino Gorostiza
Producer:Alberto Sanatnder
Starring:Lupe Vélez
Miguel Ángel Ferriz
Luis Alcoriza
Music:Jorge Pérez
Cinematography:Alex Phillips
Editing:Charles L. Kimball
Runtime:87 minutes
Country:Mexico
Language:Spanish

Nana is a 1944 Mexican film by Celestino Gorostiza and Roberto Gavaldón. The film is an adaptation of Émile Zola's 1880 novel Nana, and is the last film of the Mexican star Lupe Vélez.

Plot

Based in the Émile Zola novel of the same name, which details the life of Nana, a French prostitute of the 19th century.

Cast

Production notes

This was the last movie for Lupe Vélez, who committed suicide later the same year.

There was a second Mexican adaptation of Nana, also called Nana, in 1985, produced by and starring Irma Serrano.