The Lieutenant Nun Explained
| The Lieutenant Nun |
| Director: | Emilio Gómez Muriel |
| Producer: | Francisco A. de Icaza |
| Starring: | María Félix
Ángel Garasa
José Cibrián |
| Music: | Luis Hernández Bretón |
| Cinematography: | Raúl Martínez Solares |
| Editing: | Jorge Busto |
| Studio: | Clasa Films Mundiales |
| Runtime: | 88 minutes |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Language: | Spanish |
The Lieutenant Nun (Spanish: La monja alférez) is a 1944 Mexican historical adventure film directed by Emilio Gómez Muriel and starring María Félix, Ángel Garasa and José Cibrián. It is based on the life of Catalina de Erauso.[1]
The film's sets were designed by the art director Jorge Fernández.
Cast
- María Félix as Catalina Erauso 'La Monja Alférez' / Don Alonso
- Ángel Garasa as Roger
- José Cibrián as Juan de Aguirre
- Delia Magaña as Elvira
- José Pidal as Don César, canónigo
- Fanny Schiller as Doña Úrsula
- Paco Fuentes as Don Miguel de Erauso
- Eugenia Galindo as Doña Cristina
- Esther Luquín as Beatriz
- Maruja Grifell as Reverenda madre
- José Goula as Don Claudio
- Lauro Benítez as Don Indalecio
- Jesús Valero as Sacerdote
- Manuel Sánchez Navarro as Don Diego Fernández de Córdova, Virrey del Peru
- Enrique García Álvarez as Don Ignacio de Aguirre
- Consuelo Guerrero de Luna as Lucinda
Bibliography
- Klossner, Michael. The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000. McFarland & Company, 2002.
Notes and References
- Klossner p.221
