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La Antorcha de los Éxitos: Cifesa (1932-1961)

40% | Oct 05, 2022 | Documentary, History

The amazing story of Cifesa, a mythical film production company founded in Valencia by the Casanova family that managed to dominate the box office during the turbulent times of the Second Spanish Republic, the carnage of the Civil War and the hardships of the long post-war period and Franco's dictatorship — and survive until the sixties, when Spain was timidly beginning to change.

Featured Crew

Lourdes Sánchez Serrano
Producer
Andrés Torres de Torres
Director of Photography

Cast

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Antonio Esquivias
Self - Narrator (voice)
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Emeterio Díez Puertas
Self - Film Historian
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Luis Casanova Iranzo
Self - V. Casanova's Nephew
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José Luis Castro de Paz
Self - Film Scholar
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Virginia Guarinos
Self - Film Scholar

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