Overview
Marcos Vargas returns home to Ciudad Bolívar after finishing his studies in Trinidad. There he decides to start a business transporting merchandise to the interior of the jungle. A local chieftain will not make things easy for him.
Fun facts
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Based on
Based on Canaima
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Music
Music by Manuel Esperón
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Jack Draper
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Rómulo GallegosNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 4, 1945
- Original language
- Spanish
- Countries
- Mexico, Venezuela
Production
Cast
Jorge NegreteMarcos Vargas
Rosario GranadosAracelis Vellorini
Carlos López MoctezumaCol. José Francisco Ardavin
Andrés SolerConde Giaffaro- Bernardo SancristóbalGabriel Ureña
Alfredo VarelaArteaguita
Gilberto GonzálezSute Cúpira
Arturo Soto RangelManuel Ladera
Alfonso BedoyaCholo Parima (Pantoja)
Luis G. BarreiroVellorini el malo (don José)
Vicente PadulaVellorini el bueno (don Francisco)
Carolina BarretJuanifacia- María Luisa SerranoDoña Herminia Vargas
- Luis Jiménez MoránCauchero
Salvador QuirozSecuaz de Ardavin- Chel LópezCascareño
- June ByronCarmen
Fanny SchillerGallineta- Trío CalaverasCantantes
- Rafael Deyón
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