La Antorcha de los Éxitos: Cifesa (1932-1961)
2022-10-05 | 94 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Antonio EsquiviasSelf - Narrator (voice)
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Fernando Fernández de CórdobaSelf - Actor (voice) (archive footage)
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Francisco FrancoSelf - Politician (archive footage)
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Rafael GilSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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Cesáreo GonzálezSelf - Film Producer (archive footage)
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Luis LuciaSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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Juan de OrduñaSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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