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La Antorcha de los Éxitos: Cifesa (1932-1961)
4.3 / 10• 2022• 1h 34m•NR• Spanish
DocumentaryHistory
Storyline
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 & Crew
Antonio Esquivias
Self - Narrator (voice)
LeadED
Emeterio Díez Puertas
Self - Film Historian
LC
Luis Casanova Iranzo
Self - V. Casanova's Nephew
JL
José Luis Castro de Paz
Self - Film Scholar
VG
Virginia Guarinos
Self - Film Scholar
JH
Jaime Hernández de la Torre
Self - Painter
AG
Alfonso Gil
Self - Historian
LF
Luis Fernández Gimeno
Self - Fallero
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Francisco Rodríguez Fernández's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. La Antorcha de los Éxitos: Cifesa (1932-1961) is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
