Adventures of Juan Lucas (Spanish: Aventuras de Juan Lucas) is a 1949 Spanish historical adventure film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Fernando Rey, Marie Déa and Manolo Morán.[1] It consists of an adaptation of the Manuel Halcón's eponymous novel.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Enrique Alarcón.

Synopsis

Juan Lucas a famous highwaymen in the Sierra Morena mountains in southern Spain, joins the guerrilla war following the French invasion of Spain during the Napoleonic Wars.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Peiró p.301
  2. ^ Martínez, Josefina (2010). "La pervivencia de los mitos: la Guerra de la Independencia en el cine". Cuadernos de Historia Moderna. Madrid: Ediciones Complutense: 206–207. ISSN 0214-4018.

Bibliography

  • Eva Woods Peiró. White Gypsies: Race and Stardom in Spanish Musical Films. U of Minnesota Press, 2012.


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