Papacito lindo (Handsome Sweet Daddy or Sugar Daddy[1]) is a 1939 Mexican film directed by Fernando de Fuentes.[2][3] The film stars Sara García, Fernando Soler, Julián Soler, Manuel Noriega and Manolita Saval.[4][5]

It is an adaptation of Miquette et sa mère, a French play by the aristocrat Robert de Flers.[6][7]

The film was well-received in the United States and was cited as an important production of the Mexican film industry.[8]

Premise

A beautiful Valencian girl comes with her teacher to Mexico to make her film debut in a film called El Capitán Aventurero.[9]

Cast

Themes

In the book On the Border: Society and Culture between the United States and Mexico (2004), it is noted that in changing times in Mexico in the 1930s, with the middle-class setting new moral standards, the film stands out for "rescuing old patriarchal Catholic values of female chastity and loyalty to a family hierarchy".[10]

Release and reception

The film premiered on 7 September 1939 at the Cine Palacio in Mexico City.[11]

A contemporary commentator in Cine-Mundial wrote: "[In Papacito Lindo] Cosmopolitanism reigns supreme. The theme is of French origin, although the dialogue, written by Fuentes himself, has its own flavor. Another bold idea was to give the lead role to a singer."[12] Teatro al dia indicated that the film had been well-received in the United States and was an important production of the Mexican film industry.[8]

Raúl Miranda in Corre camera considered that Papacito lindo is one of the films where de Fuentes demonstrates his ability to understand the popular taste of the time.[13]

References

  1. ^ Katz, Ephraim (2005) [1979]. The Film Encyclopedia. HarperCollins. p. 457. ISBN 9780060742140.
  2. ^ Fernando de Fuentes (1894/1958): trabajo colectivo (in Spanish). Cineteca Nacional. 1984.
  3. ^ Gascón, Iván Ríos (2017-11-24). El cine de Carlos Fuentes (in Spanish). EDICIONES B. ISBN 978-607-529-366-0.
  4. ^ Soto Avila, Antonio (2005). La época de oro del cine mexicano en Maracaibo (in Spanish). Universidad del Zulia. p. 75. ISBN 978-980-6857-00-1.
  5. ^ Blanco, Jorge Ayala (2021-04-23). La aventura del cine mexicano (in Spanish). UNAM, Escuela Nacional de Artes Cinematográficas. ISBN 978-607-02-9514-0.
  6. ^ Chalmers Publishing Company (1939). Cine-mundial (1939) (in Spanish). MBRS Library of Congress. Nueva York, Chalmers publishing company.
  7. ^ García Riera, Emilio (1998). Breve historia del cine mexicano primer siglo, 1897-1997 (in Spanish). Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía. p. 1891. ISBN 9789685096003.
  8. ^ a b Quigley Pub. Co (1939). Teatro Al Dia (October 1939). New York Public Library. New York: Quigley Pub. Co.
  9. ^ Chalmers Publishing Company (1939). Cine-mundial (1939) (in Spanish). MBRS Library of Congress. Nueva York, Chalmers publishing company.
  10. ^ María S. Arbeláez, Daniel D. Arreola, Juan Cabeza de Baca, Vincent Cabeza de Baca, Travis Du Bry (2004). Grant Wood, Andrew (ed.). On the Border - Society and Culture Between the United States and Mexico. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 179. ISBN 9781461639718.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Anuario Cinematográfico Latino Americano: 1946-47 (in Spanish). Ediciones Acla. 1947. p. 85.
  12. ^ Chalmers Publishing Company (1939). Cine-mundial (1939) (in Spanish). MBRS Library of Congress. Nueva York, Chalmers publishing company.
  13. ^ "Fernando de Fuentes (1894 -1958)". correcamara.com. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papacito_lindo
No tags for this post.