Come on Ponciano (Spanish: ¡Ora Ponciano!) is a 1937 Mexican historical drama film directed by Gabriel Soria and starring Jesús Solórzano, Consuelo Frank and Leopoldo Ortín.[1] [2] It was shot at the San Ángel Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Luis Moya. It was entered in the 1938 Venice Film Festival where it competed for the Mussolini Cup.

Come on Ponciano
Directed byGabriel Soria
Written byElvira de la Mora
Gabriel Soria
Produced byGabriel Soria
StarringJesús Solórzano
Consuelo Frank
Leopoldo Ortín
CinematographyAlex Phillips
Edited byJosé M. Noriega
Music byLorenzo Barcelata
Manuel Esperón
Production
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Producciones Soria
Distributed byColumbia Films
Release date
  • 16 April 1937 (1937-04-16)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

Synopsis

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In nineteenth century Mexico celebrated matador Ponciano Diaz skill at bullfighting is matched with his romantic pursuit of the attractive Rosario

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References

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  1. ^ Richard p.47
  2. ^ The Cinema of Latin America p.29

Bibliography

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  • Elena, Alberto & Lopez, Marina Diaz. The Cinema of Latin America. Columbia University Press, 2013.
  • Richard, Alfred. Censorship and Hollywood's Hispanic image: an interpretive filmography, 1936-1955. Greenwood Press, 1993.
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