The Mulatta of Cordoba

The Mulatta of Cordoba (Spanish: La mulata de Córdoba) is a 1945 Mexican drama film directed by Adolfo Fernández Bustamante and starring Lina Montes, Víctor Junco and Víctor Manuel Mendoza. It was shot at the Clasa Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Manuel Fontanals.

The Mulatta of Cordoba
Directed by	Adolfo Fernández Bustamante
Written by	Adolfo Fernández Bustamante Xavier Villaurrutia Elvira de la Mora
Produced by	Manuel Sisniega Otero Felipe Subervielle
Starring	Lina Montes Víctor Junco Víctor Manuel Mendoza
Cinematography	Agustín Jiménez
Edited by	Gloria Schoemann
Music by	Gonzalo Curiel Manuel Esperón
Production company	Films Mundiales
Distributed by	Clasa-Mohme
Release date	20 December 1945 (1945-12-20)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

Synopsis

On Cuba, the beautiful mulatta Belén San Juan is the daughter of a wealthy landowner and a black slave. On her father's death she inherits his property, to the anger of her uncle who coverts the estate himself.

Cast

• Lina Montes as Belén de San Juan
• Víctor Junco as Pedro
• Víctor Manuel Mendoza as Juan Miguel
• José Baviera as Don Carlos San Juan
• Eduardo Casado as Don Antonio
• María Douglas as Emilia de San Juan
• Enrique Zambrano as Don Luis de San Juan
• Rosa Castro as Mamá de Emilia
• Lilón as María Belén
• Luis Jiménez Morán as Tlacuache
• Toña la Negra as Nana Paz
• Manuel Trejo Morales as Invitado fiesta
• Columba Domínguez as Pueblerina
• José Escanero as Invitado fiesta
• Juan José Laboriel as Pueblerino
• Chimi Monterrey as Pueblerino
• Javier Puente as Amigo de Carlos
• María Valdealde as Invitada racista fiesta

Bibliography

• Balderston, Daniel, Gonzalez, Mike & Lopez, Ana M. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures. Routledge, 2002.
• Delgadillo, Theresa. Geographies of Relation: Diasporas and Borderlands in the Americas. University of Michigan Press, 2024.

External links

• The Mulatta of Cordoba at IMDb