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1945 Mexican film
La selva de fuego
Directed byFernando de Fuentes
Written byTito Davison
Paulino Masip
Produced byMauricio de la Serna
StarringDolores del Río
Arturo de Córdova
Miguel Inclán
CinematographyAgustín Martínez Solares
Edited byJose W. Bustos
Music byMax Urban
Distributed byProducciones Grovas
Release date
  • December 27, 1945 (1945-12-27)
Running time76 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

La selva de fuego (The jungle of fire) is a 1945 Mexican romantic drama film directed by Fernando de Fuentes and starring Dolores del Río.

Plot summary

The movie develops into the Jungle of Chiapas in México. A beautiful woman named Estrella (Dolores del Río) is lost in a savage zone of the jungle. She is found by a group of men who are being held into the jungle as social outcasts. Their leader, Luciano (Arturo de Córdova) is a man of integrity, but with an inexplicable hatred toward women. The presence of a sensual woman among several alone men causes chaos that only Luciano can save.

Curiosities

According to María Félix in her autobiography (Todas mis Guerras México, 1993), cause of this movie, she and Dolores del Río mistook their paths for only time. The film was written by Félix, but the messenger sent by mistake the film for Dolores. María finished filming the movie Vértigo (written by Dolores).

References

  1. Félix, María (1994). Todas mis Guerras. Clío. p. 84. ISBN 968-6932-08-9.

External links

Films directed by Fernando de Fuentes


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