Alma llanera (English: "Soul of the Plains") is a 1965 Mexican Western drama film, written and directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares, and starring Antonio Aguilar, Flor Silvestre and Manuel Capetillo. It features Aguilar portraying his characteristic ranchero film hero.
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Plot
Two childhood friends, Juan Pablo (Antonio Aguilar) and Ramiro (Manuel Capetillo) meet again, but when a difficult situation arises, the friends are slowly turned into rivals. Complicating matters is Juan Pablo's love for Lucía (Flor Silvestre).
Cast
Antonio Aguilar as Juan Pablo Ureña
Flor Silvestre as Lucía
Manuel Capetillo as Ramiro Leyva
Manuel Dondé as El tuerto
Juan José Laboriel as Zampayo
Augusto Monterroso as Doctor Ramos
Claudio Lanuza (as Claudio Lanusa)
Reception
La guía del cine mexicano de la pantalla grande a la televisión, 1919–1984 states about the film: "The film tries to reproduce a climate similar to that of Doña Bárbara. Unfortunately, the beautiful and famous Venezuelan song that gives its title to Alma llanera is wasted."