Cantaclaro

Cantaclaro is a 1946 Mexican drama film directed by Julio Bracho and starring Esther Fernandez, Antonio Badú and Alberto Galán. The film is based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Rómulo Gallegos. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jesús Bracho. Plot Florentino (Antonio Badú), nicknamed "Cantaclaro", after saving his family's lands, goes to the plains to learn more songs to sing. There he falls in love with Rosángela (Esther Fernandez), a young woman surrounded by many secrets. Cast Esther Fernandez as Rosangela / Angela Rosa Antonio Badú as Florentino Coronado Cantaclaro Alberto Galán as Doctor Juan Crisostomo Payara Paco Fuentes as Juan Parado Rafael Lanzetta as Guarriqueño Fanny Schiller as Doña Nico Rafael Alcayde as Carlos Jaramillo Ángel T. Sala as Coronel Buitrago Alejandro Ciangherotti as Juan el Veguero Maruja Grifell as Nana Arturo Soto Rangel as Don Aquilino Gilberto González Salvador Quiroz Roberto Cañedo Production The film was made as part of a spate of film adaptations of Rómulo Gallegos's novels following success of Doña Bárbara (1943).