Cristina Guzmán is a 1943 Spanish drama film directed by Gonzalo Delgrás and starring Marta Santaolalla, Ismael Merlo and Luis García Ortega. It was made by CIFESA, Spain's dominant film studio of the era. The film is an adaptation of the 1936 novel Cristina Guzmán by Carmen de Icaza which was later remade in 1968.
Contents
Plot
Cristina Guzmán (Marta Santaolalla), is a young widow with a young son in her care, who dedicates herself to giving language classes to support herself. One day she receives a visit from an aristocrat with a surprising proposal that will change her life: she must pretend to be Fifi, the wife of an American millionaire to try to get him to overcome the emotional trauma caused by the abandonment of his real wife.
Cast
Marta Santaolalla as Cristina Guzmán
Ismael Merlo as Marqués de Atalanta
Luis García Ortega as Prince Valmore
Carlos Muñoz as Joe
Lily Vincenti as Gladys
Luis Martínez Tovar as Bubi
Jorge Greiner as Bert
Francisco Marimón as Rouvier
Fernando Fernán Gómez as Bob
Mary Vera as Georgette
Pedro Oltra as Alfaro
Horacio Socías as Fletcher
Mary Mirell as Ida
Montserrat Santaolalla as Pelirroja
Fernando Porredón as Gorito
Carmen Morando as Balbina
Francisco Zabala as Amigo del Marqués de Atalanta
Enriqueta Pezzi
Juana Mansó
Eva Arión
Carlota Bilbao
Conchita López
Pablo Hidalgo
Cristina Yomar
María Martín
Pedro Calderón