Papacito lindo

Papacito lindo
Papacito lindo
Directed by	Fernando de Fuentes
Written by	Gaston Arman de Caillavet (play Miquette et sa mère) ; Robert de Flers (play Miquette et sa mère)
Produced by	Fernando de Fuentes
Starring	Sara García, Fernando Soler, Julián Soler, Manuel Noriega and Manolita Saval
Cinematography	Gabriel Figueroa
Production; company	Compañía Mexicana de Películas
Distributed by	Azteca Film Distribution Company
Release date	September 7, 1939;
Running time	114 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

Papacito lindo (Handsome Sweet Daddy or Sugar Daddy^[1]) is a 1939 Mexican film directed by Fernando de Fuentes.^[2]^[3] The film stars Sara García, Fernando Soler, Julián Soler, Manuel Noriega and Manolita Saval.^[4]^[5]

It is an adaptation of Miquette et sa mère, a French play by the aristocrat Robert de Flers.^[6]^[7]

The film was well-received in the United States and was cited as an important production of the Mexican film industry.^[8]

Premise

A beautiful Valencian girl comes with her teacher to Mexico to make her film debut in a film called El Capitán Aventurero.^[9]

Cast

Sara García as Remedios
Fernando Soler as Wilfredo Gómez de la Reguera
Julián Soler as Jorge
Manuel Noriega as Don Eustaquio
Manolita Saval as Paquita Moreno
Rafael Icardo as Francisco Reina
Aurora Ruiz as Lupe
Antonio Bravo as Luis, the valet
Armando Velasco as the Inspector
Raúl Guerrero as the film director
Crox Alvarado as the film's heartthrob
Humberto Rodríguez as the gardener
Jorge Marrón as the announcer

Themes

In the book On the Border: Society and Culture between the United States and Mexico (2004), it is noted that in changing times in Mexico in the 1930s, with the middle-class setting new moral standards, the film stands out for "rescuing old patriarchal Catholic values of female chastity and loyalty to a family hierarchy".^[10]

Release and reception

The film premiered on 7 September 1939 at the Cine Palacio in Mexico City.^[11]

A contemporary commentator in Cine-Mundial wrote: "[In Papacito Lindo] Cosmopolitanism reigns supreme. The theme is of French origin, although the dialogue, written by Fuentes himself, has its own flavor. Another bold idea was to give the lead role to a singer."^[12] Teatro al dia indicated that the film had been well-received in the United States and was an important production of the Mexican film industry.^[8]

Raúl Miranda in Corre camera considered that Papacito lindo is one of the films where de Fuentes demonstrates his ability to understand the popular taste of the time.^[13]

References

^ Katz, Ephraim (2005) [1979]. The Film Encyclopedia. HarperCollins. p. 457. ISBN 9780060742140.
^ Fernando de Fuentes (1894/1958): trabajo colectivo (in Spanish). Cineteca Nacional. 1984.
^ Gascón, Iván Ríos (2017-11-24). El cine de Carlos Fuentes (in Spanish). EDICIONES B. ISBN 978-607-529-366-0.
^ Soto Avila, Antonio (2005). La época de oro del cine mexicano en Maracaibo (in Spanish). Universidad del Zulia. p. 75. ISBN 978-980-6857-00-1.
^ Blanco, Jorge Ayala (2021-04-23). La aventura del cine mexicano (in Spanish). UNAM, Escuela Nacional de Artes Cinematográficas. ISBN 978-607-02-9514-0.
^ Chalmers Publishing Company (1939). Cine-mundial (1939) (in Spanish). MBRS Library of Congress. Nueva York, Chalmers publishing company.
^ García Riera, Emilio (1998). Breve historia del cine mexicano primer siglo, 1897-1997 (in Spanish). Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía. p. 1891. ISBN 9789685096003.
^ ^a ^b Quigley Pub. Co (1939). Teatro Al Dia (October 1939). New York Public Library. New York: Quigley Pub. Co.
^ Chalmers Publishing Company (1939). Cine-mundial (1939) (in Spanish). MBRS Library of Congress. Nueva York, Chalmers publishing company.
^ María S. Arbeláez, Daniel D. Arreola, Juan Cabeza de Baca, Vincent Cabeza de Baca, Travis Du Bry (2004). Grant Wood, Andrew (ed.). On the Border - Society and Culture Between the United States and Mexico. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 179. ISBN 9781461639718.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Anuario Cinematográfico Latino Americano: 1946-47 (in Spanish). Ediciones Acla. 1947. p. 85.
^ Chalmers Publishing Company (1939). Cine-mundial (1939) (in Spanish). MBRS Library of Congress. Nueva York, Chalmers publishing company.
^ "Fernando de Fuentes (1894 -1958)". correcamara.com. Retrieved 2025-03-07.

External links

Papacito lindo at IMDb

[1] Katz, Ephraim (2005) [1979]. The Film Encyclopedia. HarperCollins. p. 457. ISBN 9780060742140.

[2] Fernando de Fuentes (1894/1958): trabajo colectivo (in Spanish). Cineteca Nacional. 1984.

[3] Gascón, Iván Ríos (2017-11-24). El cine de Carlos Fuentes (in Spanish). EDICIONES B. ISBN 978-607-529-366-0.

[4] Soto Avila, Antonio (2005). La época de oro del cine mexicano en Maracaibo (in Spanish). Universidad del Zulia. p. 75. ISBN 978-980-6857-00-1.

[5] Blanco, Jorge Ayala (2021-04-23). La aventura del cine mexicano (in Spanish). UNAM, Escuela Nacional de Artes Cinematográficas. ISBN 978-607-02-9514-0.

[6] Chalmers Publishing Company (1939). Cine-mundial (1939) (in Spanish). MBRS Library of Congress. Nueva York, Chalmers publishing company.

[7] García Riera, Emilio (1998). Breve historia del cine mexicano primer siglo, 1897-1997 (in Spanish). Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía. p. 1891. ISBN 9789685096003.

[Quigley-8] Quigley Pub. Co (1939). Teatro Al Dia (October 1939). New York Public Library. New York: Quigley Pub. Co.

[9] Chalmers Publishing Company (1939). Cine-mundial (1939) (in Spanish). MBRS Library of Congress. Nueva York, Chalmers publishing company.

[10] María S. Arbeláez, Daniel D. Arreola, Juan Cabeza de Baca, Vincent Cabeza de Baca, Travis Du Bry (2004). Grant Wood, Andrew (ed.). On the Border - Society and Culture Between the United States and Mexico. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 179. ISBN 9781461639718.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[11] Anuario Cinematográfico Latino Americano: 1946-47 (in Spanish). Ediciones Acla. 1947. p. 85.

[12] Chalmers Publishing Company (1939). Cine-mundial (1939) (in Spanish). MBRS Library of Congress. Nueva York, Chalmers publishing company.

[13] "Fernando de Fuentes (1894 -1958)". correcamara.com. Retrieved 2025-03-07.

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