Papacito lindo

1939 Mexican film

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 (1939-09-07)

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

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

## Cast

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* 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

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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

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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

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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.
8. ^ a b 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.

## External links

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* Papacito lindo at IMDb

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Films directed by Fernando de Fuentes

* El anónimo (1933)
* Prisoner 13 (1933)
* La calandria (1933)
* The Tiger of Yautepec (1933)
* Godfather Mendoza (1934)
* El fantasma del convento (1934)
* Cruz Diablo (1934)
* The Dressel Family (1935)
* Petróleo (1936)
* Desfile deportivo (1936)
* Allá en el Rancho Grande (1936)
* Let's Go with Pancho Villa (1936)
* Las mujeres mandan (1937)
* Beneath the Sky of Mexico (1937)
* La Zandunga (1938)
* The House of the Ogre (1939)
* Papacito lindo (1939)
* Allá en el trópico (1940)
* El jefe máximo (1940)
* Creo en Dios (1941)
* La gallina clueca (1941)
* ¡Así se quiere en Jalisco! (1942)
* Doña Bárbara (1943)
* La Mujer sin Alma (1944)
* El rey se divierte (1944)
* Hasta que perdió Jalisco (1945)
* La selva de fuego (1945)
* Esperanza (1946)
* The Devourer (1946)
* Allá en el Rancho Grande (1949)
* Jalisco Sings in Seville (1949)
* Hipólito, el de Santa (1950)
* By the False Door (1950)
* Crime and Punishment (1951)
* The Children of Maria Morales (1952)
* Cradle Song (1953)
* Tres citas con el destino (1954)

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