Romeo and Juliet (1943 film)

1943 Mexican film

Romeo and Juliet

Directed by| Miguel M. Delgado
Written by| William Shakespeare (play)
Jaime Salvador
Produced by| Jacques Gelman
Santiago Reachi
Starring| Cantinflas
María Elena Marqués
Ángel Garasa
Cinematography| Jack Draper
Edited by| Fernando Martínez
Music by| Manuel Esperón

Production
company

Posa Films

Release date

* 3 September 1943 (1943-09-03)

Running time

| 100 minutes
Country| Mexico
Language| Spanish

Romeo and Juliet (Spanish: Romeo y Julieta) is a 1943 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, María Elena Marqués and Ángel Garasa.[1] It is loosely based on William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet. The film's dialogue is in verse.

## Cast

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* Cantinflas as Romeo
* María Elena Marqués as Julieta
* Ángel Garasa as Fray Lorenzo
* Andrés Soler as Capulet
* Emma Roldán as Lady Capulet
* José Baviera as Paris
* Pedro Elviro
* Guillermo Familiar
* Juan Garcia
* Conchita Gentil Arcos
* Rafael Icardo
* Maria de la Paz Jarero
* Tito Junco
* Manuel Noriega
* José Ortiz de Zárate
* Jorge Reyes
* Humberto Rodríguez
* Estanislao Shilinsky

## References

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1. ^ Balderston, Gonzalez & Lopez p.263

## Bibliography

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* Daniel Balderston, Mike Gonzalez & Ana M. Lopez. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures. Routledge, 2002.

## External links

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* Romeo and Juliet at IMDb

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