El indio
El indio (English: The Indian) is a 1939 Mexican drama film directed by Armando Vargas de la Maza. It was released in Mexico on February 10, 1939 and later released in United States on May 12, of the same year. Consuelo Frank and Pedro Armendáriz received equal billing, while Dolores Camarillo (billed as Dolores C. de Frausto) who was the film's comic relief, was billed last. Later she would receive a somewhat higher billing in Cantinflas' Ahí está el detalle.
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| Directed by | Armando Vargas de la Maza |
| Written by | Celestino Gorostiza |
| Based on | El indio by Gregorio López y Fuentes |
| Starring | Pedro Armendáriz Consuelo Frank Dolores Camarillo Eduardo Vivas |
| Cinematography | Jack Draper |
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| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
The film also explores an early form of Mexican "indio" comic performances given by Carlos López "Chaflán" and Dolores Camarillo. These comic roles would later give inspiration to María Elena Velasco's La India María film series.
Synopsis
El indio centers on an hacienda somewhere in central-Mexico owned by an ambitious landowner who mistreats his indigenous peones. One of the peons, Felipe (Pedro Armendáriz), has separated himself from the hacienda and the tribe and relies on hunting to survive. He is in love with María (Consuelo Frank), a beautiful white Indian girl who is constantly beleaguered by the hacienda's owner.
Cast
- Consuelo Frank as María
- Pedro Armendáriz as Felipe
- Eduardo Vivas as Hacendado
- Gloria Morel as Cristina
- Carlos López "Chaflán"
- Enrique Cancino
- Ángel T. Sala
- Ernesto Finance
- Alfonso Parra
- Jesús Ojeda
- Rafael Icardo
- Dolores C. de Frausto as Panchita
- Max Langler as Indian (uncredited)