La Antorcha de los Éxitos: Cifesa (1932-1961)

La Antorcha de los Éxitos: Cifesa (1932-1961) (2022)

4.3 94 min Movie
DocumentaryHistory

The amazing story of Cifesa, a mythical film production company founded in Valencia by the Casanova family that managed to dominate the box office during the turbulent times of the Second Spanish Republic, the carnage of the Civil War and the hardships of the long post-war period and Franco's dictatorship — and survive until the sixties, when Spain was timidly beginning to change.

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Cast

Antonio Esquivias Antonio Esquivias Self - Narrator (voice)
Emeterio Díez Puertas Emeterio Díez Puertas Self - Film Historian
Luis Casanova Iranzo Luis Casanova Iranzo Self - V. Casanova's Nephew
José Luis Castro de Paz José Luis Castro de Paz Self - Film Scholar
Virginia Guarinos Virginia Guarinos Self - Film Scholar
Jaime Hernández de la Torre Jaime Hernández de la Torre Self - Painter
Alfonso Gil Alfonso Gil Self - Historian
Luis Fernández Gimeno Luis Fernández Gimeno Self - Fallero
Vicente Sánchez Biosca Vicente Sánchez Biosca Self - Film Scholar
Fátima Gil Gascón Fátima Gil Gascón Self - Scholar
Pablo León Aguinaga Pablo León Aguinaga Self - Historian
Fernando Fernández de Córdoba Fernando Fernández de Córdoba Self - Actor (voice) (archive footage)

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