Las hijas del Amapolo

Las hijas del Amapolo
Las hijas del Amapolo
Starring	Jose Elias Moreno
Release date	1962;
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

Las hijas del Amapolo ("The Daughters of Amapolo") is a 1962 Mexican film.

Premise

Four brothers arrive in a Mexican village in time for the annual town festival. They are instantly enamored with four sisters. But they will need to contend with their father (known notoriously as "el Amapolo"), as well as to compete with other men in town for their attention. Their grandmother adds an interesting twist to the festivities. This movie includes a dozen great musical numbers.

Cast

Jose Elias Moreno -----as Felipe de las Casas-----alone, tall & red
Sara García -----as grandma (abuela)----- la Coronela (la Generala)

Felipe's daughters:

Lucha Moreno -----as Licha de las Casas-----tallest
María Eugenia Rubio -----as Rosa de las Casas-----stutters
Carmela Rey -----as Luz de las Casas-----charro outfit
Angelica Maria -----as Colo de las Casas-----recites poetry

Serrano brothers, in the same order as the daughter each wants to marry:

Jose Juan Hernandez -----as Pepe Serrano-----wide band on hat
Eduardo Silvestre -----as David Serrano-----Mr Universo
Paco Michel -----as Luis Serrano-----white shirt black pants
Rene Cardona Jr. -----as Julio Serrano-----dark shirt, thin stripes

Others:

José Alfredo Jiménez -----as bar singer-----sings title song
Amparo Arozamena -----as Lolita-----bar owner (Lola)
Sergio Llanes -----as Tijeras-----main antagonist
Alberto Marcos -----as el cura-----priest
Arturo Siliceo Castillo -----as el nino-----boy
Jorge Casanova -----as jailer
Eduardo Zamarripa -----as Registro Civil
Armando Gordo Acosta -----as barbell trickster

External links

Las hijas del Amapolo at IMDb

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