A Thousand and One Nights (1958 film)

A Thousand and One Nights
Directed byFernando Cortés
Written byMaría Luisa Algarra (dialogue), Josefina Vicens
Produced byFernando de Fuentes, Gonzalo Elvira, Ramón Pereda
StarringGermán Valdés
María Antonieta Pons
Martha Valdés
Mapita Cortés
CinematographyJack Draper
Edited byCarlos Savage
Music byManuel Esperón
Release date
  • 17 September 1958 (1958-09-17) (Mexico)
Running time
90 min
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

A Thousand and One Nights (Spanish:Las mil y una noches) is a 1958 Mexican comedy film produced by Fernando de Fuentes, directed by Fernando Cortés and starring Germán Valdés "Tin-Tan", María Antonieta Pons, Martha Valdés and Mapita Cortés.[1][2][3] This is Tin-Tan's first color film (filmed in Eastmancolor, also considered as Mexico's Technicolor) and was followed by a sequel filmed the same year, La odalisca No. 13. This film marked the film debut of the Puerto Rican-American actress and model, Mapita Cortés.

Cast

Production

The production of the film took place in 1957.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Paranaguá, Paulo Antonio; Artes (Mexico), Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las; Institute, British Film (1995). Mexican Cinema. British Film Institute. ISBN 978-0-85170-515-6.
  2. ↑ Samper, Adlai Stevenson (2006). Pacho Galán: el rey del merecumbé (in Spanish). Iguana Ciega. ISBN 978-958-33-9964-0.
  3. ↑ Riera, Emilio García (1998). Breve historia del cine mexicano: primer siglo, 1897-1997 (in Spanish). Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía. ISBN 978-968-5096-00-3.
  4. ↑ Riera, Emilio García (1992). Historia documental del cine mexicano (in Spanish). Universidad de Guadalajara. ISBN 978-968-895-501-7.