Shakespeare in Performance: Film
Romeo y Julieta (1943, Miguel Delgado)
| Title | Romeo y Julieta |
|---|---|
| Year | 1943 |
| Release Locations | Mexico |
| Director | Miguel Delgado |
| Medium | Color video |
| Languages | English |
| Audience | general public |
| Play Connections | Romeo and Juliet (derivative) |
Description
A burlesque of Romeo and Juliet starring the great Mexican actor, Cantinflas (Mario Moreno Reyes), best known for his role as Passepartout in Mike Todd's Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
Description from Shakespeare on Screen : an International Filmography and Videography by Kenneth S. Rothwell and Annabelle Henkin Melzer. ©1990 Kenneth S. Rothwell. Cited by permission. — Added 2008-11-14
Cast Overview
| Romeo | Cantinflas |
|---|---|
| Juliet | María Elena Marqués |
| Paris | José Baviera |
| Lady Capulet | Ema Roldán |
| Capulet | Andrés Soler |
| Luchita | Carolina Barret |
| Duke | Ortiz de Zárate |
| Brother Lorenzo | Angel Garasa |
| Theobald | Tito Junco |
Production Team and Crew Overview
| Director | Miguel Delgado |
|---|---|
| Producer | Miguel Delgado |
| Composer | Fernando Martínez Álvarez |
| Composer | Manuel Esperón |
| Sound | Rafael Esparza |
| Director of Photography | Jack Draper |
| Production | Jaime Salvador |
| Other | Howard Randall |
Production information courtesy of: Kenneth Rothwell