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Raza (1942)

Raza (1942)

Drama History War

The film Franco tried to destroy — his own Spanish Civil War epic!

Release Date: 1942, January 30
Directors: José Luis Sáenz de Heredia
Countries: Spain
Production: CEA
Cast: Pablo Hidalgo, José Nieto, Eduardo Gonzalez, Juan Calvo, Santiago Rivero, Manuel Soto, Angel Martinez, Francisco Camoiras, Alfredo Mayo, Ana Mariscal, Erasmo Pascual, Vicente Soler

Overview:

The troubled story of the Churruca family, a noble lineage of brave seamen, descendants of Cosme Damián Churruca, the Spanish hero of the Battle of Trafalgar; from the Spanish-American War (1898) to the end of the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). (In 1950, a new cut of the film was released with less ideological depth and ten minutes shorter.)

Keywords:

based on novel or book propaganda family relationships family history spanish civil war (1936-39) spanish–american war (1898) francoist propaganda