The Cemetery of the Eagles

The Cemetery of the Eagles (Spanish:El cementerio de las águilas) is a 1939 Mexican historical war film directed by Luis Lezama and starring Jorge Negrete, Margarita Mora and José Macip. It is set during the Mexican–American War of the 1840s.^[1] The film's sets were designed by José Rodríguez Granada. The battles of Churubusco and Chapultepec were recreated. It premiered on 1 September 1939, the same day as the Second World War broke out in Europe.^[2] The film's overtly patriotic theme proved very popular at the Mexican box office.^[3]

Cast

• Jorge Negrete as Miguel de la Peña
• Margarita Mora as Mercedes de Zúñiga y Miranda
• José Macip as Agustín Melgar
• Silvia Cardell as Ana María de Zúñiga y Miranda
• Alfonso Ruiz Gómez as Rafael Alfaro
• José Ortiz de Zárate as Don Pedro de Zúñiga y Miranda
• Lolo Trillo as Doña Nieves de Zúñiga y Miranda
• Pepe Martínez as Luis Manuel Martínez de Castro
• Miguel Wimer as General Nicolás Bravo
• Ricardo Mondragón as Gral. Monterde
• Adela Jaloma as Elvira
• Miguel Inclán as Gral. Pedro Ma. Anaya
• Manuel Pozos as Jose Ma. Alfaro
• Víctor Velázquez as Juan de la Barrera
• Carlos Mora as Vicente Suárez
• Ricardo Adalid as Juan Escutia
• Paco Castellanos as Francisco Márquez
• Manolo Fábregas as Fernando Montes de Oca
• Crox Alvarado as Capt. Alemán
• Carlos López Aldama as Gen. Santa Ana
• Julio Ahuet as Invitado al baile
• Rafael Baledón as Invitado al baile
• Manuel Dondé as Sirviente
• Tito Junco as Soldado
• Víctor Junco as Soldado
• Paco Martínez as Rejón, el diputado
• Rubén Márquez as Invitado al baile
• Guillermo Rivas
• José Ignacio Rocha as Severiano, cochero

References

Bibliography

• Van Wagenen, Michael. Remembering the Forgotten War: The Enduring Legacies of the U.S./Mexican War. Univ of Massachusetts Press, 2012.

External links

• The Cemetery of the Eagles on IMDb