
La Antorcha de los Éxitos: Cifesa (1932-1961)
Documentary · History
Overview
The amazing story of Cifesa, a mythical film production company founded in Valencia by the Casanova family that managed to dominate the box office during the turbulent times of the Second Spanish Republic, the carnage of the Civil War and the hardships of the long post-war period and Franco's dictatorship — and survive until the sixties, when Spain was timidly beginning to change.
Top Cast


Antonio Esquivias
Antonio Esquivias
Self - Narrator (voice)
Antonio Esquivias
Self - Narrator (voice)
Emeterio Díez Puertas
Emeterio Díez Puertas
Self - Film Historian
Emeterio Díez Puertas
Self - Film Historian
Luis Casanova Iranzo
Luis Casanova Iranzo
Self - V. Casanova's Nephew
Luis Casanova Iranzo
Self - V. Casanova's Nephew
José Luis Castro de Paz
José Luis Castro de Paz
Self - Film Scholar
José Luis Castro de Paz
Self - Film Scholar
Virginia Guarinos
Virginia Guarinos
Self - Film Scholar
Virginia Guarinos
Self - Film Scholar
Jaime Hernández de la Torre
Jaime Hernández de la Torre
Self - Painter
Jaime Hernández de la Torre
Self - Painter
Alfonso Gil
Alfonso Gil
Self - Historian
Alfonso Gil
Self - Historian
Luis Fernández Gimeno
Luis Fernández Gimeno
Self - Fallero
Luis Fernández Gimeno
Self - Fallero
Vicente Sánchez Biosca
Vicente Sánchez Biosca
Self - Film Scholar
Vicente Sánchez Biosca
Self - Film Scholar
Fátima Gil Gascón
Fátima Gil Gascón
Self - Scholar
Fátima Gil Gascón
Self - Scholar
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