Verbena trágica
About Verbena trágica
On the eve of Columbus Day in New York, boxer Mateo Vargas comes home early from a jail term for hitting a policeman. His wife Blanca faints. The doctor says she is pregnant. Mateo knows the child cannot be his. While he was inside she had been seeing Claudio, who is engaged to Mateo's sister Lola. Blanca will not name the father. Mateo sets out to find him.
Cast & crew
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Charles Lamont directed. Jean Bart wrote it. Shot in 1938, in Spanish only. Columbia released it in 1939 at 75 minutes. Also called Tragic Festival and Block Party. Fernando Soler plays Mateo. Luana Alcañiz plays Blanca. Juan Torena plays Claudio. Cecilia Callejo plays Lola. Pilar Arcos plays the mother.
Themes
Preservation
A print survives. Named to the National Film Registry in 1996.
Notes
- There is no English-language version. The adultery and the revenge are the reason given for staying in Spanish.
- Lola tells the mother and is slapped.
- The trainer wants Mateo back in the ring. Mateo is busy with Blanca.
- Named to the National Film Registry in 1996.
- Carlos Villarías and Jorge Mari are billed.
Awards
- National Film Registry (1996)
Scenes
- Blanca faints when Mateo walks in.
- The doctor tells him she is pregnant.
