# Father Morelos

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{{Short description|1943 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name =  Father Morelos
| image =
| director = [Miguel Contreras Torres](/source/Miguel_Contreras_Torres)
| producer = Miguel Contreras Torres
| writer =  [Lucas Alamán](/source/Lucas_Alam%C3%A1n) <br> Miguel Contreras Torres	<br> J. Hernández Dávalos<br> Carlos María de Bustamante
| starring = [Domingo Soler](/source/Domingo_Soler) <br> [Consuelo Frank](/source/Consuelo_Frank) <br> [Narciso Busquets](/source/Narciso_Busquets)
| music = [Miguel Bernal Jiménez](/source/Miguel_Bernal_Jim%C3%A9nez)
| cinematography = [Alex Phillips](/source/Alex_Phillips_(cinematographer))
| editing = [Juan José Marino](/source/Juan_Jos%C3%A9_Marino)
| studio = Hispano Continental Films
| distributor =  
| released = {{Film date|1943|1|22|df=yes}}
| runtime = 108 minutes
| country = Mexico
| language = Spanish
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Father Morelos''''' (Spanish: '''''El padre Morelos''''') is a 1943 Mexican [historical](/source/historical_film) [drama film](/source/drama_film) directed by [Miguel Contreras Torres](/source/Miguel_Contreras_Torres) and starring [Domingo Soler](/source/Domingo_Soler), [Consuelo Frank](/source/Consuelo_Frank) and [Narciso Busquets](/source/Narciso_Busquets).<ref>Ramírez p.182-83</ref> It is a [biopic](/source/biopic) inspired by the life of [José María Morelos](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Mar%C3%ADa_Morelos), one of the leaders of the [Mexican War of Independence](/source/Mexican_War_of_Independence). It was followed by a sequel ''[Lightning in the South](/source/Lightning_in_the_South)''.<ref>Turner p.300</ref> It was shot at the [Azteca Studios](/source/Azteca_Studios) in [Mexico City](/source/Mexico_City). The film's sets were designed by the [art director](/source/art_director) [Luis Moya](/source/Luis_Moya_(art_director)).

==Cast==
* [Domingo Soler](/source/Domingo_Soler) as José María Morelos y Pavón
* [Consuelo Frank](/source/Consuelo_Frank) as 	María Antonia Morelos
* [Narciso Busquets](/source/Narciso_Busquets) as 	José María Morelos y Pavón niño
* [Dolores Camarillo](/source/Dolores_Camarillo) as 	María Barragán
* [Gloria Morel](/source/Gloria_Morel) as 	Brigida Almonte
* [Alfredo del Diestro](/source/Alfredo_del_Diestro) as 	Melchor Gutiérrez
* [Antonio R. Frausto](/source/Antonio_R._Frausto) as Gregorio Zapién
* [Raúl Guerrero](/source/Ra%C3%BAl_Guerrero) as 	Sebastían
* [Carlos Villarías](/source/Carlos_Villar%C3%ADas) as 	Natividad Godínez
* [Ricardo Mutio](/source/Ricardo_Mutio) as Rafael Guedéa
* [Socorro Astol](/source/Socorro_Astol) as 	Juana Pavón
* [Manuel Noriega](/source/Manuel_Noriega_(actor)) as	Manuel Morelos
* [Paco Martínez](/source/Paco_Mart%C3%ADnez) as 	Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
* [Alfredo de Soto](/source/Alfredo_de_Soto) as 	Don Ignacio Allende 
* [Paco Astol](/source/Paco_Astol) as 	Arriero Jacinto
* [Juan José Laboriel](/source/Juan_Jos%C3%A9_Laboriel) as Negro Zenón
* [Ricardo Carti](/source/Ricardo_Carti) as 	Conde de Sierra Gorda
* [Lupe Inclán](/source/Lupe_Incl%C3%A1n) as Marta Gutiérrez
* [Lupe del Castillo](/source/Lupe_del_Castillo) as 	Eugenia de Godínez

== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* Ramírez, Gabriel . ''Miguel Contreras Torres, 1899-1981''. Centro de Investigación y Enseñanza Cinematográficas, Universidad de Guadalajara, 1994. 
* Turner, Frederick C. ''The Dynamic of Mexican Nationalism''. University of North Carolina Press, 1968.

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0229629}}

Category:1943 films
Category:1943 drama films
Category:Mexican drama films
Category:1943 historical films
Category:Mexican historical films
Category:1943 Spanish-language films
Category:Films directed by Miguel Contreras Torres
Category:Mexican black-and-white films
Category:1943 Mexican films
Category:Films set in the 19th century

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