Wild Flower (1943)
The film features Fernandez himself as a character named Rogellio Torres. The lion's share of the footage, however, is devoted to the romance between Esperanza, granddaughter of a common laborer, and Jose Luis Castro, the firebrand son of a landowner. Joining a revolutionary movements, Castro is disowned by his father, but Esperanza remains loyally by his side. Later on, Castro's father is killed by outlaws; in seeking vengeance, he sacrifices his own life, while Esperanza carries on his revolutionary work with their young son in tow.
- Released
- 1943-04-24
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, War
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Emilio Fernández, Emilio Fernández, Mauricio Magdaleno
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 from 19 votes
Cast
- Dolores del Río as Esperanza
- Pedro Armendáriz as José Luis Castro
- Emilio Fernández as Rogelio Torres
- Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr. as Don Francisco
- Armando Soto La Marina as Reynaldo
- Agustín Isunza as Nicanor
- Eduardo Arozamena as Melchor
- Mimí Derba as Doña Clara
- Margarita Cortés as Hermana de José Luis
- Manuel Dondé as Úrsulo Torres
- Salvador Quiroz as Coronel Rubén Peña y Berlanga
- José Elías Moreno as Coronel Pánfilo Rodríguez