The Prodigal Woman (1946 film)

The Prodigal Woman
The Prodigal Woman
Directed by	Rafael Gil
Written by	Pedro Antonio de Alarcón (novel); Rafael Gil;
Produced by	Cesáreo González; Manuel J. Goyanes;
Starring	Rafael Durán; Paola Barbara; Juan Espantaleón;
Cinematography	Alfredo Fraile
Edited by	Juan Serra
Music by	Juan Quintero
Production; company	Suevia Films
Distributed by	Suevia Films
Release date	1946;
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

The Prodigal Woman (Spanish: La pródiga) is a 1946 Spanish drama film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Rafael Durán, Paola Barbara and Juan Espantaleón.^[1]

Synopsis

Three young candidates for parliament arrive in a town where a bankrupt marchioness is the most influential person. This woman with an adventurous past now lives in ruins because she practices charity with the entire town, hence she is known as "the prodigal". Between her and the idealistic Guillermo a love arises.^[2]

Cast

Rafael Durán as Guillermo de Loja
Paola Barbara as Julia Castro Alarcón
Juan Espantaleón as tío Antonio
Guillermo Marín as Enrique
Ángel de Andrés as Miguel
Fernando Rey as José
José Prada as Conde de las Acacias
José María Lado as Cura
Irene Caba Alba as Francisca
Mari Carmen Díaz de Mendoza as Brígida
Maruchi Fresno as María
Joaquina Almarche as Duquesa de Carmona
Manuel Arbó as Alcalde
José Franco as Gordito
Félix Fernández as Secretario
Fernando Fresno as Juan
Alicia Romay as Pura
Manuel Requena as Elector
José Jaspe as Conde de Zuera
José López Rubio as Diputado
Francisco Rabal

References

^ de España p.119
^ La pródiga (1946) (in Spanish), retrieved 2022-05-20

Bibliography

de España, Rafael. Directory of Spanish and Portuguese film-makers and films. Greenwood Press, 1994.

External links

The Prodigal Woman at IMDb

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[1] España p.119

[2] La pródiga (1946) (in Spanish), retrieved 2022-05-20

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1940s	The Man Who Wanted to Kill Himself (1942) Journey to Nowhere (1942) Traces of Light (1943) Eloisa Is Under an Almond Tree (1943) Lessons in Good Love (1944) The Nail (1944) Thirsty Land (1945) The Phantom and Dona Juanita (1945) The Prodigal Woman (1946) The Holy Crown (1947) Don Quixote (1947) The Faith (1947) Mare Nostrum (1948) The Sunless Street (1948) Just Any Woman (1949) Adventures of Juan Lucas (1949)
1950s	Saturday Night (1950) Apollo Theatre (1950) The Great Galeoto (1951) Our Lady of Fatima (1951) The Song of Sister Maria (1952) From Madrid to Heaven (1952) I Was a Parish Priest (1953) He Died Fifteen Years Ago (1954) Judas' Kiss (1954) The Other Life of Captain Contreras (1955) The Cock Crow (1955) The Big Lie (1956) Miracle of the White Suit (1956) Let's Make the Impossible! (1958) Luxury Cabin (1959) College Boarding House (1959)
1960s	Litri and His Shadow (1960) Darling (1961) Green Harvest (1961) Rogelia (1962) Queen of the Chantecler (1962) You and Me Are Three (1962) The Blackmailers (1963) Pedrito de Andía's New Life (1965) Currito of the Cross (1965) Samba (1965) Road to Rocío (1966) He's My Man! (1966) Another's Wife (1967) Fruit of Temptation (1968) The Sailor with Golden Fists (1968) A Decent Adultery (1969) Blood in the Bullring (1969)
1970s	The Locket (1970) The Man Who Wanted to Kill Himself (1970) The Green Envelope (1971) The Doubt (1972) Nothing Less Than a Real Man (1972) The Guerrilla (1973) The King is the Best Mayor (1974) The Good Days Lost (1975) Forget the Drums (1975) Death's Newlyweds (1975) The Legion Like Women (1976) Two Men and Two Women Amongst Them (1977) Father Cami's Wedding (1979)
1980s	Spoiled Children (1980) And in the Third Year, He Rose Again (1980) Old Shirt to New Jacket (1982) The Autonomines (1984) The Cheerful Colsada Girls (1984)