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Sangre y arena
1941 | B/N | 125:09
Juan, the son of a once-famous bullfighter, attempts to restore his family’s glory. Although dismissed as a fifth-rate bullfighter, he soon becomes Spain’s greatest matador and returns home to marry his childhood sweetheart. But when a beautiful aristocrat seduces him, Juan succumbs to her advances only to see his happiness and success crumble.

Country: Estados Unidos
Direction: Rouben Mamoulian
Script: Swerling; Jo
Production: Zanuck; Darryl F.
Photography: Rennahan; Ray, Palmer; Ernest
Sound: Flick; W. D., Heman; Roger
Music: Gómez; Vicente, Newman; Alfred
Cast:Darnell; Linda, Power; Tyrone, Nazimova; Alla, Hayworth; Rita, Quinn; Anthony, Carradine; John
Participation year at FICM: 2025

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