Fray Don Juan

1970 film by René Cardona Jr.
  • 25 June 1970 (1970-06-25) (Mexico)
Running time
87 minutesCountryMexicoLanguageSpanish

Fray Don Juan ("Friar Don Juan" in English) is a 1970 Mexican sex comedy film directed by René Cardona Jr. and starring Mauricio Garcés in dual roles, one as a priest and the other as a womanizer.[1] It also stars Lorena Velázquez, Norma Lazareno, Gina Romand, Barbara Angely, and Luis Manuel Pelayo. It is one in a series of films that featured Garcés as an upper middle class ladies' man.[2][3][4][5]

Plot

A Dominican friar is wrapped in a tangled plot because he is mistaken for his estranged twin brother, who is a womanizer.

Cast

  • Mauricio Garcés as Juan Primero / Juan Segundo
  • Lorena Velázquez as Claudia, the Pilot's wife
  • Norma Lazareno as Graveyard Lady
  • Gina Romand as Caridad la de Camagüey
  • Barbara Warren as Supermarket Lady (credited as Barbara Angely)
  • Luis Manuel Pelayo as Sócrates, the Butler
  • Carlos Agostí as The Pilot
  • Susana Salvat as Girl at church
  • Eduardo Alcaraz (credited as Eduardo Arcaraz)
  • Irlanda Mora as Bank Teller
  • Carlos Nieto as The Doctor
  • Enrique Pontón
  • Alma Thelma (credited as Alma Thelma Domínguez)
  • José Chávez
  • Miguel Ángel Gómez

References

  1. ^ La Capital. Vol. 5. Editora Capitalina. 1970. p. 8.
  2. ^ Hernandez-Rodriguez, R. (2009). Splendors of Latin Cinema. ABC-CLIO. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-313-34978-2.
  3. ^ The New Orleans Review. Vol. 16. Loyola University. 1989. p. 67.
  4. ^ The New Orleans Review. Vol. 16. Loyola University. 1989. p. 68.
  5. ^ García, Gustavo; Coria, José Felipe (1997). Nuevo cine mexicano. Editorial Clío. p. 17. ISBN 9789686932690.
  • Fray Don Juan at IMDb