La venganza de Don Mendo
6.3
87 minutes
2/19/1961
Overview
Don Mendo, Marquess of Cabra, gallant and dashing knight of medieval Castilian, is also a virtuous mandoline player and a specialist in climbing towers. But he has a bad run, all played and all lost at seven-thirty (card game), and lost his honor playing in his latest escalation of love to the apartment of his beloved and beautiful Magdalena. Don Nuño Manso de Jarama, father of Magdalena, has pledged the hand of his daughter to the Duke of Toro, and surprises Don Mendo in the room of Magdalena. To save the honor of his beloved one, Don Mendo says that no love has led him to the Tower, but he has climbed to steal. Magdalena is clean of all suspicion, and he is condemned to die buried in the castle wall. The Marquess of Moncada and other noble gentlemen, all friends of Don Mendo, facilitate his escape.
Cast List
Fernando Fernán Gómez
as Don Mendo Salazar - Marqués de Cabra
Paloma Valdés
as Magdalena
Juanjo Menéndez
as Don Pero Collado, Duque de Toro
Antonio Garisa
as El Rey, Alfonso VII
Joaquín Roa
as Don Nuño Manso de Jarama
Lina Canalejas
as La Reina, Berenguela
María Luisa Ponte
as Doña Ramírez
José Vivó
as Marqués de la Moncada
Paula Martel
as Azofaifa
Lola Cardona
as Marquesa de Tarrasa
Naima Lamcharki
as Rezaida
Francisco Camoiras
as Clodulfo
Antonio Queipo
as Abad
Xan das Bolas
as Alí
Julio Goróstegui
Rafael Samaniego
Pilar Gómez Ferrer
as Duquesa
Fernando Sánchez Polack
as Barón de Vedia
Margarita Torino
José Antonio Izaguirre
as Froilán
Agustín Zaragoza
as Manfredo
Manuel Aguilera
as Don Suero
Joaquín Pamplona
Enrique Navarro
Ángel Calero
as Escudero
Joaquín Burgos
Eugenio Dicente
Enrique Soto
Laureano Franco
Paquita Guillot
Manuel Flores
Rafael Cortés
as Noble (uncredited)