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La sangre y la semilla is a 1959 Argentine-Paraguayan film, directed by Alberto Du Bois. Produced in Spanish and Guaraní, it was shot in the Paraguayan city of Itauguá. It stars Argentine actress Olga Zubarry and the Paraguayan Ernesto Báez in the leading roles. Written by Augusto Roa Bastos, based on a story by Mario Halley Mora, it is a historical film set in 1870 at the end of the Paraguayan War, during the exodus of the last followers of President Francisco Solano López to Cerro Corá (1870).[1] The film premiered on 12 November 1959.[2]

La sangre y la semilla
Directed by	Alberto Du Bois
Written by	Mario Halley Mora Augusto Roa Bastos
Produced by	Benjamìn Bogado
Cinematography	Luis Galán de Tierra
Edited by	Rosalino Caterbeti Jorge Levillotti
Music by	Herminio Giménez
Release date	12 November 1959
Running time	82 minutes
Countries	Argentina Paraguay
Languages	Spanish Guaraní

Plot

Paquita, the widow of a Paraguayan officer, rescues a wounded sergeant who has been a companion of her husband. She takes care of him and nurtures him back to health. But they only have one hope, to keep fighting for Paraguay against the Argentine Army.

Cast

• César Alvarez Blanco
• Ernesto Báez
• Raul Valentino Benítez
• Leandro Cacavellos
• Roque Centurión Miranda
• Celia Elís
• José Guisone
• Carlos Gómez
• Mercedes Jané
• Mario Prono
• Romualdo Quiroga
• Rafael Rojas Doria
• Miguel Angel Yegros
• Olga Zubarry

References

External links

• La sangre y la semilla at IMDb
• Watch film on YouTube

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