Yesenia is a 1971 Mexican film directed by Alfredo B. Crevenna, based on an original story by Yolanda Vargas Dulché.[2] The film stars Jacqueline Andere as the titular character, along with Jorge Lavat.[3] Yesenia was a blockbuster in the Soviet Union, where it sold 91.4 million tickets, and became the highest-grossing foreign film in the Soviet Union.[1] Due to this success abroad, it ranks among the world's non-English language films with the highest attendance record.

Yesenia
Directed byAlfredo B. Crevenna
Screenplay by
Story byYolanda Vargas Dulché
Starring
CinematographyJosé Ortiz Ramos
Edited byJorge Busto
Music bySergio Guerrero
Release date
  • 11 September 1971 (1971-09-11) (Mexico)
Running time
121 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish
Box office91.4 million tickets (Soviet Union)[1]

Plot

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Yesenia (Jacqueline Andere) had grown up among gypsies but her mother was white. Obliged by the circumstances (and her parents), she felt the need to give her child to an old gypsy woman whom Yesenia believed to be her grandmother. The love of a soldier, disappointment, and other misunderstandings reveal the hidden truth.

Cast

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Sergey Kudryavtsev (4 July 2006). "Зарубежные фильмы в советском кинопрокате" (in Russian). Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Una gitana para tres actrices y un capitán para dos actores". eltelegrafo.com.ec (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Jacqueline Andere será homenajeada en China por Yesenia". lametiche.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2017.
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