I Will Live Again (Spanish: Viviré otra vez) is a 1940 Mexican drama film directed by Roberto Rodríguez and starring Adriana Lamar, Joaquín Pardavé and David Silva.Wilt p.148 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Mariano Rodríguez Granada and Ramón Rodríguez Granada.
Plot The narrative focuses on a complex, multi-generational story exploring theme strands of romance, family legacy, and reincarnation. The plot follows a young man, Eladio (David Silva), who struggles against societal expectations and severe family opposition to be with the woman he loves, María (Adriana Lamar). Their initial romance is cut short by a tragic turn of events and untimely deaths, which leaves their deep connection unfulfilled.
Decades later, the narrative shifts forward to track the lives of a new generation who mirror the physical characteristics and unresolved emotional bonds of the past lovers. Assisted by a wise, eccentric family patriarch named Don Chon (Joaquín Pardavé), the younger generation uncovers a web of long-hidden secrets, old letters, and diaries that expose the historical tragedy of their ancestors. Confronting the same structural obstacles and prejudices that broke the original couple apart, the modern descendants leverage the lessons of the past to correct historical errors. Ultimately, they achieve a heartwarming romantic reconciliation, fulfilling the spiritual promise that love will live again across generations.
Cast Adriana Lamar as Margot Joaquín Pardavé as Chufas Alicia de Phillips as Consuelo Ledesma David Silva as José Miguel Arenas as Don Rafael de Ledesma Ramón Armengod as Mario Ledesma Luis G. Barreiro as Mayordomo Justo Miguel Ángel Ferriz as Don Gonzalo Carlos López Moctezuma as Martí Aurora Walker as Señora Ledesma Dolores Camarillo as Nana Tomasa Joaquín Coss as Director de la prisíon Manuel Noriega as Dr. Guzman Blanca Rosa Otero as Esperanza Gerardo del Castillo as Investigador Antonio R. Frausto as Borracho David Valle González as El pistolas
References
Bibliography Wilt, David E. The Mexican Filmography, 1916 through 2001. McFarland, 2024.
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