Neither Blood Nor Sand (1941)

Original title

Ni sangre ni arena

Directed by

Alejandro Galindo

Genre

comedy film

Country

Mexico

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

A

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A parody of a Hollywood bullfighting epic. A comedic actor plays a bullfighter in a series of absurd situations.

livelyplayfulslapsticklightheartedsatiricalfast-pacedgoofyenergetic

What happens

Neither Blood nor Sand (Spanish: Ni sangre, ni arena) is a 1941 Mexican comedy film directed by Alejandro Galindo and starring Mario Moreno «Cantinflas», Susana Guízar and Elvia Salcedo. It was intended as a parody of the big-budget Hollywood film Blood and Sand, which portrays the world of bullfighting. It was shot at the Clasa Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jorge Fernandez. It was Cantinflas' second full feature film, and its popularity cemented his rising success. He did not get on well with the film's director, but bonded with his assistant Miguel M. Delgado who became his favourite director and directed many of his films. Cantinflas rapidly followed the film with another success, The Unknown Policeman. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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