Canaima - Production & Contact Info

Canaima (1945)
118 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

Canaima (1945)

118 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

Marcos Vargas returns home to Ciudad Bolívar after finishing his studies in Caracas. There he decides to start a business transporting merchandise to the interior of the jungle. A local chieftain will not make things easy for him.

Director

Juan Bustillo Oro

Writers

Juan Bustillo Oro | Rómulo Gallegos (novel)

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Updated Oct 4, 1945

Release date

Jun 3, 1946 (United States)

Awards

2 wins & 3 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
40 cast members

Name	Known for
Jorge Negrete Marcos Vargas Marcos Vargas See fewer	La madrina del diablo (1937)
Rosario Granados Aracelis Vellorini Aracelis Vellorini See fewer	The Kneeling Goddess (1947)
Carlos López Moctezuma Col. José Francisco Ardavin Col. José Francisco Ardavin See fewer	Soledad's Shawl (1952)
Andrés Soler Conde Giaffaro Conde Giaffaro See fewer	El jorobado (Enrique de Lagardere) (1943)
Bernardo Sancristóbal Gabriel Ureña Gabriel Ureña See fewer	Roma (2018)
Alfredo Varela Arteaguita Arteaguita See fewer	El ojo de vidrio (1969)
Gilberto González Sute Cúpira Sute Cúpira See fewer	Vino el remolino y nos alevantó (1950)
Arturo Soto Rangel Manuel Ladera Manuel Ladera See fewer	The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Alfonso Bedoya Cholo Parima (Pantoja) Cholo Parima (Pantoja) See fewer	The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Luis G. Barreiro Vellorini el malo (don José) Vellorini el malo (don José) See fewer	La rebelión de los fantasmas (1949)
Vincent Padula Vellorini el bueno (don Francisco) (as Vicente Padula) Vellorini el bueno (don Francisco) (as Vicente Padula) See fewer	El cuerpo del delito (1930)
Carolina Barret Juanifacia Juanifacia See fewer	Espaldas mojadas (1955)
María Luisa Serrano Doña Herminia Vargas Doña Herminia Vargas See fewer	My Memories of Mexico (1944)
Luis Jiménez Morán Cauchero Cauchero See fewer	Me he de comer esa tuna (1945)
Salvador Quiroz Secuaz de Ardavin Secuaz de Ardavin See fewer	El mar y tú (1952)
Chel López Cascareño Cascareño See fewer	The Exterminating Angel (1962)
June Byron Carmen (as Diana Montez) Carmen (as Diana Montez) See fewer	Canaima (1945)
Fanny Schiller Gallineta Gallineta See fewer	Cantaclaro (1946)
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Julio Ahuet Cauchero (uncredited) Cauchero (uncredited) See fewer	El mártir del Calvario (1952)
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Jorge Arriaga Cauchero (uncredited) Cauchero (uncredited) See fewer	La huella de unos labios (1952)
Alejandro Ciangherotti Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited) See fewer	Cantaclaro (1946)
Julio Daneri Empleado (uncredited) Empleado (uncredited) See fewer	El último amor de Goya (1946)
Manuel Dondé Cauchero (uncredited) Cauchero (uncredited) See fewer	The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Edmundo Espino Secuaz de Ardavin (uncredited) Secuaz de Ardavin (uncredited) See fewer	María Magdalena, pecadora de Magdala (1946)
Lidia Franco Doña Luisa Ladera (uncredited) Doña Luisa Ladera (uncredited) See fewer	María Magdalena, pecadora de Magdala (1946)
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Ramón G. Larrea Comandante (uncredited) Comandante (uncredited) See fewer	Jesus of Nazareth (1942)
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Alfredo Varela padre Pedro, empleado de Vellorini (uncredited) Pedro, empleado de Vellorini (uncredited) See fewer	Caminos de ayer (1938)
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