The Road to Sacramento

The Road to Sacramento
Belgian poster
Directed by	Chano Urueta
Written by	Leopoldo Baeza y Aceves Ernesto Cortázar Tito Davison
Produced by	Gregorio Walerstein
Starring	Jorge Negrete María Elena Marqués Julio Villarreal
Cinematography	Jack Draper
Edited by	Mario González
Music by	Rosalío Ramírez Federico Ruiz
Production company	Filmex
Distributed by	Clasa-Mohme
Release date	2 May 1946 (1946-05-02)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

The Road to Sacramento (Spanish: Camino de Sacramento) is a 1946 Mexican adventure film directed by Chano Urueta and starring Jorge Negrete, Rosario Granados and Julio Villarreal^{[1] [2]} It was shot at the Azteca Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Luis Moya.

Two twin brothers Antonio and Juan Ruiz have been brought up separately, both believing the other is dead. Antonio becomes a famous bandit near Sacramento in California while Juan is a lawyer in Seville. One day the two meet by accident and join forces against the corrupt governor Enrique Ledesma, who murdered their father.

• Jorge Negrete as Juan Ruiz / Antonio Ruiz
• Rosario Granados as Luisa
• Julio Villarreal as Don Enrique Ledesma
• Pepe Martínez as Curro
• Ernesto Cortázar as Ramón
• Carlos Múzquiz as El Chueco
• Eva Martino as Reyna
• Carmelita González as Señorita en baile
• Salvador Quiroz as Fray Servando
• Ramón Sánchez as Bandido
• Raquel Téllez Girón as Señora Castillo

• Irwin, Robert & Ricalde, Maricruz. Global Mexican Cinema: Its Golden Age. British Film Institute, 2013.
• Riera, Emilio García. Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1943–1945. Universidad de Guadalajara, 1992.
• Sandoval, Carmen Barajas. Jorge Negrete. EDAMEX, 2001.

• The Road to Sacramento at IMDb

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