Caridad Bravo Adams

"Una pregunta a Caridad Bravo Adams" | Interview with Caridad Bravo Adams | Suplemento “El derecho de nacer”, No. 2, Revista Radio Guía, Havana, 1949

One of the most prolific writers of radionovelas, Caridad Bravo Adams wrote stories that transcended decades and media. Her scripts were versioned as films, and later as telenovelas. Some of them were also published as books, available in many libraries across the US during the 1960s.

La mentira | Lobby Card, 1952 | Film adaptation based on the story by Caridad Bravo Adams | Starring Marga López, Jorge Mistral, Gina Cabrera & Alberto González Rubio | Directed by Juan José Ortega | Produced by Compañía Cinematográfica Mexicana
Estafa de amor | Lobby Card, 1954 | Film adaptation based on the story by Caridad Bravo Adams | Starring Elsa Aguirre, Carmen Montejo, Ramón Gay y Eduardo Noriega | Directed by Miguel M. Delgado | Produced by Filmadora Chapultepec S.A.
Yo no creo en los hombres | Lobby Card, 1955 | Film adaptation based on the story by Caridad Bravo Adams | Starring Sarita Montiel, Roberto Cañedo | Directed by Juan J. Ortega | Produced by Cinematográfica Mexicana S.A.
Yo no creo en los hombres | Promotional material, 1955 | Film adaptation based on the story by Caridad Bravo Adams | Starring Sarita Montiel, Roberto Cañedo | Directed by Juan J. Ortega | Produced by Cinematográfica Mexicana S.A.
Yo no creo en los hombres | Promotional material, 1955 | Film adaptation based on the story by Caridad Bravo Adams | Starring Sarita Montiel, Roberto Cañedo | Directed by Juan J. Ortega | Produced by Cinematográfica Mexicana S.A.
Corazón Salvaje | Lobby Card, 1955 | Film adaptation based on the story written by Caridad Bravo Adams | Starring Rafael Bertrand, Martha Roth & Christiane Martel | Directed by Juan José Ortega | Produced by Compañía Cinematográfica Mexicana
Corazón Salvaje Data Sheet | Cineteca Nacional de Mexico
Corazón Salvaje | Lobby Card, 1967 | Film adaptation based on the story by Caridad Bravo Adams | Starring Julio Aleman, Angelica Maria, Manuel Gil| Directed by Tito Davison | Produced by Clasa Films Mundiales
Covers of novelizations of scripts by Caridad Bravo Adams | Editorial Constancia S.A., Mexico
Sources:
Bohemia, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries
Carteles, Biblioteca Nacional de Cuba José Martí
Fuste Show, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries

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