My Daughter Hildegart

My Daughter Hildegart (Spanish: Mi hija Hildegart)^[1] is a 1977 Spanish film directed by Fernando Fernán Gómez based on the book Aurora de sangre by Eduardo de Guzmán. It stars Amparo Soler Leal as Aurora Rodríguez.

My Daughter Hildegart
Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Mi hija Hildegart
Directed by	Fernando Fernán Gómez
Screenplay by	Rafael Azcona Fernando Fernán Gómez
Based on	Aurora de sangre by Eduardo de Guzmán
Produced by	Luis Sanz Alfredo Matas
Starring	Amparo Soler Leal Carmen Roldán Manuel Galiana Carlos Velat Pedro Díez del Corral José Mª Mompín Guillermo Marín
Cinematography	Cecilio Paniagua
Edited by	Rosa G. Salgado
Music by	Luis Eduardo Aute
Production companies	Cámara PC Jet Films
Release date	19 September 1977 (1977-09-19)
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Plot

From account of Eduardo de Guzmán's testimony, the plot moves back to 1933 Madrid, developing the story of Aurora Rodríguez and the path that led her to kill her daughter, wunderkind, sexology specialist, and progressivist pundit Hildegart Rodríguez Carballeira,^[2] conceived by Aurora as the fruit of eugenicist utopia.

Cast

• Amparo Soler Leal as Aurora^[3]
• Carmen Roldán as Hildegart^[4]
• Manuel Galiana [es] as Eduardo de Guzmán^[4]
• Carlos Velat [es] as Lucas López^[4]
• Pedro Díez del Corral [es] as Villena^[4]
• José María Mompín [es] as fiscal^[4]
• Guillermo Marín as presidente del tribunal^[4]
• Maribel Ayuso as Julia^[4]
• Luisa Rodrigo [es] as Emilia^[4]

Release

The film was released theatrically in Spain on 19 September 1977.^[4] It proved to be successful at the Spanish box office, with over one million admissions.^[5]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 1977