Olaya Herrera y Eduardo Santos o de la cuna al sepulcro backdrop

Olaya Herrera y Eduardo Santos o de la cuna al sepulcro 1937 Directed by Carlos Schroeder , Gonzalo Acevedo Bernal

First full-length sound film made by the Acevedo Brothers, it shows the birth and childhood of Enrique Olaya Herrera, born and baptized in Guateque. It also presents the gestation and launching of the presidential candidacy of Eduardo Santos for the years 1938 to 1942. Finally there are all the ceremonies and tributes carried out since the corpse of Enrique Olaya Herrera touches Colombian soil in Buenaventura until his burial in the cemetery of Bogota. (Newspaper "El Tiempo" - Bogotá, May 29, 1937)

Country Colombia
Production Country Colombia
Language Spanish
Spoken Language Spanish
Gnere Documentary
Production Companies Acevedo e Hijos , Schroeder
Release Date 13 May 1937
Cast
Enrique Olaya Herrera Self (archival footage)
Eduardo Santos Montejo Self (archival footage)