Lightning in the South

{{Short description|1943 film}}

{{Infobox film

| name =Lightning in the South

| image =File:Lightning in the South.jpg

| caption =

| director = Miguel Contreras Torres

| producer =Miguel Contreras Torres

| writer = Miguel Contreras Torres

| narrator =

| starring =Domingo Soler
Dolores Camarillo
Consuelo Frank

| music = Miguel Bernal Jiménez

| cinematography = Alex Phillips

| editing =Jorge Bustos
Juan José Marino
Gloria Schoemann

| studio = Hispano Continental Films

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|1943|9|30|df=yes}}

| runtime =100 minutes

| country = Mexico

| language = Spanish

| budget =

| gross =

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Lightning in the South (Spanish: El rayo del sur) is a 1943 Mexican historical drama film directed by Miguel Contreras Torres and starring Domingo Soler, Dolores Camarillo and Consuelo Frank.Niblo p.53 Riera p.42 It was shot at the Azteca Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Luis Moya. Inspired by the life of José María Morelos and the Mexican War of Independence, it is the sequel to Father Morelos.