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Adriano Domínguez
Adriano Domínguez Fernández (4 January 1919 – 9 May 2008) was a Spanish film and television actor. He appeared in 150 films between 1945 and 1994. He survived to the terrorist act at California 47 café in 1979 by GRAPO. He died on 9 May 2008 at the age of 92 at Virgen del Camino nursing home in León. Selected filmography * ''Mauricio o Una víctima del vicio'' (1940) * ''Last Stand in the Philippines'' (1945) - Pineda * '' The Princess of the Ursines'' (1947) - Jefe de corchetes * ''Doña María la Brava'' (1948) - Príncipe Don Enrique * '' Agustina of Aragon'' (1950) * ''The Lioness of Castille'' (1951) * ''Our Lady of Fatima'' (1951) * ''Séptima página'' (1951) - Méndez * '' Spanish Serenade'' (1952) - Andrés * ''El encuentro'' (1952) * ''Airport'' (1953) - Mendoza * '' The Devil Plays the Flute'' (1953) - Jacinto * '' Flight 971'' (1953) - Hijo de la mujer enferma * '' Two Paths'' (1954) - Teniente Ibarra * ''High Fashion'' (1954) - Alfonso * ''La patrulla'' (1954 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
León, Spain
León (; ) is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality of Spain, capital of the province of León, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León, in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. It has a population of 124,303 (2019), by far the largest municipality in the province. The population of the metropolitan area, including the neighbouring San Andrés del Rabanedo and other smaller municipalities, accounts for around 200,000 inhabitants. Founded as the military encampment of the ''Legio VI Victrix'' around 29 BC, its standing as an encampment city was consolidated with the definitive settlement of the ''Legio VII Gemina'' from 74 AD. Following its partial depopulation due to the Umayyad invasion of Hispania, Umayyad conquest of the peninsula, 910 saw the beginning of one its most prominent historical periods, when it became the capital of the Kingdom of León, which took active part in the Reconquista against the Moors, and came to be one of the fundamental ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historias De La Radio
''Radio Stories'' (Spanish:''Historias de la radio'') is a 1955 Spanish comedy film composed by three episodes directed by José Luis Sáenz de Heredia. A decade later the director returned to the theme with his ''Television Stories ''Television Stories'' (Spanish:''Historias de la televisión'') is a 1965 Spanish comedy film directed by José Luis Sáenz de Heredia and starring Concha Velasco, Tony Leblanc and José Luis López Vázquez. It updated the basic plot of the 1955 ...'' which updated the plot, but was less successful. Plot As a tribute to the importance of radio in the mid-20th century, three stories are told whose central axis is the listeners: some contestants who for 3,000 pesetas have to come to the studio dressed as an Eskimo, a thief who answers a call from a phone in the house where he is stealing and a school teacher who participates in a contest to get money to cure a child in his town. The stories are linked through the love story of an announcer and his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Stories
''Television Stories'' (Spanish:''Historias de la televisión'') is a 1965 Spanish comedy film directed by José Luis Sáenz de Heredia and starring Concha Velasco, Tony Leblanc and José Luis López Vázquez. It updated the basic plot of the 1955 film '' Radio Stories'' by the same director.Bentley p.129 Partial cast * Concha Velasco as Katy (2) * Tony Leblanc as Felipe Carrasco * José Luis López Vázquez as Eladio (1) * Antonio Garisa as Don Marcelino (1,2) * Alfredo Landa as Antonio Parrondo y Carnicero, novio de Katy (2) * José Calvo as Ramón Valladares * José Alfayate as Faustino Carrasco * Manuel Alexandre as Técnico de TV (1) * José Luis Coll as Afrodisio Rincón, participante en concurso de TV (1) * Paco Morán as Agustín Cañizo, concursante escayolado (1) * Luchy Soto as Monja #2 * Rafaela Aparicio as Criada de Don Marcelino (1) * Gracita Morales as Esposa embarazada de Eladio (1) * Guadalupe Muñoz Sampedro as Suegra de Eladio (1) * Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Running Man (1963 Film)
''The Running Man'' is a 1963 British-American neo noir drama film directed by Carol Reed, starring Laurence Harvey as a man who fakes his own death in a glider accident, then runs into trouble when an insurance investigator starts taking a close interest. It was adapted by screenwriter John Mortimer from the 1961 novel ''The Ballad of the Running Man'' by Shelley Smith. It was filmed in San Roque, Cádiz, La Línea de la Concepción, Cádiz , Algeciras, Cádiz, Spain, Gibraltar and Ireland. The film opened at the Odeon Leicester Square in London's West End on 1 August 1963. Lee Remick and Alan Bates co-starred with Harvey. The film briefly came to the attention of the Warren Commission investigating the assassination of President John F. Kennedy because of a viral marketing campaign that placed personal ads in the ''Dallas Morning News'' asking the "Running Man" to please call "Lee". Investigators thought that these might be coded messages placed by assassin Lee Harvey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mustard Grain
''The Mustard Grain'' ( es, El grano de mostaza, links=no) is a 1962 Spanish comedy film directed and written by José Luis Sáenz de Heredia. It stars Manolo Gómez Bur, Rafael Alonso, Amparo Soler Leal, Gracita Morales and José Bódalo. Plot The storyline features a game of dominoes that results in an argument between Evelio and Horcajo and a challenge that could be deadly as lengths are taken to avoid that outcome over the course of 24 hours. Cast Production The film is a Tarfe and AS production, and it was scored by Juan Quintero. Shooting locations included Madrid. Release The film premiered at the Madrid's on 30 August 1962. Reception Bernard P. E Bentley deemed the film to be "a showcase for its large cast". In the view of , it is one of the Spanish cinema's great jewels to be discovered. Joaquín de Luna considered the film to be a "little-known" instance of hispanic ''costumbrismo'' featuring the "refreshing" intervention of Gracita Morales. According to Jord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Reprieve (1961 Film)
''The Reprieve'' (Spanish: ''El indulto'') is a 1961 Spanish drama film directed by José Luis Sáenz de Heredia and starring Pedro Armendáriz, Concha Velasco and Manuel Monroy.Bentley p.149 The film's sets were designed by Sigfrido Burmann Sigfrido Burmann or Siegfried Burmann (1891–1980) was a German-born Spanish art director.Mira p.249 He was the father of Wolfgang Burmann, who also became an art director. Selected filmography * ''White Mission'' (1946) * ''Ninety Minutes'' (194 .... Cast References Bibliography * Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer, 2008. External links * 1961 drama films Spanish drama films 1961 films 1960s Spanish-language films Films directed by José Luis Sáenz de Heredia 1960s Spanish films {{1960s-Spain-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tres De La Cruz Roja
''Tres de la Cruz Roja'' is a 1961 Spanish comedy film directed by Fernando Palacios and written by Vicente Coello and Pedro Masó Plot Jacinto, Pepe and Manolo are three friends and Real Madrid supporters who are upset with the high price of tickets to Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. They pursue an offer from the Spanish Red Cross to get free access to the football matches. But once in there, they abandon their selfishness and work for the cause. Cast * José Luis López Vázquez as Jacinto * Tony Leblanc as Pepe * Manolo Gómez Bur as Manolo * Ethel Rojo as Laura * Licia Calderón as Luchi * Francisco Camoiras as Felipe * Jesús Puente Jesús Puente Alzaga (18 December 1930 – 26 October 2000) was a Spanish actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1957 to 2000. In 1954 he represented ''The Taming of the Shrew'' of William Shakespeare at the Teatre Grec. Selecte ... as Ct. Martín External links 1960s buddy comedy films Spanish association football film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plácido (film)
''Plácido'' is a 1961 Spanish black comedy film directed by Luis García Berlanga. It was nominated to the Academy Awards, Academy Award as Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film. It was also entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. Plot In a small provincial town, a group of "pious" women who are fond of ostentatiously practicing charity organize a Christmas campaign under the motto "Feed a poor man at your table." In order to support the initiative, the sponsorship of a pot brand is sought and a group of second-rate artists who have come expressly from the capital and are received enthusiastically at the train station are invited. The humanitarian day is completed with a colorful parade, a public auction of the guests and a dramatic radio broadcast. The person in charge of organizing this lavish chain of events is Quintanilla, who has hired Plácido for the occasion, a poor man who must utilize the motorcycle car that he has just acquired a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Colossus Of Rhodes (film)
''The Colossus of Rhodes'' (Italian: ''Il Colosso di Rodi'') is a 1961 Italian sword and sandal film co-written and directed by Sergio Leone. Starring Rory Calhoun, it is a fictional account of the island of Rhodes during its Classical period in the late third century before coming under Roman control, using the Colossus of Rhodes as a backdrop for the story of a war hero who becomes involved in two different plots to overthrow a tyrannical king: one by Rhodian patriots and the other by Phoenician agents. The film was Leone's first work as a credited director, in a genre where he already had worked before (as the replacement director for ''The Last Days of Pompeii'' and as a secondary director for both '' Ben-Hur'' and ''Quo Vadis''). It is perhaps the least known of the seven films he officially directed, and is notable for being the only one without an Ennio Morricone score. The film is also notable for its unusual time period: The time following Alexander the Great’s death ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonso XII And María Cristina
''Alfonso XII and María Cristina'' or ''Where Are You Going, Sad Man?'' ( es, ¿Dónde vas triste de ti?) is a 1960 Spanish historical drama film directed by Alfonso Balcázar and Guillermo Cases and starring Vicente Parra and Marga López as Alfonso XII of Spain and Maria Christina of Austria. The film is the sequel to ''Where Are You Going, Alfonso XII?'' with Vicente Parra, José Marco Davó and Tomás Blanco reprising their roles from the previous film as Alfonso XII, Antonio Cánovas del Castillo and the Duque de Sesto respectively. replaced Mercedes Vecino as Isabella II. Similar in style to the German Sissi film series, it was very popular but led to Vicente Parra's typecasting.Mira p.236 The film's sets were designed by the art director Enrique Alarcón. Cast * Vicente Parra as Alfonso XII * Marga López as María Cristina * José Marco Davó as Antonio Cánovas del Castillo * Marta Padovan as Infanta Isabel * Tomás Blanco as Duque de Sesto * as Isabella ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peace Never Comes
''Peace Never Comes'' (Spanish:''La paz empieza nunca'') is a 1960 Spanish drama film directed by León Klimovsky and starring Adolfo Marsillach, Concha Velasco and Carmen de Lirio.Bentley p.124 It is set in the years following the Spanish Civil War. A man uses his relationship with a former lover to infiltrate a group of Second Spanish Republic, Republican insurgents against Francoist Spain. Partial cast * Adolfo Marsillach as Juan López, a Falangist. * Concha Velasco as Paula * Carmen de Lirio as Pura * Carlos Casaravilla as Dóriga * Kanda Jaque as Carmina * Antonio Casas as Pedro * Jesús Puente as Mencia * Mario Berriatúa as Jorge * José Manuel Martín * Arturo López (actor), Arturo López * Mara Laso as Concha References Bibliography * Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer 2008. External links * 1961 drama films Spanish drama films 1961 films 1960s Spanish-language films Films directed by León Klimovsky Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
