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Bound For Cairo
''Bound for Cairo'' (Spanish: ''Rumbo al Cairo'') is a 1935 Spanish musical film, musical comedy film directed by Benito Perojo and starring Miguel Ligero (Spanish actor), Miguel Ligero and María del Carmen Merino. The film was produced by the largest Spanish company Cifesa, and was patterned after successful Hollywood (film industry), Hollywood films of the same kind. It has been described as one of the most accomplished Spanish films of the period. The journey of the title ends happily in Majorca, some way short of the intended destination of Cairo.Bentley p. 59 Cast * Miguel Ligero (Spanish actor), Miguel Ligero as Quique * Ricardo Núñez as Jaime Noriega * María del Carmen Merino as Celia * Carlos Díaz de Mendoza as Tono Cienfuegos * José Calle as El gobernador * Rafael Calvo as El tabernero References Bibliography * Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer 2008. * Hortelano, Lorenzo J. Torres. ''Directory of World Cinema: Spain''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benito Perojo
Benito Perojo González (Madrid, 14 June 1894 – Madrid, 11 November 1974) was a successful Spanish film director and film producer. Biography Son of José Perojo Figueras (1850–1908), a journalist and politician of Cuban origin, by his wife, Ana Cortina Fuentes (1871–1954). On 18 July 1966 he was honoured by the Caballero Gran Cruz de la Orden del Mérito Civil. He died in Madrid on 11 November 1974 aged 80 and he was survived by his daughter Carmen Perojo Carreras. Selected filmography Director * '' Malvaloca'' (1926) * '' Restless Hearts'' (1928) * '' La bodega'' (1929) * '' The Charm of Seville'' (1931) * '' Fog'' (1932) * '' The Man Who Laughed at Love'' (1933) * '' World Crisis'' (1934) * '' Paloma Fair'' (1935) * '' Bound for Cairo'' (1935) * ''The Barber of Seville'' (1938) *'' Mariquilla Terremoto'' (1938) *'' Suspiros de España'' (1938) *'' La última Falla'' (1940) * '' The Reluctant Hero'' (1941) * ''Goyescas'' (1942) * ''La Casta Susana'' (1944) * '' Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |