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Jesús Tordesillas
Jesús Tordesillas Fernández (28 January 1893 – 24 March 1973) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in 94 films between 1921 and 1973. He starred in the film '' Reckless'' which was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival. Selected filmography * ''Flor de España o La historia de un torero'' (1925) * '' Currito of the Cross'' (1926) – Currito de la Cruz * ''Madrid se divorcia'' (1935) * ''The Strange Marchioness'' (1939) * '' Marianela'' (1940) – Pablo's Father * '' The Unloved Woman'' (1940) – Esteban * ''The Queen's Flower Girl'' (1940) * ''Pepe Conde'' (1941) – Don Gaspar * ''Idilio en Mallorca'' (1943) * ''Febbre'' (1943) – L'avvocato * ''Dora la espía'' (1943) * '' The Nail'' (1944) – Presidente del Consejo * ''Eugenia de Montijo'' (1944) – Próspero Mérimée * '' Lola Montes'' (1944) – Luis I de Baviera * ''A Shadow at the Window'' (1945) – Pedro Alar * ''Espronceda'' (1945) – Miguel de los Santos * ''Viento de siglos'' (1945) * ''Su últi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its monocentric metropolitan area is the third-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula. Capital city of both Spain (almost without interruption since 1561) and the surrounding autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also the political, economic and cultural centre of the country. The city is situated on an elevated plain about from the closest seaside location. The climate of Madrid features hot summers and cool winters. The Madrid urban agglomeration has the second-large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woman To Woman (1950 Film)
''Woman to Woman'' (Spanish: ''De mujer a mujer'') is a 1950 Spanish historical drama film directed by Luis Lucia and starring Amparo Rivelles, Ana Mariscal and Eduardo Fajardo. It was not very successful at the box office.Mira p.65 It is set in the nineteenth century, and was part of a group of costume films released by Spain's biggest studio CIFESA during the period. The film portrays the emotional bond that develops between the wife and the mistress of a man. Plot After a family disgrace Isabel needs internment in a mental residence. Her nurse will be her confident, the link to her husband and the outside world. Cast * Amparo Rivelles as Isabel * Ana Mariscal as Enfermera Emilia * Eduardo Fajardo as Luis * Manuel Luna as Padre Víctor * Mariano Asquerino as Pediatra * Francisco Bernal as José, cochero * Irene Caba Alba as Enferma mental 1 * Lola del Pino as Soledad, a maid * Fernando Fernández de Córdoba as Doctor Hernández * Manolo Fábregas as Jav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Una Gran Señora
Una and UNA may refer to: Places * 160 Una, the asteroid "Una", an asteroid named after the Faerie Queene character * Una River (other), numerous rivers * Una, Himachal Pradesh, a town in India ** Una, Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency, the state assembly constituency centered around the town ** Una District ** Una Himachal railway station * Una, Gujarat, a town in India ** Una, Gujarat Assembly constituency * Una, Mississippi, an unincorporated community in the United States * Una, Bahia, a town in Brazil * Uña, a municipality in Castile-La Mancha, Spain * Una National Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Una (Sava), a river in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia People * Úna, an Irish given name ** Oona, an Irish given name (Anglicised spelling of ''Úna'') ** Oonagh, an Irish given name (Anglicised spelling of ''Úna'') * Ùna, a Scots-Gaelic given name * Saint Hunna (aka St. Una) (d. 679) a French saint Women with the given name * Una Abell-Brinker (1874–19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where Are You Going, Alfonso XII?
''Where Are You Going, Alfonso XII?'' ( es, ¿Dónde vas, Alfonso XII?) is a 1959 Spanish historical drama film directed by Luis César Amadori and starring Paquita Rico and Vicente Parra. It portrays the life of Alfonso XII of Spain and Maria de las Mercedes. It was followed by a sequel ''Alfonso XII and María Cristina'' the following year. Cast * Paquita Rico as Maria de las Mercedes * Vicente Parra as Alfonso XII * Tomás Blanco as Duque de Sesto * José Marco Davó as Antonio Cánovas del Castillo * Lucía Prado as Infanta Isabel * Mercedes Vecino as Isabel II * Félix Dafauce as Duque de Montpensier * Ana María Custodio as Duquesa de Montpensier * Jesús Tordesillas as Ceferino * Mariano Azaña as Gobernador * Aurora García Alonso as Clotilde * Antonio Riquelme as Madrileño * Rafael Bardem as Doctor Federico Rubio y Galí * Isabel Pallarés * María Luisa Ponte * Luisa María Payán as María Cristina de Orleans * Alfonso Rojas * José Santamaría * Aníbal Vel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Warrior And The Slave Girl
''The Warrior and the Slave Girl'' ( it, La rivolta dei gladiatori, es, La rebelión de los gladiadores, french: La révolte des gladiateurs) is a 1958 Italian-Spanish-French adventure film in Supercinescope and Eastman Color directed by Vittorio Cottafavi. Premise A cruel Armenian princess craves the throne of the young king Osroé, while a popular uprising led by Asclepius breaks out. Cast * Ettore Manni as Marcus Numidius * Gianna Maria Canale as Amira * Mara Cruz as Zahar * Georges Marchal as Asclepius * Rafael Calvo as Lucano * Fidel Martín as Osroé * Jesús Tordesillas as Governor Crisipius * Rafael Durán as Burkala * Nando Tamberlani as Senator Lucilius * Valeria Moriconi Valeria Moriconi (''née'' Abbruzzetti; November 15, 1931 – June 15, 2005) was an Italian actress who appeared both in movies and on stage. Biography Valeria was born in Iesi, in Marche, central Italy. Her earliest work was as a stage actress. ... as Servant References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Affair (1957 Film)
''Spanish Affair'' is a 1957 American–Spanish co-produced drama film directed by Don Siegel and Luis Marquina. It features Carmen Sevilla, Richard Kiley and José Guardiola. It was shot at the CEA Studios in Madrid. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Tambi Larsen and Hal Pereira. Plot Merritt Blake, a young American architect, comes to Spain to close a series of commercial agreements. When he learns that he will need to convince three Spanish architects of the design which he has proposed, he insists on inviting Mari (Antonio's assistant) to function as interpreter. They set off, first to visit the Conde de Rivera, who tells Merritt that he will support the project if his colleague in Barcelona favors the plan. Mari cautions Merritt that this is not a "done deal." On the way to Barcelona, Mari notices that her former boyfriend is following her. She fears that he will assume she is involved inappropriately with the architect. She tries to return to Madrid, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Legion Of Silence
''The Legion of Silence'' (Spanish:''La legión del silencio'') is a 1956 Spanish drama film directed by José María Forqué and José Antonio Nieves Conde and starring Jorge Mistral and Nani Fernández.D'Lugo p.182 The film's sets were designed by Sigfrido Burmann. Cast * Jorge Mistral as Jean Balzac / Paul Banek * Nani Fernández as Dana * Joan Capri * Fernando Cebrián * Félix Dafauce as Grumko * José Marco Davó as Kavenko * María Dolores Gispert as Ludmilla * Diana Mayer * César Ojinaga as Lucas * Esther Parera as Maruska * Nicolás D. Perchicot as Padre Orbinski * Rubén Rojo as Chapeck * Juan Manuel Soriano as Yenka * Jesús Tordesillas Jesús Tordesillas Fernández (28 January 1893 – 24 March 1973) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in 94 films between 1921 and 1973. He starred in the film '' Reckless'' which was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival. Selected ... as Josef * Tomás Torres References Bibliogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afternoon Of The Bulls
''Afternoon of the Bulls'' ( es, Tarde de toros) is a 1956 Spanish drama film directed by Ladislao Vajda. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 29th Academy Awards. Plot In the bullring of Las Ventas, in Madrid, four parallel stories are shown in the film: the senior bullfighter Ricardo Puente breaks up with his lover Paloma; the winner of the day, Juan Carmona is barely hurt by a bull because he is haunted with the notice of a new baby; Rondeño II is afraid of the bulls and afraid of the wedding with his girlfriend Ana María; finally, an innocent amateur torero dies on the sand. Selected cast * Manuel Arbó as Vecino de la actriz * Rafael Bardem as Amigo 1º * Félix Dafauce as Médico de la plaza * José Isbert as Don Felipe * Manolo Morán as Jiménez * Antonio Prieto as Enterado 1º * Jesús Tordesillas as Luis Montes See also * List of submissions to the 29th Academy Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeromin
''Jeromin'' is a 1953 Spanish historical drama film directed by Luis Lucia and starring Jaime Blanch, Ana Mariscal and Rafael Durán.Bentley p.122 It portrays the early life of John of Austria. Cast * Jaime Blanch as Don Juan de Austria 'Jeromín' * Ana Mariscal as Doña Magdalena de Ulloa * Rafael Durán as Don Luis de Quijada * Jesús Tordesillas as Carlos V * Adolfo Marsillach as Felipe II * Antonio Riquelme as Diego Ruiz * Valeriano Andrés * Manuel Arbó * Francisco Bernal * Irene Caba Alba * Ana de Leyva * Adela Carboné * Ramón Elías * Casimiro Hurtado * Quico Juanes * Delia Luna as Beatriz * Arturo Marín * Nicolás D. Perchicot * Luis Pérez de León * José Sepúlveda José Heriberto Sepúlveda Beltrán (born September 27, 1960), also known as El Monteaguilino is a Chilean folklorist and television host. Biography José Sepúlveda was born on September 27, 1960, in Monte Águila, Chile. He is the son of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doña Francisquita (film)
''Doña Francisquita'' is a 1952 Spanish musical comedy film directed by Ladislao Vajda. It was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Francisquita secretly loves Fernando, but he has fallen in love with Aurora, a purebred Madrid woman used to flirting with all men. Cardona, a friend of Fernando's, decides to help Francisquita, even at the risk of confusing everything. Cast * Mirtha Legrand as Doña Francisquita * Armando Calvo as Fernando * Antonio Casal as Cardona * Manolo Morán as Lorenzo * Emma Penella as Aurora 'La Beltrana' * Julia Lajos as Doña Francisca * José Isbert as Maestro Lambertini * Jesús Tordesillas as Don Matías * Ángel Álvarez as Un señor (uncredited) * Antonio Riquelme Antonio García-Riquelme Salvador (9 November 1894 – 20 March 1968), better known as Antonio Riquelme, was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1911 and 1967. Selected filmography * ''El fantasma del castill ... as Pepe (uncredited) R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawn Of America
''Dawn of America'' (Spanish: ''Alba de América'') is a 1951 Spanish historical adventure film directed by Juan de Orduña and starring Antonio Vilar, María Martín and José Suárez. The film depicts the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus in the late fifteenth century. Production The film was made by the largest Spanish studio CIFESA. The production was conceived as a response to the 1949 British film ''Christopher Columbus''. The British film had attempted a realist depiction of Columbus (portraying him as only partly successful, and his achievements being in spite of the Spanish monarchy). The Spanish response portrayed Columbus as a single-minded adventurer whose discovery led to the greater glory of the Spanish monarchy and the Catholic Church. It was also designed as part of the celebrations for the 500th anniversary of the Catholic Monarchs. The film's patriotic theme was strongly backed by the Spanish State of Francisco Franco. The film was made o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
