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Marcelino, Pan Y Vino
''Miracle of Marcelino'' ( es, Marcelino, pan y vino, "Marcelino, bread and wine") is a 1955 Spanish film written by José Maria Sanchez-Silva, based on his novel, and directed by Ladislao Vajda. It starred, Juan Calvo (who also starred together as Don Quixote and Sancho Panza in the 1947 Spanish film version of Miguel de Cervantes' ''Don Quixote'') and the young child star Pablito Calvo (no relation to Juan) as Marcelino. The musical score and theme song – sung in full during the action, rather than at the start of the film – are by Pablo Sorozábal. The story, revised and modernised in both the book and film, dates back to a medieval legend, one of many gathered together in a volume by Alfonso el Sabio. It was a critical and commercial success, and other countries have produced versions of it. Plot The story revolves around Marcelino, an orphan abandoned as a baby on the steps of a monastery in nineteenth-century Spain. The monks raise the child, and Marcelino grows into a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ladislao Vajda
Ladislao Vajda (born Weisz László; 18 August 1906, Budapest – 25 March 1965, Barcelona) was a Hungarian-Spanish film director who made films in Spain, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Italy and West Germany. Biography He was born in Budapest, his father being an actor and screenwriter. Vajda started his career as film editor (even though he also worked as artistic designer and writer) for different directors, such as Billy Wilder and Henry Koster. Eventually, he undertook his first directorial effort in his native country, Hungary. Before World War II he became established in Italy, where he directed two movies: ''La zia smemorata'' (1940) and ' (1941). Finally, he moved to Spain, where he continued directing films. The first film from his Spanish period was ''Se vende un palacio'' ('' A Palace for Sale''), released in 1943. During the 1940s, Vajda directed several movies in Portugal, United Kingdom and, mainly, in Spain. However, he would reach his artistic peak in the 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Journal Of Romance Studies
The ''Journal of Romance Studies'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal of romance studies published by Liverpool University Press in association with the Institute of Modern Languages Research. One themed issue and two open issues are published each year. The journal is edited by Catherine Davies (Institute of Modern Languages Research) and Joseph Ford (Institute of Modern Languages Research). Abstracting and indexing ''Journal of Romance Studies'' is indexed and abstracted in: ** A Current Bibliography on African Affairs (Sage) ** Emerging Sources Citation Index (Thomson Reuters) ** Historical Abstracts (EBSCO) ** IBR – International Bibliography of Book Reviews of Scholarly Literature on the Humanities and Social Sciences (De Gruyter) ** IBZ – International Bibliography of Periodical Literature in the Humanities and Social Sciences (De Gruyter) ** MLA Directory of Periodicals ** MLA International Bibliography ** Periodicals Index Online (Chadwyck-Healey) ** Scopus Sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Alberca
La Alberca is a municipality in the province of Salamanca in the autonomous community of Castilla y León, Spain. It is the capital of Sierra de Francia Comarca. In 2003, the population of La Alberca was 1105, and the area . Its altitude is above sea level. The Carmelite convent of Batuecas Desert, established by Thomas á Jesu is located five kilometres away, but the route there from the town is 12 km. Etymology Due to the relatively long presence of the Arab civilization in the region, the name, La Alberca may have come from the Arabic word "berka" meaning a lake, combined with the Arabic article "al". (Disputed) History People have been living in the area of La Alberca since before the arrival of the Romans, as evinced by the pre-Roman castro which sits beneath a part of town. Few remnants from the isigothera remain, however it is thought that materials were reused to build the present Majadas Old Chapel. In the 13th century the town of La Alberca was a clerk of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Nieto (actor)
José García López (3 May 1902 – 10 August 1982), better known as José Nieto, was a Spanish actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1925 to 1983. Filmography References External links * 1902 births 1982 deaths Spanish male film actors Spanish male silent film actors People from Murcia 20th-century Spanish male actors {{Spain-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufino Inglés
Rufino Inglés (10 November 1902 – 2 November 1981) was a Spanish actor. He appeared in ''La novia de Juan Lucero'' (1959), ''Salto a la gloria'', and '' Dio perdona... io no!''. He also appeared in ''Balboa'' (1963), '' Goliath Against the Giants'' (1961), ''Tombs of the Blind Dead'' (1972), and ''Juicio final'' (1955). Selected filmography * ''La virgen de cristal'' (1926) * ''El tonto de Lagartera'' (1927) * ''La calumnia'' (1928) * ''El gordo de navidad'' (1929) * ''El nocturno de Chopin'' (1932) * ''Water in the Ground'' (1934) as Poli Vilaredo * ''Paloma de mis amores'' (1936) * ''Jai-Alai'' (1940) * ''Oro vil'' (1941) * '' ¡A mí la legión!'' (1942) as Capitán Romero * ''El triunfo del amor'' (1943) * ''Tarjeta de visita'' (1944) as Martín Fernández * ''El pozo de los enamorados'' (1945) * ''La tempestad'' (1945) * ''Chantaje'' (1946) * ''Alma canaria'' (1947) * ''Héroes del 95'' (1947) as Sargento * ''El huésped del cuarto número 13'' (1947) * ''Dos mujeres y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Prada
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current usage as a given name. José is also commonly used as part of masculine name composites, such as José Manuel, José Maria or Antonio José, and also in female name composites like Maria José or Marie-José. The feminine written form is ''Josée'' as in French. In Netherlandic Dutch, however, ''José'' is a feminine given name and is pronounced ; it may occur as part of name composites like Marie-José or as a feminine first name in its own right; it can also be short for the name ''Josina'' and even a Dutch hypocorism of the name ''Johanna''. In England, Jose is originally a Romano-Celtic surname, and people with this family name can usually be found in, or traced to, the English county of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Ferrandis
Antonio Ferrandis Monrabal (28 February 1921 – 16 October 2000) was a Spanish actor, remembered especially for the role of ''Chanquete'' in the Spanish television series ''Verano azul''. Biography Born on 28 February 1921 in Paterna, province of Valencia, after the Spanish Civil War he was a teacher since he began his studies in teaching, although his true passion would be the theatre His first role on stage was in ''Oedipus'', co-starring with Francisco Rabal in 1950. In his younger days highlighted in several films. Years later was one of the great protagonists of Spanish cinema. Known for playing ''Chanquete'' in the television series ''Verano azul'' in 1981. He died on 16 October 2000 in Valencia Chiron hospital at 79 years old. Ten years after his death, on 15 October 2010, his home town, Paterna, paid homage to a documentary of his life in the theater that bears his name. Selected filmography * ''Flight 971'' (1953) * ''The Fair of the Dove'' (1963) * ''Sor Citroën'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafael Calvo
Rafael Luis Calvo Muñoz (30 December 1911 – 9 December 1988) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films including ''Miracle of Marcelino'' (1955). Selected filmography * '' Currito of the Cross'' (1926) * '' Doña Juana'' (1927) * ''There Were Thirteen'' (1931) * '' Paloma Fair'' (1935) * '' Bound for Cairo'' (1935) * ''Saint Rogelia'' (1940) * ''The Siege of the Alcazar'' (1940) * ''Arribada forzosa'' (1944) - Matón de Mariano * ''Una mujer en un taxi'' (1944) * ''The Captain's Ship'' (1947) * ''The Holy Queen'' (1947) - Fernán Ayres * ''When the Angels Sleep'' (1947) - Ventura * ''El ángel gris'' (1947) - Ramón * '' The Drummer of Bruch'' (1948) - Coronel Carotte * ''La muralla feliz'' (1948) - Ladrón * ''Campo Bravo'' (1948) * ''Adventures of Juan Lucas'' (1949) * ''Doce horas de vida'' (1949) - Raúl * ''Catalina de Inglaterra'' (1951) - Enrique VIII * ''María Morena'' (1951) - Cristóbal * ''The Pelegrín System'' (1952) - Bremón (padre) * ''Servi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Carbonell
Carmen Carbonell Nonell (1900–1988) was a Spanish stage and film actress.Peiró p.231 She received the National Theater Award twice, in 1950 and 1980. Selected filmography * '' Fortunato'' (1942) * '' The Miracle of Marcelino'' (1955) * ''The Desperate Ones ''The Desperate Ones'' or ''Beyond the Mountains'' (Spanish: ''Más allá de las montañas'') is a 1967 American-Spanish dramatic adventure film directed by Alexander Ramati and starring Maximilian Schell, Irene Papas and Raf Vallone.Goble p.86 ...'' (1967) References Bibliography * Eva Woods Peiró. ''White Gypsies: Race and Stardom in Spanish Musical Films''. U of Minnesota Press, 2012. External links * 1900 births 1988 deaths Spanish film actresses {{Spain-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabel De Pomés
Isabel de Pomés (10 April 1924 – 31 May 2007) was a classic Spanish film actress and one of the leading ladies in Spanish cinema of the 1940s and 1950s. She appeared in over 30 films between 1941 and 1965. Her father was the actor and sportsman Félix de Pomés. Selected filmography *'' El Puente de la Ilusion'' (1965) *'' Salto a la Gloria'' 1959 * ''Night and Dawn'' (1958) *''Amanecer en Puerta Oscura''1957 *'' Un ángel Paso por Brooklyn'' 1957 *''Marcelino Pan y Vino'' 1954 * ''The Mayor of Zalamea'' (1954) * ''The King's Mail'' (1951) *'' Luna de Sangre'' (1950) *'' Vida en Sombras'' (1948) *''Botón de Ancla'' (1947) * '' The Black Siren'' (1947) *'' Cancion de Medianoche'' 1947 *'' The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks'' 1944 by Edgar Neville *''Traces of Light'' 1943 * ''Fantastic Night ''La Nuit fantastique'' (''The Fantastic Night'') is a 1942 French fantasy film directed by Marcel L'Herbier. It is regarded as one of the most successful films made in France during th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariano Azaña
Mariano Azaña (1896–1965) was a Spanish film actor.Soria p.179 Partial filmography * ''El milagro del Cristo de la Vega'' (1941) * ''Primer amor'' (1942) * ''¿Por qué vivir tristes?'' (1942) * ''Todo por ellas'' (1942) * ''Schottis'' (1943) * ''Hace cien años'' (1952) * '' Segundo López'' (1953) - Podólogo * ''Younger Brother'' (1953) * ''I Was a Parish Priest'' (1953) - Fermín - el cartero * ''The Other Life of Captain Contreras'' (1955) - George Hernández Piñada * ''Miracle of Marcelino'' (1955) - Fray Malo - Brother Bad * ''Afternoon of the Bulls'' (1956) - Julián * ''Uncle Hyacynth'' (1956) - Cerillero * ''Manolo guardia urbano'' (1956) - Capitán * ''Pasión en el mar'' (1957) - Viejo marinero * '' The Little Nightingale'' (1957) - Martín - el sacristán * ''...Y eligió el infierno'' (1957) - Párroco * ''Historias de Madrid'' (1958) - El propietario del inmueble * ''Carlota'' (1958) * ''Las de Caín'' (1959) - Segismundo Caín y de la Muela * ''Where Are You Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
