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Raúl Cancio
Raúl Cancio (18 September 1911 – 23 October 1961) was a Spanish film actor, screenwriter and film director. Cancio acted in more than sixty five films including '' Raza'' (1942).Pavlović p.67 He also directed two films, a 1952 documentary and a 1950 feature film. Selected filmography Actor * '' Raza'' (1942) * '' Blood in the Snow'' (1942) * ''House of Cards A house of cards (also known as a card tower or card castle) is a structure created by stacking playing cards on top of each other, often in the shape of a pyramid. "House of cards" is also an expression that dates back to 1645 meaning a structu ...'' (1943) * ''Public Trial (film), Public Trial'' (1946) * ''The Troublemaker (1950 film), The Troublemaker'' (1950) * ''Tales of the Alhambra (film), Tales of the Alhambra'' (1950) * ''Agustina of Aragon (1950 film), Agustina of Aragon'' (1950) * ''Black Sky'' (1951) * ''The Girl at the Inn'' (1951) * ''The Great Galeoto'' (1951) * ''The Floor Burns'' (1952) * ''Flight 971' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Galeoto
''The Great Galeoto'' (Spanish: ''El gran Galeoto'') is a 1951 Spanish drama film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Ana Mariscal and Rafael Durán.de España p.119 Synopsis Ernesto is a young musician who, when his father dies, is forced to stay in Madrid, sharing a house with his executor Julio Villamil, married to the actress Teresa Labisbal, with whom the young man was platonically in love. Although the young man's behavior is impeccable, the rumor created by third parties makes Julio want to fight Ernesto in a duel to the death. Cast * Valeriano Andrés as Pedro * Manuel Arbó as Secretario de Ernesto * Rafael Bardem as Gabriel * Francisco Bernal as Peón del coto de caza * Xan das Bolas as Cochero * Raúl Cancio as Alcaraz * María Cañete * Manuel de Juan as Miembro del consejo * Mary Delgado as Mercedes * Rafael Durán as Ernesto Acedo * Juan Espantaleón as Don Severo Villamil * Fernando Fernández de Córdoba as Uceda * Concha Fern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Film Directors
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1961 Deaths
Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (Koivulahti air disaster): Douglas DC-3C OH-LCC of Finnish airline Finnair, Aero crashes near Kvevlax (Koivulahti), on approach to Vaasa Airport in Finland, killing all 25 on board, due to pilot error: an investigation finds that the Captain (civil aviation), captain and First officer (civil aviation), first officer were both exhausted for lack of sleep, and had consumed excessive amounts of alcohol at the time of the crash. It remains the deadliest air disaster to occur in the country. * January 5 ** Italian sculptor Alfredo Fioravanti marches into the U.S. Consulate in Rome, and confesses that he was part of the team that forged the Etruscan terracotta warriors in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. ** After the 1960 Turkish coup d'état, 1960 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1911 Births
A notable ongoing event was the race for the South Pole. Events January * January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are added to the Commonwealth of Australia. * January 3 ** 1911 Kebin earthquake: An earthquake of 7.7 moment magnitude strikes near Almaty in Russian Turkestan, killing 450 or more people. ** Siege of Sidney Street in London: Two Latvian anarchists die, after a seven-hour siege against a combined police and military force. Home Secretary Winston Churchill arrives to oversee events. * January 5 – Egypt's Zamalek SC is founded as a general sports and Association football club by Belgian lawyer George Merzbach as Qasr El Nile Club. * January 14 – Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall, on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. * January 18 – Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the USS ''Pennsylvania'' stationed in San Francisco harbor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Follow The Legion
''Follow the Legion'' (Spanish: ''¡A mí la legión!'') is a 1942 Spanish drama film directed by Juan de Orduña and starring Alfredo Mayo, Luis Peña and Manuel Luna. Plot Set in North Africa and in the Legion, it shows the friendship between soldiers, which leads 'El Grajo' to investigate a murder to exonerate a comrade-in-arms and friend. Exaltation of a model soldier of the time in Spain and of the so-called 'military values'. Sign The film poster was made by José Peris Aragó in a 105.5 x 72 cm format. In it, you can see El Grajo and Mauro (of whom only his head is shown) dressed in military dress shown in the background with the Spanish flags waving. Reception A critic from Fotogramas magazine commented on her that "she is the mythical legionnaire that had so much prestige during the Franco regime and that some nostalgics continue to yearn for." Cast *Alfredo Mayo as Jackdaw * Luis Peña as Mauro * Manuel Luna as commander *Miguel Pozanco as worker *Pilar Sole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Football Lottery
''The Football Lottery'' (Spanish: ''La quiniela'') is a 1960 Spanish comedy film directed by Ana Mariscal.Ashton p.173 Cast * Rafaela Aparicio * José Calvo * Raúl Cancio * Félix Dafauce * Rafael Durán * Félix Fernández * Ana Mariscal * Manuel Monroy * Erasmo Pascual * Manuel Peiró * Joaquín Roa * Ángel Álvarez Ángel Álvarez (26 September 1906 – 13 December 1983) was a prolific Spanish film actor. He made over 205 film appearances between 1945 and 1982. He is probably best known for his western films of the 1960s and 1970s. He appeared in Spaghe ... References Bibliography * Timothy J. Ashton. ''Soccer in Spain: Politics, Literature, and Film''. Scarecrow Press, 2013. External links * 1960 comedy films Spanish comedy films 1960 films 1960s Spanish-language films Films directed by Ana Mariscal Films with screenplays by Antonio de Lara 1960s Spanish films {{1960s-Spain-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
They Fired With Their Lives
''They Fired with Their Lives'' (Spanish: ''Con la vida hicieron fuego'') is a 1959 Spanish war film directed by and starring Ana Mariscal. It is set against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, link ....Bentley p.124 Cast References Bibliography * Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer 2008. External links * 1959 war films Spanish war films 1959 films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by Ana Mariscal 1950s Spanish films {{1950s-Spain-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
College Boarding House
''College Boarding House'' (Spanish: ''La casa de la Troya'') is a 1959 Spanish comedy film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Ana Esmeralda, Arturo Fernández and Pepe Rubio.Bentley p.142 Cast * Ana Esmeralda as Carmiña Castro * Arturo Fernández as Gerardo Roquer * Pepe Rubio as Casimiro Barcala * Julio Riscal as Madeira * Rafael Bardem as Don Laureano * Félix de Pomés as Don Juan * Cándida Losada as Jacinta * Félix Fernández as Don Ventura * Erasmo Pascual as Don Angelito * María Bassó as Tona * María Isbert as Mensajera * Enrique S. Guzmán as Augusto * Raúl Cancio as Maroño * María Granada as Filo * Manuel Gil as Adolfo Pulleiro 'Panduriño' * Elena Puerto as La Pachequito * Mercedes Alonso as Moncha * Ventura Oller as Samoeiro * Ricardo Tundidor as Seminarista * Guillermo Hidalgo as Octavio * José Manuel Ramírez as Estudiante * Emiliano Redondo as Estudiante * José María Tasso as Mollido * Eumed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let's Make The Impossible!
''Let's Make the Impossible!'' ( es, ¡Viva lo imposible!) is a 1958 Spanish comedy film adapted from the play ''"¡Viva lo imposible! o el contable de las estrellas"'', by Miguel Mihura and Joaquín Calvo Sotelo, and directed by Rafael Gil.de España p.119 It was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Paquita Rico as Palmira López * Manolo Morán as Don Sabino López (as Manolo Moran) * Miguel Gila as Adriani * Julio Núñez as Eusebio López (as Julio Nuñez) * Julia Caba Alba as Rosa * José Marco Davó as Don Emilio (as Jose Marco Davo) * Fernando Sancho as John * Raúl Cancio as Rodolfo (as Raul Cancio) * Vicky Lagos as Margot * Ángel Ter as Zozof (as Angel Ter) * Tony Soler as Pilar * Mario Morales * Yelena Samarina as Eloísa (as Elena Samarina) * Jesús Narro Jesús Narro Sancho (4 January 1922 – 1 July 1987) was a renowned footballer born in Tolosa, Spain, ''Tolosa'', Gipuzkoa, ''Guipúzcoa'', Spain, on January 4, 1922. As a left ''mid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fedra (film)
''Fedra'' (stylized as ''FΣDRA'' during the initial credits) is a 1956 Spanish drama film directed by Manuel Mur Oti and starring Emma Penella, Enrique Diosdado and Vicente Parra.Mira p.237 Synopsis The story is based in Seneca the Younger's tragedy '' Phaedra''. A pretty and untamed girl named Estrella does not fit in her fishing village by the Spanish Mediterranean. She is lusted after by the men and despised by the women. She is pretended by Juan, a rich shipowner from the North. However she falls in love with Fernando, a subordinate of Juan's, wo loves horses and dislikes the seaside. Her advances are rejected by Fernando. Estrella accepts marrying Juan, who has established himself in the village to be closer to her. Then she learns that Fernando is Juan's son from an earlier marriage. The wedding features the Midsummer bonfires. Estrella and Fernando jump the fire and dance with the village couples. Later, Juan has to take to sea. Fernando wishes to leave but stays until his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventures Of The Barber Of Seville
''Adventures of the Barber of Seville'' (French: ''L'aventurier de Séville'', Spanish: ''Aventuras del barbero de Sevilla'') is a 1954 French-Spanish comedy film directed by Ladislao Vajda and starring Luis Mariano, Lolita Sevilla and Danielle Godet. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Figaro, a singing barber, gets caught by some bandits who use his abilities to attract travelers and assault them. To escape justice he joins the army. Meanwhile, the bandits are all captured where the authorities give them a stark choice - death by garrote or join the army. Both the bandits and Figaro end up serving in the same military company. They are shipped to Puerto Rico and fight pirates, returning to Spain with acclaim. Now he will know the rich salons and the bright side of life. Cast * Luis Mariano as Fígaro * Lolita Sevilla as Pepilla * Danielle Godet as Rosina * José Isbert as Don Faustino * Emma Penella as Duquesa de San Tirso * Miguel Gila as Sargento * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
