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Tony Leblanc
Ignacio Fernández Sánchez (7 May 1922 – 24 November 2012) better known as Tony Leblanc was a Spanish actor, director, and comedian. Biography Tony Leblanc was born on the grounds of the Museo del Prado at Madrid, where his family lived because of his father's employment as the museum's janitor. In his teens he was fond of boxing, becoming champion of the lightweight Castilla "amateur", while participating in amateur theatre. He was also a soccer player in the Third Division of Real Club Deportivo Carabanchel in which he scored 23 goals, making him the top scorer of the Third Division. Leblanc made his professional acting debut in 1944 with Celia Gámez's company. His earliest appearances on film were in ''Eugenia de Montijo'' (1944), '' Los últimos de Filipinas'' (1945, Antonio Román), and ''Por el gran premio'' (1946, directed by Pierre-Antoine Caron). His greatest prominence was from about 1955 to 1965, in popular titles of Spanish cinema of the era such as ''El ...
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Los Tramposos
''Los tramposos'' ("The cheaters") is a 1959 Spanish comedy film directed by Pedro Lazaga and starring Tony Leblanc and Antonio Ozores. The movie is about two small-time con-men. Plot Two small-time con men make a living of swindling people. They have a relatively happy life despite some "visits" to Carabanchel Prison. However, one of them, Virgilio, falls in love with the sister of his partner. Since she is not happy about their style of living, they decide to become honest people. Having failed in other jobs, open their own travel agency, which turns out to be a success after some comical incidents. Critic Spanish critic Carlos Aguilar Carlos Aguilar (born May 25, 1988) is an American soccer player who is currently an assistant coach at San Diego State University. Career College and amateur Carlos attended Palmdale High School played two years of college soccer at Taft Coll ... in his ''Guía del cine español'' considers this film "in his own way, a classic". Reference ...
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Santiago Segura
Santiago Segura Silva (born 17 July 1965) is a Spanish filmmaker and actor. He also worked to a lesser extent as a television presenter, voice actor and comic book writer, as well as being a collector of original comic books. At 12, he began making films with a Super-8 camera, and, after a recommendation from Fernando Trueba, began to make films in 35 mm, funded by his appearances in TV game shows. He earned early recognition for his performance as a metalhead in 1995 film ''The Day of the Beast'' (billed as a "satanic comedy"), which won him the Goya Award for Best New Actor. Great success would come with his directorial feature debut, 1998 dark action comedy and box-office hit ''Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law'', in which he stars as José Luis Torrente, a racist, homophobic, xenophobic, and fascist former police cop. The film, that won Segura the Goya Award for Best New Director, was followed by four sequels ('' Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella'', '' Torrente 3: El ...
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Televisión Española
Televisión Española (acronym TVE, branded tve, "Spanish Television") is Spain's national state-owned public television broadcaster and the oldest regular television service in the country. It was also the first regular television service in Equatorial Guinea. TVE began as a standalone company dependent on the Ministry of Information and Tourism. After undergoing numerous restructurings and reorganizations, it is currently the television division, while Radio Nacional de España (RNE) is the radio division, of Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE), the public corporation which has the overall responsibility for the national broadcasting public services under a parliament-appointed president who, in addition to being answerable to a Board of Directors, reports to an all-party committee of the national parliament, as provided for in the Public Radio and Television Law of 2006. TVE launched its first channel on 28 October 1956 as the first regular television service in Spain. It w ...
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Rafael Gil
Rafael Gil (22 May 1913 – 10 July 1986) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. His film ''La guerra de Dios'' (1953) won the Bronze Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1953 and also won best film and best director at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. His film ''La noche del sábado'' (1950) was nominated for the Gold Lion at the 1950 Venice Film Festival and his film ''El beso de Judas'' (1954) was also nominated for the Gold Lion at the 1954 festival in Venice. His film ''Let's Make the Impossible!'' (1958) was nominated for the Golden Berlin Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. He has won nine prizes of the National Syndicate of Spectacle of Spain. Gil was a prominent director of the Franco era. His later works, often in collaboration with the Pro-Franco screenwriter and novelist Fernando Vizcaíno Casas, looked back nostalgically to the years of Franco's rule.Mira p.147 Filmography * ''The Queen's Flower Girl'' (1940) *''The Man Who Wanted ...
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Nati Mistral
Natividad Macho Álvarez (13 December 1928 – 20 August 2017), known by the stage name Nati Mistral, was a Spanish actress and singer. She won the National Theater Prize in 1997. Selected filmography *''The Captain's Ship'' (1947) *''Gold and Ivory'' (1947) *'' Currito of the Cross'' (1949) *''Service at Sea'' (1951) *''Cabaret'' (1953) *''Lovers of Toledo'' (1953) *'' My Street'' (1960) *'' Mis tres amores'' (1971) Stage roles *''Te espero en el Eslava'' (1957–1958) *''Ven y ven...al Eslava'' (1958–1959) *''El amor brujo'' (1966) *''Man of La Mancha ''Man of La Mancha'' is a 1965 musical with a book by Dale Wasserman, music by Mitch Leigh, and lyrics by Joe Darion. It is adapted from Wasserman's non-musical 1959 teleplay ''I, Don Quixote'', which was in turn inspired by Miguel de Cervantes ...'' (1966; 1969–1970) *''Anillos para una dama'' (1976) *''Azabache'' (1992) *''Afectos compartidos'' (2005) References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mistral, Nati 1928 ...
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Manolo Gómez Bur
Manolo Gómez Bur (21 April 1917 – 30 May 1991) was a Spanish actor of theatre and films. He appeared in over 90 films between 1943 and 1983. He was born in Madrid and he was soon an actor and he died in Andalucía, Spain. Selected filmography * ''Un enredo de familia'' (1943) - Casimiro * ''Es peligroso asomarse al exterior'' (1946) * ''¡Olé torero!'' (1949) - Pedestrian in Buenos Aires (uncredited) * ''Cuento de hadas'' (1951) - Paco * ''A Room for Three'' (1952) - Enriqueta * '' Sister San Sulpicio'' (1952) - Daniel Suárez * '' Last Day'' (1952) - Agente Molina * ''Duelo de pasiones'' (1955) * ''Congress in Seville'' (1955) - Señor raro * ''Al fin solos'' (1955) - Loco en manicomio * ''La fierecilla domada'' (1956) - Don Mario de Acevedo * ''Don Juan'' (1956) - Lebourreau * ''Red Cross Girls'' (1958) - Pepéfano * ''El día de los enamorados'' (1959) - Mariano * ''Los tramposos'' (1959) - Kilométrico * ''Quanto sei bella Roma'' (1959) - Nino * ''Juicio final'' (1960) ...
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Concha Velasco
Concepción Velasco Varona OAXS MML (born 29 November 1939), known professionally as Concha Velasco, or Conchita Velasco in her beginnings, is a Spanish actress, singer and television presenter. She has received numerous accolades throughout her career in film, theater and television spanning over six decades, including two National Theater Awards presented by the Spanish Ministry of Culture in 1972 and 2016, the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Spanish Television Academy in 2009 and the Honorary Goya Award presented by the Spanish Film Academy in 2012. Some of her credits include leading film performances in ''Red Cross Girls'' (1958), ''Los tramposos'' (1959), ''The Fair of the Dove'' (1963), ''Television Stories'' (1965), '' The Witching Hour'' (1985) and ''Beyond the Garden'' (1996); stage performances in ''¡Mamá, quiero ser artista!'', in several plays that author Antonio Gala wrote for her and in the Spanish productions of ''Filumena Marturano'' and '' ...
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José Luis Sáenz De Heredia
José Luis Sáenz de Heredia (10 April 1911 – 4 November 1992) was a Spanish film director. He was born in Madrid. His film ''Ten Ready Rifles'' was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival. Filmography * ''Patricio miró a una estrella'' (1934) * '' Juan Simón's Daughter'' (1935) * ''¿Quién me quiere a mí?'' (1936) * ''¡A mi no me mire usted!'' (1941) * '' Raza'' (1942) * '' El Escándalo'' (1944) * '' The Road to Babel'' (1945) * '' El destino se disculpa'' (1945) * '' Bambú'' (1945) * '' Mariona Rebull'' (1947) * ''Las aguas bajan negras'' (1948) * ''La mies es mucha'' (1948) * ''Don Juan'' (1950) * ''The Eyes Leave a Trace'' (1952) * '' Todo es posible en Granada'' (1954) * ''Historias de la radio'' (1955) * '' The Big Lie'' (1956) * '' Faustina'' (1957) * '' Diez fusiles esperan'' (1959) * ''El Indulto'' (1960) * ''The Reprieve'' (1961) * ''The Mustard Grain'' (1962) * ''Los derechos de la mujer'' (1963) * ''The Fair of the Dove'' (1963) * '' Fran ...
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Historias De La Televisión
''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) * Marg ...
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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 ...
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