''An Andalusian Gentleman'' (Spanish:''Un caballero andaluz'') is a 1954 Spanish

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directed by

Luis Lucia Luis Lucia Mingarro (24 May 1914, in Valencia – 12 March 1984, in Madrid) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. His father, Luis Lucia, was the Spanish minister of communications in 1935. He studied Law and was the attorney of CI ...

and starring

Jorge Mistral Modesto Llosas Rosell (24 November 1920 – 20 April 1972) known professionally as Jorge Mistral was a Spanish film actor. During the 1940s, he became a star in films produced by CIFESA. In the 1950s, he lived and worked in México and ap ...

Carmen Sevilla María del Carmen García Galisteo (born 16 October 1930), in Seville, Spain, known professionally as Carmen Sevilla, is a retired Spanish actress, singer and dancer. She began her career in the 1940s and became one of the most popular and hi ...

and Manuel Luna.Mira p.280 The film's sets were designed by the

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s Gil Parrondo and Luis Pérez Espinosa.

Synopsis

A former

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, desolated after the dead of his son, finds a little hope in Esperanza, a young gypsy girl that earns money hardly for her family. When he realizes that Esperanza is blind and that the gypsies are never educated, he decides to build a school. There are six songs in the film.

Cast

as Juan Manuel de Almodóvar *

as Esperanza 'Colorín' * Manuel Luna as Don Elías, el párroco *

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as Dolores *

José Isbert José Enrique Benito y Emeterio Ysbert Alvarruiz (3 March 1886 in Madrid – 28 November 1966 in Madrid), also known as José Isbert and/or Pepe Isbert, was a Spanish actor. Biography Early life In 1903 he worked at the Court of Accounts (Trib ...

as Joaquín *

Casimiro Hurtado Casimiro may refer to: *Casimiro (given name) Casimiro is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Casimiro de Abreu (1839–1860), Brazilian poet, novelist and playwright * Casimiro Alegre (1741–1825), Argentine militia officer a ...

as Curro *

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as Locutor de radio (voice) *

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as Agregado militar *

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as Señora Acacia *

Jaime Blanch Jaime Blanch Montijano (born 1940) is a Spanish film and television actor.Goble p.90 Selected filmography * ''I Was a Parish Priest'' (1953) * ''Jeromin'' (1953) * ''An Andalusian Gentleman'' (1954) * '' An Angel Has Arrived'' (1961) * ''La gra ...

as José Luis de Almodóvar *

Valeriano Andrés Valeriano Andrés (1922–2005) was a Spanish film and television actor.Soria p.176 Selected filmography * ''I Will Consult Mister Brown'' (1946) * '' Guest of Darkness'' (1948) * ''Night Arrival'' (1949) * '' Neutrality'' (1949) * '' The Duches ...

as Doctor *

Francisco Bernal Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of ...

as Espectador en la plaza *

Ricardo Blasco Ricardo is the Spanish and Portuguese cognate of the name Richard. It derived from Proto-Germanic ''*rīks'' 'king, ruler' + ''*harduz'' 'hard, brave'. It may be a given name, or a surname. People Given name * Ricardo de Araújo Pereira, Portug ...

as Espectador en la plaza *

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as Oculista *

José Luis López Vázquez José Luis López Vázquez de la Torre MML (11 March 1922, in Madrid – 2 November 2009, in Madrid) was a Spanish actor. Career José Luis López Vázquez was born in Madrid, Spain, on 11 March 1922. He originally worked in theater as a costume ...

Antonio Ozores Antonio Ozores Puchol (24 August 1928, in Burjassot – 12 May 2010, in Madrid) was a Spanish actor. He was the son of actors Mariano Ozores and Luisa Puchol, brother of director Mariano Ozores (Jr.) and of actor Jose Luis Ozores, father of ...

as Espectador en la plaza *

Francisco Pierrá Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of ...

as Empresario

References

Bibliography

* Mira, Alberto. ''The A to Z of Spanish Cinema''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2010.

External links

* 1954 films Spanish musical films 1954 musical films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by Luis Lucia Cifesa films Films scored by Juan Quintero Muñoz 1950s Spanish films {{musical-film-stub