''Ambitious'' (Spanish: ''Ambiciosa'') is a 1976 Spanish

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directed by

Pedro Lazaga Pedro Lazaga Sabater (3 October 1918 – 30 November 1979) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 90 films between 1948 and 1979. Selected filmography * '' The Black Siren'' (1947) * '' María Morena'' (1951 ...

and starring

Teresa Rabal María Teresa Rabal Balaguer (born 1952) is a Spanish actress, singer and television presenter.Powrie, Davies & Babington p.65 The daughter of actors Francisco Rabal and Asunción Balaguer, she first appeared as child actor before going on to st ...

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and

Manuel Zarzo Manuel López Zarza (born 26 April 1932) better known as Manuel Zarzo is a Spanish film actor. He has appeared in more than 150 films since 1951. Selected filmography * '' Day by Day'' (1951) * '' Love in a Hot Climate'' (1954) * ''Cursed Mo ...

.Comas p.293

Cast

as Juana *

as D. Matías *

as Esteban * Didi Sherman as Diana *

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as Mariano * May Heatherly as Margarita *

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as Amparo * Fernando Hilbeck * Rosa Valenty as Françoise *

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* Fernando E. Romero * José Canalejas *

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as Jacoba * Tony Isbert as Alberto *

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* Cecilia Trevin * Luis González Páramo * Mari Carmen Duque * Clotilde Sola * Alfredo Enríquez * Remigio Sacristán *

Milo Quesada Milo Quesada, born as Raúl García Alonso, (16 April 1930 – 12 December 2012) was an Argentine actor. He started his career in Argentina with the movie ''Cristol de Hombres'' and other minor roles. He then moved to Spain, where his career ex ...

* Araceli Conde * Concha Rabal * Mery Leyva * José Luis Lizalde * Gaby Álvarez

References

Bibliography

* Àngel Comas. ''Diccionari de llargmetratges: el cinema a Catalunnya després del franquisme, 1975-2003''. Cossetània Edicions, 2003.

External links

* 1976 films Spanish erotic drama films 1970s erotic drama films 1970s Spanish-language films Films directed by Pedro Lazaga Suevia Films films 1976 drama films 1970s Spanish films {{1970s-Spain-film-stub