''Bread, Love and Andalusia'' (Italian: ''Pane, amore e Andalusia'', Spanish: ''Pan, amor y Andalucía'') is a 1958 Italian-Spanish
comedy film
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directed by
Javier Setó
Javier Setó (1926–1969) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director.
Selected filmography
* '' Forbidden Trade'' (1952)
* '' Bronze and Moon'' (1953)
* '' Bread, Love and Andalusia'' (1958)
* '' Pelusa'' (1960)
* ''The Castilian
''The Cast ...
and starring
Carmen Sevilla,
Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement.
Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: ''Sciuscià'' and ''Bicycle Thieves'' (honorary) ...
and
Vicente Parra
Vicente Parra Collado (5 February 1931 – 2 March 1997) was a Spanish actor.
Early career
Born in Oliva (Valencia), in a lower-class family, he began his career at a young age in the theater. He formed part of a number of theatrical companie ...
.
[Bentley p.142] De Sica reprises his role as the
Carabinieri
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officer Carotenuto from ''
Bread, Love and Dreams
''Bread, Love and Dreams'' ( it, Pane, amore e fantasia) is a 1953 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Luigi Comencini. At the 4th Berlin International Film Festival it won the Silver Bear award.
Plot
The film is set in Sagliena, an imaginar ...
''. He travels to
Seville
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where he falls in love with a beautiful young dancer.
Plot
A commander of the municipal police of Sorrento (Italy) and director of the music band, makes a trip to Seville to appear at a festival, there he falls in love with a young singer and dancer.
Cast
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Carmen Sevilla as Carmen García
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Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement.
Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: ''Sciuscià'' and ''Bicycle Thieves'' (honorary) ...
as Maresciallo Carotenuto
*
Vicente Parra
Vicente Parra Collado (5 February 1931 – 2 March 1997) was a Spanish actor.
Early career
Born in Oliva (Valencia), in a lower-class family, he began his career at a young age in the theater. He formed part of a number of theatrical companie ...
as Paco
*
Peppino De Filippo
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De Filippo was born in Naples, brother of actor and dramatist Eduardo De Filippo and of Titina De Filippo. He made his stage debut at th ...
as Peppino
*
Lea Padovani
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Partial filmography
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as Donna Violante Ruotolo
*
Pastora Imperio as Maestra de baile
*
Mario Carotenuto
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Biography
Carotenuto, the son of a silent film actor and younger brother of the actor Memmo Carotenuto, took various humble jobs for many years be ...
as Don Matteo Carotenuto
*
Josefina Serratosa as Tía de Carmen
*
Jacinto San Emeterio
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Common English nicknames for "Jacinto" are "Chinto" and "Jesse". Jacinto has onl ...
*
Carmen Sánchez
Carmen Sánchez (21 April 1898 – 20 November 1985) was a Spanish singer, dancer, and actress. She started her career as dancer and singer of zarzuela at very young age. At age 20, she finished working on copla or chotis and was featured in fil ...
as Tía de Paco
*
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*Julio (given name)
*Julio (surname)
*Júlio de Castilhos, a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
* ''Julio'' (album), a 1983 compilation albu ...
as Prior
*
María de los Ángeles Such
*
Miguel del Castillo
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Places
* Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands
* São Miguel (disa ...
as Músico
*
Rodolfo del Campo
*
Dolores Palumbo
Dolores Palumbo (14 June 1912 – 30 January 1984) was an Italian stage and film actress.
Life and career
Born in Naples, the daughter of two stage actors, Palumbo debuted in 1930 with a bit role in the farce ''La bella trovata''. Shorty later ...
*
José Nieto as Don Pablo
*
Columba Domínguez
Columba Domínguez Alarid (March 4, 1929 – August 13, 2014) was a Mexican actress, singer, and painter. She is remembered particularly for her performance in the film ''Pueblerina'' (1949).
Biography
Early life
Columba Domínguez Alarid was bo ...
* Antonio as Bailarín
*
Vitoria Parra
References
Bibliography
* Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer, 2008.
External links
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1958 comedy films
Spanish comedy films
Italian comedy films
1958 films
1950s Spanish-language films
Films directed by Javier Setó
Films scored by Alessandro Cicognini
1950s Spanish films
1950s Italian films
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