''Congress in Seville'' (Spanish: ''Congreso en Sevilla'') is a 1955 Spanish

musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...

directed by

Antonio Román Antonio Román (9 November 1911 – 16 June 1989) was a prolific Spanish film director, screenwriter, film producer. Antonio Román was born Ourense, Spain on 9 November 1911. Román began directing films in the later 1930s starting with doc ...

and starring

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 ...

Fernando Fernán Gómez Fernando Fernández Gómez (28 August 1921 – 21 November 2007) better known as Fernando Fernán Gómez was a Spanish actor, screenwriter, film director, theater director and member of the Royal Spanish Academy for seven years. He was born ...

and

Manolo Morán Manolo Morán (30 December 1905, in Madrid – 27 April 1967, in Alicante) was a Spanish film actor. Selected filmography * ''Carmen fra i rossi'' (1939) - Il capitano Salmeron * ''El huésped del sevillano'' (1940) * '' The Unloved Woman'' ( ...

.de España, Rafael. ''Directory of Spanish and Portuguese Film-Makers and Films''.

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, 1994. p. 278. . It was shot at CEA Studios in

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and on location in

Seville Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

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Enrique Alarcón Enrique Alarcón Sánchez-Manjavacas (1917–1995) was a Spanish art director.Faulkner p.106 He worked on over two hundred films. Selected filmography * '' Eloisa Is Under an Almond Tree'' (1943) * ''The Phantom and Dona Juanita'' (1945) * '' ...

Plot

After their business in Seville goes bankrupt, Carmen and Paco emigrate to

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, where, while penniless, they must somehow get by before returning to their homeland. While in Sweden, Carmen finds a job as a dancer while Paco manages to return to Seville. Meanwhile, Carmen gets into a fight on her job and is let go. Having some spare cash, she visits the hospital where she gets a plane ticket from Dr. Petersen, a physician who has been invited to a Medical Congress in Seville. Dressed up as him, she tries to make it to Seville, but on the plane and at the airport she meets various congressmen and comedy ensues.

Cast

as Carmen Fuentes *

as Dr. Guillermo Kroll *

as Paco Domínguez *Fernando Nogueras as Méndez López *Nicolás D. Perchicot as Chamarilero *

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 filmogr ...

as Señor raro *

Gustavo Re Gustavo Re (7 April 1908 – 5 June 1979) was a Spanish television presenter and actor. Biography On 10 October 1961 it was aired on TVE ''Amigos del martes'', hosted by Artur Kaps, Franz Johan and Gustavo Re. They found a theater company named ...

as Director of Radio AGA *Miguel Gómez as Taxi driver *Teófilo Palou as Dr. Massuto *Juan Cortés as owner of the winery *Domingo Rivas as Dr. Van Blucker *Aníbal Vela as Martín Hidalgo *

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 Señor deaf and clueless *

Carlos Casaravilla Carlos Casaravilla (12 October 1900 – 17 February 1981) was an Uruguayan actor. He appeared in 85 films between 1934 and 1978. He starred in the film '' El Lazarillo de Tormes'', which won the Golden Bear at the 10th Berlin International F ...

as Dr. Sergio Radowsky *

Katie Rolfsen Katie Rolfsen (10 November 1902 – 22 September 1966) was a Norwegian-Swedish film actress. She appeared in 25 films between 1925 and 1965. She was born in Oslo, Norway and died in Rådmansö, Sweden. Selected filmography * '' Himmeluret' ...

as Dra. Martha Petersen *Mariano Alcón as Dr. Thomas

References

External links

* 1955 musical films Spanish musical films Films directed by Antonio Román Films set in Seville Films scored by Juan Quintero Muñoz Films with screenplays by Antonio de Lara Cifesa films Spanish black-and-white films 1950s Spanish films {{Musical-film-stub