Enrique Diosdado (May 6, 1910 – December 1, 1983) was a Spanish

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

. He is sometimes credited as Enrique Alvarez Diosdado. Diosdado was a leading man of Argentine and Spanish films of the 1940s and 1950s. His daughter,

Ana Diosdado Ana Isabel Álvarez-Diosdado Gisbert OAXS (21 May 1938 – 5 October 2015) better known as Ana Diosdado was a dual Argentine-Spanish actress, playwright, theater director, and writer. Her acting credits include the television series, ''Las llave ...

, was a leading Spanish writer and

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays. Etymology The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...

.Wilson p.323 His son, also named Enrique Álvarez-Diosdado, worked as a director and writer for several tv documentary series and films.

Selected filmography

* ''

Blood Wedding ''Blood Wedding'' ( es, link=no, Bodas de sangre) is a tragedy by Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca. It was written in 1932 and first performed at Teatro Beatriz in Madrid in March 1933, then later that year in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ...

'' (1938) * '' The Phantom Lady'' (1945) * '' María Rosa'' (1946) * ''

Madame Bovary ''Madame Bovary'' (; ), originally published as ''Madame Bovary: Provincial Manners'' ( ), is a novel by France, French writer Gustave Flaubert, published in 1856. The eponymous character lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities ...

'' (1947) * '' The Cat'' (1947) * '' Song of Dolores'' (1947) * ''

María de los Ángeles ''María de los Ángeles'' is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Julio César Mármol and produced by RCTV in 1997. The telenovela lasted for 113 episodes and was distributed internationally by RCTV International. Lilibeth Morillo and Marcelo C ...

'' (1948) * ''

Dance of Fire ''Dance of Fire'' is the third album released by the Azeri jazz artist Aziza Mustafa Zadeh. It was released in 1995. Recording and Music The album was recorded at Sony Music Studios in New York during January and February 1995. It was produced by ...

'' (1949) * '' Last Day'' (1952) * ''

Flight 971 ''Flight 971'' (Spanish: ''Vuelo 971'') is a 1953 Spanish drama film directed by Rafael J. Salvia and starring José Nieto, Germán Cobos and Antonio Casas.Bentley p.122 The film's sets were designed by Antonio Simont. Some scenes were shot at ...

'' (1953) * ''

At Five O'Clock in the Afternoon ''At Five O'Clock in the Afternoon'' ( es, A las cinco de la tarde, also released as ''At Five in the Afternoon'') is a 1961 Spanish drama film directed by Juan Antonio Bardem and starring Rafael Alcántara. The film was selected as the Spanish ...

'' (1961) * ''

Searching for Monica ''Searching for Monica'' ( es, Buscando a Mónica) is a 1962 Argentine-Spanish black-and-white film musical film drama directed by José María Forqué. The film premiered on 29 January 1962 in Madrid and was named ''El Secreto de Mónica''. It ...

'' (1962) * ''

Don Juan Tenorio ''Don Juan Tenorio: Drama religioso-fantástico en dos partes'' (Don Juan Tenorio: Religious-Fantasy Drama in Two Parts) is a play written in 1844 by José Zorrilla. It is the more romantic of the two principal Spanish-language literary interpr ...

'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1955) * '' Fedra'' (1956) * ''

The Sun Comes Out Every Day ''The Sun Comes Out Every Day'' (Spanish:''El sol sale todos los días'') is a 1958 Spanish comedy film directed by Antonio del Amo and starring Marisa de Leza, Enrique Diosdado and Mercedes Monterrey.D'Lugo p.118 The film's sets were designed ...

'' (1956) * ' (1963)

References

Bibliography

* Wilson, Katharina M. ''An Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers, Volume 1''. Taylor & Francis, 1991.

External links

* 1910 births 1983 deaths Spanish male film actors Male actors from Madrid 20th-century Spanish male actors {{Spain-actor-stub