''Esa pareja feliz'' (translation: ''That Happy Couple'') is a Spanish comedy film co-written and co-directed by Juan Antonio Bardem and

Luis García Berlanga Luis García-Berlanga Martí (12 June 1921 – 13 November 2010) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. Acclaimed as a pioneer of modern Spanish cinema, his films are marked by social satire and acerbic critiques of Spanish culture under t ...

. It was their feature film debut. The film was made in 1951, but not released until 1953.

Plot

Good-for-nothing, Juan marries Carmen to begin suffering what he thinks her and their friends' scorn at his proven inability to make a living, until he's lured to an apparent sound business that will for sure make them rich.

Cast

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 i ...

as Juan Granados Muñoz *

Elvira Quintillá Elvira Quintillá (19 September 1928 – 27 December 2013) was a Spanish actress, whose career spanned over six decades. Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Quintillá began her acting career in 1941, appearing on stage. She married actor José Mar ...

as Carmen González Fuentes *Félix Fernández as Rafa *José Luis Ozores as Luis *Fernando Aguirre as Organizador *Manuel Arbó as Esteban *

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 Dueña del salón de té *

Matilde Muñoz Sampedro Matilde Muñoz Sampedro (2 March 1900 – 14 April 1969) was a Spanish film actress whose career stretched from the 1940s through the 1960s. Biography Muñoz was married to actor Rafael Bardem and the couple had two children: Juan Antonio and ...

as Amparo *Antonio García Quijada as Manolo *Antonio Garisa as Florentino *José Franco as Tenor *Alady as Técnico *

Rafael Bardem Rafael Bardem Solé (10 January 1889 – 6 November 1972) was a Spanish film and stage actor whose career stretched from the 1940s through the 1960s. He was the husband of Matilde Muñoz Sampedro; the father of Juan Antonio Bardem and Pilar Ba ...

as Don Julián, el Comisario *

Rafael Alonso Rafael Alonso Ochoa (5 July 1920 – 24 October 1998) was a Spanish actor. He appeared in more than 120 films and television shows between 1951 and 1998. Selected filmography * ''Malibran's Song'' (1951) * ''Welcome Mr. Marshall!'' (1953) ...

as Gerente Seguros 'La Víspera' *José Orjas *Francisco Bernal *

Lola Gaos Dolores Gaos González-Pola (2 December 1921, in Valencia – 4 July 1993, in Madrid), better known as Lola Gaos, was a Spanish film, television and theatre actress. Famous with her works with Luis Buñuel but specially the film ''Furtivos'' w ...

as Reina en Rodaje * Matías Prats as Locutor Deportivo (voice)

External links

* 1951 comedy films 1951 films 1950s Spanish-language films Spanish black-and-white films Films set in Madrid Films directed by Luis García Berlanga Films directed by Juan Antonio Bardem Spanish comedy films 1953 comedy films 1953 films 1950s Spanish films {{1950s-comedy-film-stub