''Facing the Sea'' (Spanish:''Rostro al mar'') is a 1951 Spanish

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directed by

Carlos Serrano de Osma Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewhere ...

. It deals with the return of exiles from the

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era.Bentley p.124

Synopsis

After the Spanish Civil War, Alberto and Isabel decide to flee to France to avoid reprisals. She is pregnant and on the way, she goes into labor, so they decide to stop before they reach the border. Alberto decides to leave so as not to endanger his family, promising Isabel to meet again as soon as possible.

Cast

Antonio Bofarull Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male ...

as Manuel *

José Bruguera José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

as Vicente * Fortunato García as Andrés * Montserrat Garcia as Martita *

Camino Garrigó Camino Garrigó was a Spanish film actress. She appeared in twenty eight films, generally in supporting roles such as ''While Angels Sleep'' (1947).Lancia p.102 Selected filmography * ''The Complete Idiot (1939 film), The Complete Idiot'' (1939) ...

as Doña marta * José Gayán as Frankie *

Francisco Melgares Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of ...

as Marcos * Eulalia Montero as Isabel *

José Manuel Pinillos José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

as Ferruchi * Antonio Piñeiro as Oficial * José Luis Quintana as Ginés * Illa Serti as María *

Juan Manuel Soriano Juan Manuel Soriano (1920 – 10 October 1995) was a Spanish voice actor and his career spanned over 50 years including a radio program of ''Don Juan Tenorio''. In radio, he dubbed American actors such as Clark Gable, Kirk Douglas and James Stewar ...

as Ramón *

Carlo Tamberlani Carlo Tamberlani (11 March 1899 – 5 August 1980) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 127 films between 1931 and 1976. He was born in Salice Salentino, Italy and died in Subiaco, Italy. His brother Nando Tamberlani was also an actor. ...

as Alberto * Guillermo Urtazun * Lily Vincenti as Catherine

References

Bibliography

* Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer 2008.

External links

* 1951 drama films Spanish drama films 1951 films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by Carlos Serrano de Osma Spanish black-and-white films 1950s Spanish films {{1950s-Spain-film-stub