Francisco Rovira Beleta (
Barcelona
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, 1913 – 23 June 1999) was a twice
Academy Award
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nominee Spanish
screenwriter
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...
and
film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...
. His film ''
Los atracadores
''The Robbers'' ( es, Los atracadores) is a 1962 Spanish crime film directed by Francisco Rovira Beleta. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival.
Cast
* Pierre Brice - El Señorito
* Manuel Gil - Ramón Orea Bellido 'C ...
'' was entered into the
12th Berlin International Film Festival.
His 1963 film ''
Los Tarantos
''Los Tarantos'' is a 1963 Spanish musical drama film directed by Francisco Rovira Beleta. It was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Foreign Film category.
The film is based on the play ''La historia de los Tarantos'' written by Alfredo ...
'' was nominated for an
Academy Award
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in the
Best Foreign Film
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category.
Four years later, his film ''
El amor brujo
''El amor brujo'' (, "The sorcerer love") is a ballet by Manuel de Falla to a libretto by María de la O Lejárraga García, although for years it was attributed to her husband Gregorio Martínez Sierra. It exists in three versions as well as a p ...
'' was also nominated for the Best Foreign Language Oscar
and was entered into the
5th Moscow International Film Festival
The 5th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 5 to 20 July 1967. The Grand Prix was shared between the Soviet film '' The Journalist'', directed by Sergei Gerasimov and the Hungarian film ''Father'', directed by István Szabó. The fe ...
.
Selected filmography
*''
Luna de sangre'' (1952)
*''
Hay un camino a la derecha'' (1953)
* ''
Eleven Pairs of Boots
''Eleven Pairs of Boots'' (Spanish: ''Once pares de botas'') is a 1954 Spanish comedy sports film directed by Francisco Rovira Beleta and starring José Suárez, Mari Carmen Pardo and Elisa Montés.Bentley p.128
Plot
Laura, the daughter of t ...
'' (1954)
* ''
Andalusia Express
''Andalusia Express'' (Italian:''Il mondo sarà nostro'', Spanish:''El expreso de Andalucía'') is a 1956 Italian-Spanish drama film directed by Francisco Rovira Beleta and starring Jorge Mistral, Marisa de Leza and Mara Berni.
Synopsis
A form ...
'' (1956)
*''
Familia provisional
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'' (1958)
* ''
The Big Show'' (1960)
*''
Los Atracadores
''The Robbers'' ( es, Los atracadores) is a 1962 Spanish crime film directed by Francisco Rovira Beleta. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival.
Cast
* Pierre Brice - El Señorito
* Manuel Gil - Ramón Orea Bellido 'C ...
'' (1962)
*''
Los Tarantos
''Los Tarantos'' is a 1963 Spanish musical drama film directed by Francisco Rovira Beleta. It was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Foreign Film category.
The film is based on the play ''La historia de los Tarantos'' written by Alfredo ...
'' (1963)
*''
La dama del alba
''La dama del alba'' ("The Lady of the Dawn" in English) is a Spanish play written by playwright Alejandro Casona in 1944. It is a fantasy-drama in which Death personified is the main character. It takes place in a small village in the Spanish Pri ...
'' (1966)
*''
El amor brujo
''El amor brujo'' (, "The sorcerer love") is a ballet by Manuel de Falla to a libretto by María de la O Lejárraga García, although for years it was attributed to her husband Gregorio Martínez Sierra. It exists in three versions as well as a p ...
'' (1967)
References
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1913 births
1999 deaths
People from Barcelona
Spanish male writers
Male screenwriters
Spanish film directors
20th-century Spanish screenwriters
20th-century Spanish male writers