''From Madrid to Heaven'' ( es, De Madrid al cielo, links=no) is a 1952 Spanish
musical comedy 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
Rafael Gil
Rafael Gil (22 May 1913 – 10 July 1986) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter.
His film ''La guerra de Dios'' (1953) won the Bronze Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1953 and also won best film and best director at the San Sebastián ...
and starring María de los Ángeles Morales,
Gustavo Rojo
Gustavo Rojo Pinto (5 September 1923 – 22 April 2017) was a Uruguayan-Mexican actor.
Life and career
Gustavo Rojo was born on 5 September 1923 on a German ship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. His mother was the prominent Spanish auth ...
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'' ( ...
.
[Bentley p.118] It is set in early 20th-century Madrid.
The film's sets were designed by
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)
* '' ...
.
Cast
Release
The film premiered at the on 16 May 1952.
See also
*
List of Spanish films of 1952
References
Bibliography
* Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer 2008.
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External links
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1952 musical comedy films
Spanish musical comedy films
1950s Spanish-language films
Films directed by Rafael Gil
Suevia Films films
Films scored by Juan Quintero Muñoz
Spanish black-and-white films
Films set in Madrid
Films set in the 20th century
1950s Spanish films
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