''Idols'' (Spanish: ''Ídolos'') is a 1943 Spanish

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film directed by

Florián Rey Antonio Martínez del Castillo known professionally as Florián Rey was a Spanish director, actor, and screenwriter. He directed '' The Cursed Village'', widely recognized as a seminal work in silent Spanish cinema, and helped launch the career o ...

and starring

Conchita Montenegro Conchita Montenegro (born Concepción Andrés Picado; September 11, 1911 – April 22, 2007) was a Spanish model, dancer, stage and screen actress. She was educated in a convent in Madrid. Multitalented Montenegro first worked professionally ...

and

Ismael Merlo Ismael Merlo (1 September 1918 – 10 September 1984) was a Spanish actor. He appeared in 82 films and television shows between 1941 and 1984. He starred in the 1966 film ''La caza'', which won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 16th ...

. A French

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meets a Spanish

bullfighter A bullfighter (or matador) is a performer in the activity of bullfighting. ''Torero'' () or ''toureiro'' (), both from Latin ''taurarius'', are the Spanish and Portuguese words for bullfighter and describe all the performers in the activit ...

.Bentley p.106 It was made by CIFESA, Spain's largest film studio at the time.

Cast

as Juan Luis Gallardo *

as Clara Bell *

Manuel Arbó Manuel Arbó (18 July 1898 – 25 May 1973) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1915 and 1970. Selected filmography * '' Drácula'' (1931, Spanish version) * ''There Were Thirteen'' (1931, Spanish-language ...

as Leblanc * María Brú as Jeanette * Juan Calvo as Empresario *

Casimiro Hurtado Casimiro may refer to: *Casimiro (given name) Casimiro is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Casimiro de Abreu (1839–1860), Brazilian poet, novelist and playwright * Casimiro Alegre (1741–1825), Argentine militia officer a ...

as Salomón *

Mary Lamar Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...

as Lily Garay *

Gracia de Triana Gracia may refer to: Places * Gràcia, a district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain ** Passeig de Gràcia, a street ** Carrer Gran de Gràcia, a street ** Travessera de Gràcia, a street * Alta Gracia, a city located in the Province of Córdoba, Ar ...

as Cantaora *

Ramón Martori Ramón or Ramon may refer to: People Given name *Ramon (footballer, born 1998), Brazilian footballer * Ramón (footballer, born 1990), Brazilian footballer *Ramón (singer), Spanish singer who represented Spain in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest ...

as Paul Reymond * Luis Latorre *

Francisco Marimón 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 o ...

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1943 films 1943 romantic comedy films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Florián Rey Cifesa films Spanish black-and-white films Spanish romantic comedy films 1940s Spanish films {{romantic-comedy-film-stub