José López Rubio y Herreros (13 December 1903 in

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– 2 March 1996) was a Spanish playwright, screenwriter, film director, theatre historian and humorist. Rubio y Herreros worked in Hollywood as a songwriter for

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, and was nominated for an Oscar for ''

Treasure of the Sierra Madre ''The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'' (originally titled ''Der Schatz der Sierra Madre'') is a 1927 adventure novel by German author B. Traven, whose identity remains unknown. In the book, two destitute American men in Mexico of the 1920s join a ...

''. He was one of the biggest jewels of the Spanish art in the 20th century.

Selected filmography

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Primavera en otoño Primavera en otoño is a 1933 Spanish-language American romantic comedy directed by Eugene Forde and stars Catalina Bárcena. Plot Agustina has been away at school when she returns home to Madrid to see the mother she hasn't seen in over eight ...

'' (1933) * ''

El rey de los gitanos ''El rey de los gitanos'', was a 1933 American Spanish language comedy-drama film directed by Frank Strayer, which stars José Mojica, Rosita Moreno, and Julio Villarreal. The screenplay was written by Paul Perez, Llewellyn Hughes, and José L� ...

'' (1933) *'' The Prodigal Woman'' (1946) * ''

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'' (1953) * '' Currito of the Cross'' (1965) * ''

Road to Rocío ''Road to Rocío'' (Spanish: ''Camino del Rocío'') is a 1966 Spanish musical film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Carmen Sevilla, Francisco Rabal and Arturo Fernández Rodríguez, Arturo Fernández.Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Ci ...

'' (1966) * ''

Two Men and Two Women Amongst Them ''Two Men and Two Women Amongst Them'' (Spanish: ''Dos hombres y, en medio, dos mujeres'') is a 1977 Spanish drama film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Nadiuska, Alberto Closas and Gemma Cuervo.de España, Rafael. ''Directory of Spanish and Por ...

'' (1977) 1903 births 1996 deaths People from Motril Spanish male dramatists and playwrights Members of the Royal Spanish Academy Spanish film directors Spanish male screenwriters Generation of '27 20th-century Spanish dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Spanish male writers 20th-century Spanish screenwriters {{Spain-dramatist-stub