José María Forqué Galindo (8 March 1923 – 17 March 1995) was a Spanish

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and

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Biography

He was the father of the actress

Verónica Forqué Verónica Forqué Vázquez-Vigo (; 1 December 1955 – 13 December 2021) was a Spanish stage, film and television actress. She was a four-time Goya Award winner, the most award-winning actress alongside Carmen Maura. She had a knack for charact ...

and the director Álvaro Forqué. He died on 17 March 1995 in

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at the age of 72 from a

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. He was cremated at

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. He was married to the actress and dramaturge Carmen Vázquez-Vigo, who died on 22 March 2018 at the age of 95. The José María Forqué Awards are named after him.

Filmography

* 1947 : '' Juventudes de España, bajo una Patria hermosa'' * 1951 : ''

María Morena ''María Morena'' is a 1951 Spanish drama film directed by José María Forqué and Pedro Lazaga. It was entered into the 1952 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Paquita Rico - María Morena * José María Mompín - Fernando (as José Mª Mompin) ...

'' * 1951 : ''

Fog and Sun ''Fog and Sun'' (Spanish:''Niebla y sol'') is a 1951 Spanish film directed by José María Forqué.Mira p.134 Cast * Antonio * Xan das Bolas * Modesto Cid * Roberto Font * Mara Jerez * Francisco Melgares * José María Mompín * Carlos Muñ ...

'' * 1954 : '' The Devil Plays the Flute'' * 1954 : ''

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'' * 1956 : ''

The Legion of Silence ''The Legion of Silence'' (Spanish:''La legión del silencio'') is a 1956 Spanish drama film directed by José María Forqué and José Antonio Nieves Conde and starring Jorge Mistral and Nani Fernández.D'Lugo p.182 The film's sets were designe ...

'' * 1956 : ''

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'' * 1957 : ''

Whom God Forgives ''Whom God Forgives'' ( es, Amanecer en Puerta Oscura) is a 1957 Spanish action film directed by José María Forqué. At the 7th Berlin International Film Festival it won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Prize of the Jury award. Plot Set in An ...

'' * 1958 : ''

Un Hecho violento The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmonizin ...

'' * 1958 : ''

Night and Dawn ''Night and Dawn'' (Spanish: ''La noche y el alba'') is a 1958 Spanish drama film directed by José María Forqué and starring Francisco Rabal, Zully Moreno and Manuel Alexandre.Bentley p.124 Plot Pedro is a street photographer who fought on th ...

'' * 1959 : ''

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'' * 1959 : ''

Back to the Door ''Back to the Door'' (Spanish: ''De espaldas a la puerta'') is a 1959 Spanish crime film directed by José María Forqué and starring Emma Penella, Amelia Bence and Luis Prendes.de España, Rafael. ''Directory of Spanish and Portuguese Film-Make ...

'' * 1960 : ''

Maribel and the Strange Family ''Maribel and the Strange Family'' (Spanish: ''Maribel y la extraña familia'') is a 1960 Spanish comedy film directed by José María Forqué and starring Silvia Pinal, Adolfo Marsillach and Julia Caba Alba.Bentley p.166 A widower wishes to marry ...

'' * 1960 : ''

Police Calling 091 ''Police Calling 091'' (Spanish: ''091 Policía al habla'') is a 1960 Spanish crime film directed by José María Forqué and starring Adolfo Marsillach, Tony Leblanc Ignacio Fernández Sánchez (7 May 1922 – 24 November 2012) better k ...

'' * 1961 : ''

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'' * 1962 : '' Searching for Monica'' * 1962 : '' Accident 703'' * 1962 : '' Atraco a las tres'' * 1963 : ''

La becerrada ''La becerrada'' is a 1963 Spanish comedy film directed by José María Forqué, written by Jaime de Armiñán and Ricardo Muñoz Suay, and starring Fernando Fernán Gómez Fernando Fernández Gómez (28 August 1921 – 21 November 2007) be ...

'' * 1963 : ''

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'' * 1964 : '' Tengo 17 años'' * 1964 : '' Casi un caballero'' * 1965 : '' Vacaciones para Ivette'' * 1965 : ''

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'' (segment 2, "La Mandrilla - Miss Wilma") * 1966 : '' Balearic Caper'' * 1966 : '' Las Viudas'' (episode "El Retrato de Regino") * 1967 : '' Un Millón en la basura'' * 1967 : '' Yo he visto a la muerte'' * 1967 : '' Las que tienen que servir'' * 1968 : '' Pecados conyugales'' * 1968 : ''

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'' * 1968 : '' Un Diablo bajo la almohada'' * 1968 : '' ¡Dame un poco de amooor...!'' * 1969 : '' Estudio amueblado 2.P.'' * 1970 : '' El Triangulito'' * 1970 : '' El Monumento'' * 1971 : '' El Ojo del huracán'' * 1972 : '' La Cera virgen'' * 1973 : ''

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'' * 1974 : '' Una Pareja... distinta'' * 1974 : ''

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'' * 1976 : '' Vuelve, querida Nati'' * 1976 : '' El Segundo poder'' * 1976 : '' Madrid, Costa Fleming'' * 1979 : '' La Mujer de la tierra caliente'' * 1980 : '' ¡Qué verde era mi duque!'' * 1980 : '' El Canto de la cigarra'' * 1982 : ''"

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"'' (Serie TV) * 1980 : ''" El Español y los siete pecados capitales"'' (serie TV) * 1983 : ''" El Jardín de Venus"'' (serie TV) * 1986 : '' Romanza final'' * 1988 : ''" Miguel Servet, la sangre y la ceniza"'' (serie TV) * 1994 : '' Nexus 2.431''

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* * 1923 births 1995 deaths People from Zaragoza Spanish film directors Film directors from Aragon Spanish male screenwriters Honorary Goya Award winners Deaths from cancer in Spain Deaths from liver cancer 20th-century Spanish screenwriters 20th-century Spanish male writers {{Spain-film-director-stub