Juan de Orduña y Fernández-Shaw (27 December 1900 – 3 February 1974) was a Spanish

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 ...

, screenwriter and actor. Subservient to the ideological tenets and preferences of

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, he was one of the regime's standout directors during the autarchy period. He particularly earned recognition for his epic-historicist films, including the extravagant ''

Madness for Love ''Madness for Love'' ( es, Locura de amor, links=no) is a 1948 Spanish historical drama film directed by Juan de Orduña.Mira p.211 The movie is based on the play '' The Madness of Love'' written in 1855 by Manuel Tamayo y Baus around the figu ...

'' (1948), "an immense commercial success".

Filmography

* '' Me has hecho perder el juicio'' (1973) * '' Eusébio, la Pantera Negra'' (1973) * '' El caserío'' (1972) * '' El huésped del sevillano'' (1970) * '' The Complete Idiot'' (1970) * '' Bohemios'' (1969) * ''

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'' (1969) * '' The Troublemaker'' (1969) * ''

Farewell to Marriage ''Farewell to Marriage'' (Spanish:''Despedida de casada'') is a 1968 Mexican film. It was produced by Fernando de Fuentes. Cast * Ana Luisa Peluffo * Elsa Cárdenas * Mauricio Garcés * Gracita Morales * Alfredo Landa Alfredo Landa Areta MM ...

'' (1968) * '' Maruxa'' (1968) * ''

Anónima de asesinos ''Anónima'', is a Colombian television series produced by Sony Pictures Television and Teleset for RCN Televisión. The series stars Verónica Orozco as Victoria and Juan Esteban Aponte as Eric. The series originally aired from November 17, 2015 ...

'' (1967) * ''

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'' (1966) * ''

Aragonese Nobility ''Aragonese Nobility'' (Spanish:'' Nobleza baturra'') is a 1965 Spanish musical film directed by Juan de Orduña.Mira p.237 It is a remake of the 1935 film '' Nobleza baturra''. Cast * Manuel Arbó * Pedro Azorín * Joaquín Bergía * Juli ...

'' (1965) * '' Bochorno'' (1963) * ''

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'' (1962) * ''

Teresa de Jesús ''Teresa de Jesús'' is a Spanish television mini-series produced by Televisión Española and broadcast in its Primera Cadena in 1984. Directed by Josefina Molina and written by Víctor García de la Concha, Carmen Martín Gaite and Molina her ...

'' (1961) * ''

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'' (1958) * ''

Música de ayer Musica (Latin), or La Musica (Italian) or Música (Portuguese and Spanish) may refer to: Music Albums * ''Musica è'', a mini album by Italian funk singer Eros Ramazzotti 1988 * ''Musica'', an album by Ghaleb 2005 * ), a German album by Giovan ...

'' (1958) * ''

The Last Torch Song ''The Last Torch Song'', better known under its Spanish title ''El último cuplé'', is a 1957 Spanish jukebox musical film directed by Juan de Orduña and starring Sara Montiel, Armando Calvo and Enrique Vera. It was released in Spain on 6 M ...

'' (1957) * '' Father Cigarette'' (1955) * '' Zalacaín el aventurero'' (1955) * ''

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'' (1954) * ''

Dawn of America ''Dawn of America'' (Spanish: ''Alba de América'') is a 1951 Spanish historical adventure film directed by Juan de Orduña and starring Antonio Vilar, María Martín and José Suárez. The film depicts the discovery of the Americas by Christ ...

'' (1951) * ''

The Lioness of Castille ''The Lioness of Castille'' (Spanish: ''La leona de Castilla'') is a 1951 Spanish historical drama film directed by Juan de Orduña and starring Amparo Rivelles, Virgilio Teixeira and Alfredo Mayo. De Orduña had directed a number of the most e ...

'' (1951) * '' Agustina of Aragon'' (1950) * '' Pequeñeces'' (1950) * '' Tempestad en el alma'' (1949) * '' Vendaval'' (1949) * '' Mi enemigo el doctor'' (1948) * ''

'' (1948) * ''

Lola Leaves for the Ports ''Lola Leaves for the Ports'' (Spanish: ''La Lola se va a los puertos'') is a 1947 Spanish historical musical drama film directed by Juan de Orduña and starring Juanita Reina, Nani Fernández and Manuel Luna.Mira p.64 It is based on a 1929 play ...

'' (1947) * '' Serenata española'' (1947) * '' Un drama nuevo'' (1946) * '' Leyenda de feria'' (1946) * ''

White Mission ''White Mission'' (Spanish: ''Misión blanca'') is a 1946 Spanish drama film directed by Juan de Orduña and starring Manuel Luna, Jorge Mistral and Fernando Rey. The film was shot on location in Spanish GuineaBentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to ...

'' (1946) * ''

Ella, él y sus millones ''Ella, él y sus millones'' is a 1944 Spanish comedy film written and directed by Juan de Orduña Juan de Orduña y Fernández-Shaw (27 December 1900 – 3 February 1974) was a Spanish film director, screenwriter and actor. Subservient t ...

'' (1944) * ''

Life Begins at Midnight ''Life Begins at Midnight'' (Spanish:''La vida empieza a medianoche '') is a 1944 Spanish comedy film written and directed by Juan de Orduña and starring Marta Santaolalla, Armando Calvo and Julia Lajos.Bentley p.94 The movie is based on the no ...

'' (1944) * ''

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'' (1944) * '' Tuvo la culpa Adán'' (1944) * '' Deliciosamente tontos'' (1943) * '' Autumn Roses'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1942) * '' El frente de los suspiros'' (1942) * ''

Follow the Legion ''Follow the Legion'' (Spanish: ''¡A mí la legión!'') is a 1942 Spanish drama film directed by Juan de Orduña and starring Alfredo Mayo, Luis Peña and Manuel Luna. Plot Set in North Africa and in the Legion, it shows the friendship betwee ...

'' (1942) * '' Porque te vi llorar'' (1941) * '' Suite granadina'' (1940) * ''

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'' (1940) * ''

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'' (1928) * '' The Troublemaker'' (1924)

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* 1900 births 1974 deaths Spanish male film actors Spanish male silent film actors Spanish film directors Male actors from Madrid {{Spain-film-director-stub

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