León Artola was a Spanish

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and

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. His family emigrated to

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when he was young, but he later returned to Spain. Artola directed seven films including '' Corner in Madrid'' (1936).Labanyi & Pavlović p.471

Selected filmography

* ''Mientras la aldea duerme'' (1926) * ''El pollo pera'' (1926) * ''La del Soto del Parral'' (1929) * ''El suceso de anoche'' (1929) * ''Sol en la nieve'' (1934) * ''Rosario la cortijera'' (1935) * '' Corner in Madrid'' (1936)

References

Bibliography

* Labanyi, Jo & Pavlović, Tatjana. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. John Wiley & Sons, 2012.

External links

* 1893 births Year of death unknown Spanish film directors Spanish male screenwriters Spanish male writers People from El Bierzo Spanish emigrants to Argentina {{Spain-film-bio-stub