''Lola the Coalgirl'' (Spanish: ''Lola, la piconera'') is a 1952 Spanish

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directed by Luis Lucia and starring

Juanita Reina Juana Reina Castrillo (August 25, 1925 in Seville – March 19, 1999 in Seville) better known as Juanita Reina, was a Spanish actress and copla singer. She was born in the Sevillian district, la Macarena, Seville and studied in Enrique el ...

, Virgilio Teixeira and Manuel Luna. It was part of a series of patriotic historical films produced by CIFESA, Spain's biggest film company of the era. Other examples include ''

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) and ''

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''. The film's sets were designed by the German-born

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Sigfrido Burmann. Shooting began in June 1950, with filming at a Madrid studio and on location in Cadiz. On release the film was a moderate hit but because of its large budget it had not returned all of its cost several years later.Mira p.64

Synopsis

During the

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a female Spanish

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falls in love with an officer of

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's invading army.

Cast

as Lola * Virgilio Teixeira as Capitán Gustavo Lefevre * Manuel Luna as Mariscal Víctor *

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as Rafael Otero * Félix Dafauce as Juan de Acuña * Fernando Fernández de Córdoba as General Alburquerque *

Alberto Romea Alberto Romea (16 January 1882 – 14 April 1960) was a Spanish actor. Romea appeared in more than fifty films during his career including '' Lola, the Coalgirl'' (1952).Mira p.249 Selected filmography * ''El fantasma del castillo'' (1911) * ''Ga ...

as Salazar *

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as Jefe de los gitanos *

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as Soldado José Rodríguez *

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as Ventero *

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as Domingo Carmona *

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as Venegas *

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as Teniente Jouvert *

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as Gerard *

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as Lacour *

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as Zapatero * Domingo Rivas as Oficial de alistamiento *

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as Ujier de las cortes *

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as Gallardo *

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as Gitana vieja *

Ana Esmeralda Ana Esmeralda (7 December 1931 – 22 November 2022) was a Moroccan-born Spanish film actress. Selected filmography * ''Lola the Coalgirl'' (1952) * '' María Dolores'' (1953) * '' Bronze and Moon'' (1953) * ''Carmen'' (1953) * ''College Boardin ...

as 'Bailaora' gitana *

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as 'Bailaor' Gitano

References

Bibliography

* Mira, Alberto. ''The Cinema of Spain and Portugal''. Wallflower Press, 2005.

External links

* 1950s historical musical films Spanish historical musical films 1952 films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by Luis Lucia Films set in the 1810s Films set in Andalusia Spanish films based on plays Napoleonic Wars films Cifesa films Films scored by Juan Quintero Muñoz Spanish black-and-white films 1950s Spanish films {{historic-musical-film-stub