Luis Lucia Mingarro (24 May 1914, in

Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, Valencia and the Municipalities of Spain, third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is ...

– 12 March 1984, in

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) was a Spanish

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and

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. His father, Luis Lucia, was the Spanish minister of communications in 1935. He studied Law and was the attorney of CIFESA film studios. As director, he discovered child prodigies Marisol,

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and made them stars. He tried the same with

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but her film debut ''Zampo y yo'' was a flop. He was interred at Cementerio de Majadahonda, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.

Filmography

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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) * '' El 13 - 13'' (1944) - ɬɬ * '' Un hombre de negocios'' (1945) - ɬ * ''

The Princess of the Ursines ''The Princess of the Ursines'' (Spanish:''La princesa de los ursinos'') is a 1947 Spanish historical film directed by Luis Lucia and starring Ana Mariscal. It was made by CIFESA, Spain's largest studio at the time. The film is loosely based on r ...

'' (1947) - ɬɬ * '' Dos cuentos para dos'' (1948) - ɬ * '' Noche de Reyes'' (1949) - ɬ * '' Currito of the Cross'' (1949) - ɬ * '' The Duchess of Benameji'' (1949) - ɬɬ * '' Woman to Woman'' (1950) - ɬ * ''

The Dream of Andalusia ''The Dream of Andalusia'' (Spanish: ''El sueño de Andalucía'') is a 1951 French-Spanish musical film directed by Luis Lucia and starring Luis Mariano, Carmen Sevilla and Arlette Poirier.Mira p.280 A separate French film version ''Andalusia'' ...

'' (1951) - ɬ * ''

Lola the Coalgirl ''Lola the Coalgirl'' (Spanish: ''Lola, la piconera'') is a 1952 Spanish historical musical film directed by Luis Lucia and starring Juanita Reina, Virgilio Teixeira and Manuel Luna. It was part of a series of patriotic historical films produ ...

'' (1952) - ɬ * '' Gloria Mairena'' (1952) - ɬ * ''

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'' (1952) - ɬ * '' Sister San Sulpicio'' (1952) - ɬ * ''

Jeromin ''Jeromin'' is a 1953 Spanish historical drama film directed by Luis Lucia and starring Jaime Blanch, Ana Mariscal and Rafael Durán.Bentley p.122 It portrays the early life of John of Austria. Cast * Jaime Blanch as Don Juan de Austria 'Jero ...

'' (1953) - ɬ * ''

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'' (1953) - ɬ * ''

Morena Clara ''Morena Clara'' is a 1954 film directed by Luis Lucia starring Lola Flores and Fernando Fernán Gómez. Plot The film begins by depicting the fabled tale of how the gypsies came to be. According to folklore gypsies are descendants of an Egypti ...

'' (1954) - ɬ * ''

An Andalusian Gentleman ''An Andalusian Gentleman'' (Spanish:''Un caballero andaluz'') is a 1954 Spanish musical film directed by Luis Lucia and starring Jorge Mistral, Carmen Sevilla and Manuel Luna.Mira p.280 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gi ...

'' (1954) - ɬ * ''

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'' (1954) - ɬ * ''

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'' (1955) - ɬ * ''

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'' (1955) - ɬ * '' La lupa'' (1955) - ɬ * '' La vida en un bloc'' (1956) - ɬɬ * '' Un marido de ida y vuelta'' (1957) - ɬ * '' La muralla'' (1958) - ɬ * '' Un ángel tuvo la culpa'' (1959) - ɬɬ * '' Molokai (La isla maldita)'' (1959) - ɬ * '' El príncipe encadenado'' (1960) - ɬ * '' Un rayo de luz'' (1960) - ɬ * ''

Ha llegado un ángel ''An Angel Has Arrived'' (Spanish: ''Ha llegado un ángel'') is a 1961 Spanish musical film directed by Luis Lucia, starring child star Marisol with music by Augusto Algueró and lyrics by Antonio Guijarro. Background It is the second movie to ...

'' (1961) - ɬ * '' Tómbola'' (1962) - ɬ * ''

Rocío de La Mancha ''Rocío de la Mancha'' is a 1963 album by the Spanish singer and actress Rocío Dúrcal as the soundtrack album of the Rocío from La Mancha, 1963 film of the same name. Songs

# "Alegrias de Rocio" # "Canción de San Roque" # "Nubes de C ...

'' (1962) - ɬ * ''

Canción de juventud Canción de Juventud (Song of Youth) is a 1962 Spanish language musical directed by Luis Lucia comedy film starring Rocío Dúrcal, also stars Helga Liné Helga Liné (; born Helga Lina Stern on 14 July 1932) is a German-born Portuguese-Span ...

'' (1962) - ɬɬ * ''

Crucero de verano ''Crucero de verano'' is a 1964 Italian film directed by Luis Lucia. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti Gabriele Ferzetti (born Pasquale Ferzetti; 17 March 1925 – 2 December 2015) was an Italian actor with more than 160 credits across film, ...

'' (1964) - ɬ * '' Zampo y yo'' (1965) - ɬ * '' Grandes amigos'' (1966) - ɬ * '' Las cuatro bodas de Marisol'' (1967) - ɬ * '' Solos los dos'' (1968) - ɬ * '' Pepa Doncel'' (1969) - ɬ * '' La orilla'' (1970) - ɬ * ''

The Rebellious Novice ''The Rebellious Novice'' ( es, La novicia rebelde, links=no) is a 1972 Spanish-Mexican musical film directed by Luis Lucia and starring Rocío Dúrcal, Guillermo Murray and Isabel Garcés.Mira p.192 It is a musical version of the 1889 novel '' Si ...

'' (1971) - ɬ * '' Entre dos amores'' (1972) - ɬ :ɬ-director and screenwriter :ɬɬ-director

References

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* * 1914 births 1984 deaths People from Valencia Spanish film directors Film directors from the Valencian Community Spanish male writers Male screenwriters 20th-century Spanish screenwriters 20th-century Spanish male writers {{Spain-film-director-stub