Margarita de Ochoa was a Spanish

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who worked on around fifty films during her career including ''

Calle Mayor ''Main Street'' ( es, Calle Mayor) is a 1956 Spanish drama film directed by Juan Antonio Bardem starring Betsy Blair and José Suárez. It is based on a Carlos Arniches play titled '' La señorita de Trévelez''. Shooting locations were Palencia ...

'' (1956). Ochoa edited a wide range of commercial films beginning in the 1940s, and worked with Spanish directors Jose Antonio Nieves Conde and

Juan Antonio Bardem Juan Antonio Bardem Muñoz (2 June 1922 – 30 October 2002) was a Spanish film director and screen writer, born in Madrid. He was a member of the Communist Party. Bardem was best known for ''Muerte de un ciclista'' (1955) which won the FIPRES ...

. Nieves Conde called upon Ochoa to edit seven of the eleven films he produced in the first half of his career. Bardem, after his first film and until Ochoa's death in the mid-1960s, employed only herto edit his films no one else. A Companion to Spanish Cinema, edited by Jo Labanyi, and Tatjana Pavlović, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2012. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/cam/detail.action?docID=1023287.

Selected filmography

* ''

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Unknown Path ''Unknown Path'' (Spanish:''Senda ignorada'') is a 1946 Spanish crime film directed by José Antonio Nieves Conde and starring Enrique Guitart, Alicia Palacios Alicia may refer to: People * Alicia (given name), list of people with this name ...

'' (1946) * ''

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'' (1950) * ''

Under the Sky of Spain ''Under the Sky of Spain'' (Spanish:''Bajo el cielo de España'') is a 1953 Mexican-Spanish drama film directed by Miguel Contreras Torres and starring Gustavo Rojo and Marisa de Leza.Riera p.1951 Cast References Bibliography * Emilio Garc ...

'' (1953) * ''

The Beauty of Cadiz ''The Beauty of Cadiz'' (French: ''La belle de Cadix'', Spanish: ''La bella de Cádiz'') is a 1953 French-Spanish musical comedy film directed by Raymond Bernard and Eusebio Fernández Ardavín and starring Luis Mariano, Carmen Sevilla and Jean ...

'' (1953) * ''

Plot on the Stage ''Plot on the Stage'' (Spanish:''Intriga en el escenario'') is a 1953 Spanish crime film directed by Feliciano Catalán.Bentley p.130 Cast * Gabriel Alcover as Policía 2º * Florinda Chico * Helena Cortesina as Olga * Elva de Bethancourt as ...

'' (1953) * ''

The Devil Plays the Flute ''The Devil Plays the Flute'' (Spanish:''El diablo toca la flauta'') is a 1953 Spanish comedy film directed by José María Forqué and starring José Luis Ozores, Luis Prendes and Luis Arroyo.Bentley p.128 Plot When the pieces of a singular f ...

'' (1953) * ''

The Red Fish ''The Red Fish'' (Spanish: ''Los peces rojos'') is a 1955 Spanish thriller film directed by José Antonio Nieves Conde José Antonio Nieves Conde (22 December 1911http://dbe.rah.es/biografias/45978/jose-antonio-nieves-conde José Antonio Nieves Co ...

'' (1955) * ''

'' (1956) * ''

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'' (1957) * ''

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'' (1959) * ''

Sound of Horror ''Sound of Horror'' (Spanish: ''El sonido de la muerte'') is a 1966 Spanish horror film directed by José Antonio Nieves Conde. Plot In the Greek countryside, archaeologist Dr. Pete Asilov and Professor Andre attempt to detonate dynamite in an ...

'' (1964) * ''

Death of a Cyclist ''Death of a Cyclist'' ( es, Muerte de un ciclista) is a 1955 social realist Spanish drama film directed by Juan Antonio Bardem and starring Italian actress Lucia Bosè, who was dubbed into Spanish by Elsa Fábregas. It won the FIPRESCI Award at ...

'' (1955)

References

Bibliography

* Mira, Alberto. ''The Cinema of Spain and Portugal''. Wallflower Press, 2005. * A Companion to Spanish Cinema, edited by Jo Labanyi, and Tatjana Pavlović, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2012. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/cam/detail.action?docID=1023287.

External links

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