Suevia Films was a Spanish film production and distribution company, founded in 1940 by entrepreneur
Cesáreo González
Cesáreo González Rodríguez (1903 – 1968) was a Spanish film producer.
González was born in 1903 in Vigo, Spain. When he was 12, he took a boat to Cuba and worked as a salesman. He would later work in Mexico at his uncle's bakery, an ...
with his brother Arturo Gonzalez. During the 1940s–1960s they were one of Spain biggest studios and were responsible for more than 130 films, averaging five per year.
Beginning in 1951 with the dancer
Lola Flores
Lola may refer to:
Places
* Lolá, a or subdistrict of Panama
* Lola Township, Cherokee County, Kansas, United States
* Lola Prefecture, Guinea
* Lola, Guinea, a town in Lola Prefecture
* Lola Island, in the Solomon Islands
People
* Lola (fo ...
, who was hired for five films at a cost of 6 million pesetas, Suevia signed many of Spain's leading actors to exclusive contracts. These included
Francisco Rabal
Francisco Rabal Valera (8 March 1926 – 29 August 2001), better known as Paco Rabal, was a Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter born in Águilas, a town in the south-western part of the province of Murcia, Spain. Throughout his career, Raba ...
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Fernando Rey
Fernando Casado Arambillet (La Coruña (Spain), 20 September 1917 – Madrid (Spain), 9 March 1994), best known as Fernando Rey, was a Spanish film, theatre, and television actor, who worked in both Europe and the United States. A suave, i ...
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Carmen Sánchez
Carmen Sánchez (21 April 1898 – 20 November 1985) was a Spanish singer, dancer, and actress. She started her career as dancer and singer of zarzuela at very young age. At age 20, she finished working on copla or chotis and was featured in fil ...
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Ángel de Andrés
Ángel de Andrés Miquel was a Spanish theatre actor and director.
Background
In 1938, after the Spanish Civil War broke out, the young Andrés worked as an amateur street actor and then as a "galán cómico" in the Salvador Videgain theatre ...
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Rafael Durán,
Antonio Casal
Antonio Casal Rivadulla (10 June 1910 – 11 February 1974) was a Spanish film actor who appeared in over 50 films between 1941 and his death in 1974.
Selected filmography
External links
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Spanish male film actors
1910 births
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Amparo Rivelles
María Amparo Rivelles Ladrón de Guevara MML (11 February 1925 – 7 November 2013), better known as Amparo Rivelles, was a Spanish actress.
She was the daughter of actor Rafael Rivelles and actress María Fernanda Ladrón de Guevara, and the ...
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Conrado San Martín
Conrado San Martín Prieto (20 February 1921 – 24 April 2019) was a Spanish actor with a long and prolific career. He made his film debut in 1941 and was particularly popular during the 1950s.
Life
Conrado San Martín left behind a career as ...
Sara Montiel
María Antonia Abad Fernández MML (10 March 1928 – 8 April 2013), known professionally as Sara Montiel, also Sarita Montiel, was a Spanish actress and singer, who also held Mexican citizenship since 1951. She began her career in the 1940s an ...
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Carmen Sevilla
María del Carmen García Galisteo (born 16 October 1930), in Seville, Spain, known professionally as Carmen Sevilla, is a retired Spanish actress, singer and dancer. She began her career in the 1940s and became one of the most popular and hi ...
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Paquita Rico
Francisca Rico Martínez (13 October 1929 – 9 July 2017), better known as Paquita Rico, was a Spanish film actress and singer. She appeared in 30 films between 1948 and 1983. She starred in the film ''Let's Make the Impossible!'', which w ...
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Joselito
Joselito is the name for:
;First name / given name
* Joselito (singer), Spanish 1950s child actor and singer
*Joselito Agustin (1976–2010), also known as Aksyon Lito, Filipino journalist
* Joselito Altarejos, Filipino film and television directo ...
and
Marisol. Suevia also participated in many international co-productions which helped them open up the lucrative Latin American market.
Suevia Films ceased film production within six years of Cesáreo González' death in 1968 but continued as distributors until 1983, when they finally closed down for good.
Production
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Polizón a bordo
''Stowaway on Board'' (Spanish:''Polizón a bordo'') is a 1941 Spanish comedy film directed by Florián Rey, co-starring Guadalupe Muñoz Sampedro and Ismael Merlo.
Plot
Antonciño ( Ismael Merlo) is planning to travel to America to find his ...
'' (1940)
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El abanderado
''El abanderado'' is a 1943 Spanish historical drama film directed by Eusebio Fernández Ardavín.
Synopsis
Daoíz and Velarde are two Spanish army captains who die in the 2 May 1808 uprising against Napoleon in Madrid
Madrid ( , ) ...
'' (1943)
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El rey de las finanzas
EL, El or el may refer to:
Religion
* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
People
* EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer
* El DeBarge, music artist
* El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American p ...
'' (1944)
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Bambú'' (1945)
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El crimen de Pepe Conde'' (1946)
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La pródiga'' (1946)
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Mar abierto
Mar, mar or MAR may refer to:
Culture
* Mar or Mor, an honorific in Syriac
* Earl of Mar, an earldom in Scotland
* MAA (singer) (born 1986), Japanese
* Marathi language, by ISO 639-2 language code
* March, as an abbreviation for the third month ...
'' (1946)
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La nao Capitana
''The Captain's Ship'' (Spanish: ''La nao capitana'') is a 1947 Spanish historical drama film directed by Florián Rey and starring Paola Barbara, Manuel Luna and José Nieto.D'Lugo p.238 The film's sets were designed by the art director Sigfri ...
'' (1947)
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La dama del armiño
''Lady in Ermine'' (Spanish: ''La dama del armiño'') is a 1947 Spanish historical drama film directed by Eusebio Fernández Ardavín and starring Lina Yegros, Jorge Mistral and Alicia Palacios.Mira p.56 It is based on by his brother Luis, ...
'' (1947)
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La fe'' (1947)
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Reina santa
''The Holy Crown'' (Spanish: ''Reina santa'') is a 1947 Spanish-Portuguese historical drama film starring Maruchi Fresno, Antonio Vilar and Luis Peña.Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer, 2008. p. 100. . Separ ...
'' (1947)
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La calle sin sol
''The Sunless Street'' (Spanish: ''La calle sin sol'') is a 1948 Spanish drama film written by Miguel Mihura and directed by Rafael Gil.Bentley p.109
Cast
* Amparo Rivelles as Pilar
* Antonio Vilar as Mauricio
* Manolo Morán as Manolo
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'' (1948)
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¡Olé torero!'' (1948)
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Mare Nostrum
''Mare Nostrum'' (; Latin: "Our Sea") was a Ancient Rome, Roman name for the Mediterranean Sea. In Classical Latin, it would have been pronounced , and in Ecclesiastical Latin, it is pronounced .
In the decades following the 1861 unification of ...
'' (1948)
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Botón de ancla
''Anchor Button'' (Spanish: ''Botón de ancla'') is a 1961 Spanish musical comedy film directed by Miguel Lluch and starring Manuel Gil, Ramón Arcusa and Manuel de la Calva. It is a remake of the 1948 film of the same title about three naval ...
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Una mujer cualquiera
''Just Any Woman'' (Spanish: ''Una mujer cualquiera'') is a 1949 Spanish drama film directed by Rafael Gil and starring María Félix, Antonio Vilar and Mary Delgado.
Synopsis
A woman who is alone tries to get ahead on her own, but precisely ...
'' (1949)
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Yo no soy la Mata Hari'' (1950)
*''Teatro Apolo'' (1950)
*''La Señora de Fátima'' (1951)
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La niña de la venta'' (1951)
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Estrella of the Sierra Morena'' (1952)
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Maldición gitana'' (1953)
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Gitana tenías que ser'' (1953)
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El seductor de Granada'' (1953)
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¡Ay, pena, penita, pena!'' (1953)
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El pórtico de la gloria'' (1953)
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La alegre caravana
''The Cheerful Caravan'' (Spanish: ''La alegre caravana'') is a 1953 Spanish musical comedy film directed by Ramón Torrado and starring Paquita Rico, Tito Sirgo and Félix Fernández.de España p.240
Cast
* Paquita Rico
* Tito Sirgo
* F ...
'' (1953)
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Nadie lo sabrá
''Nobody Will Know'' (Spanish: ''Nadie lo sabrá'') is a 1953 Spanish comedy film directed by Ramón Torrado and starring Fernando Fernán Gómez, Julia Martínez and Julia Caba Alba.García p.105 Complications ensue when a modest bank clerk beco ...
'' (1953)
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¡Che, qué loco!'' (1953)
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Siempre Carmen'' (1953)
*''Camelia'' (1953)
*''La bella Otero'' (1954)
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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)
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Los peces rojos'' (1955)
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La otra vida del capitán Contreras
''The Other Life of Captain Contreras'' Spanish:''La otra vida del capitán Contreras'') is a 1955 Spanish comedy film directed by Rafael Gil.de España p.119
Synopsis
Spain, 16th century: The brave captain Alonso Contreras is menaced by the inqui ...
'' (1955)
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Muerte de un ciclista
''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)
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Historias de la radio
''Radio Stories'' (Spanish:''Historias de la radio'') is a 1955 Spanish comedy film composed by three episodes directed by José Luis Sáenz de Heredia. A decade later the director returned to the theme with his ''Television Stories
''Television ...
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*''La Faraona'' (1955).
*''Limosna de amores'' (1955).
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Fedra'' (1956).
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Faustina'' (1956).
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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)
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El pequeño ruiseñor'' (1956)
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La guerra empieza en Cuba'' (1957)
* ''El ruiseñor de las cumbres'' (1958)
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La venganza'' (1958)
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Saeta del ruiseñor'' (1959)
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Carmen la de Ronda
''A Girl Against Napoleon'' or ''The Devil Made a Woman'', also known under its Spanish title ''Carmen, la de Ronda'', is a 1959 Spanish historical adventure film directed by Tulio Demicheli and starring Sara Montiel, Jorge Mistral and Maurice Ron ...
'' (1959)
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Escucha mi canción'' (1959)
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Aventuras de Joselito y Pulgarcito'' (1960)
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Mi último tango
''My Last Tango'' (Spanish: ''Mi último tango'') is a 1960 Spanish drama film directed by Luis César Amadori and starring Sara Montiel, Maurice Ronet and Isabel Garcés.Bentley p.141 A former maid enjoys success as a tango performer in Argentina. ...
'' (1960)
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El indulto'' (1961)
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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)
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El balcón de la luna'' (1962)
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Tierra de todos'' (1962)
*''El caballo blanco'' (1962)
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La reina del Chantecler'' (1963)
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Chantaje a un torero'' (1963)
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La verbena de la Paloma
' (''The Fair of the Virgin of la Paloma'') —subtitled ''El boticario y las chulapas y celos mal reprimidos''— is an 1894 zarzuela with a libretto by and music by Tomás Bretón. It premiered on 17 February 1894 in Teatro Apolo, Madrid. It ...
'' (1963)
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La nueva vida de Pedrito Andía'' (1965)
*''Los pianos mecánicos'' (1965)
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Amor en el aire
''Love in Flight'' (Spanish: ''Amor en el aire'') is a 1967 romantic comedy film, a co-production between Spain and Argentina directed and written by Luis César Amadori with Jesús María de Arozamena.
Release
The film premiered in Spain on ...
'' (1967)
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Del amor y otras soledades'' (1969)
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¡Vivan los novios!'' (1970)
Distribution
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Ambitious'' (1976)
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Castilian cinema