''Esa pareja feliz'' (translation: ''That Happy Couple'') is a Spanish comedy film co-written and co-directed by

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 ...

and

Luis García Berlanga Luis García-Berlanga Martí (12 June 1921 – 13 November 2010) was a Spain , Spanish film director and screenwriter. Acclaimed as a pioneer of modern Spanish cinema, his films are marked by social satire and acerbic critiques of Spanish culture ...

. It was their feature film debut. The film was made in 1951, but not released until 1953.

Plot

Good-for-nothing, Juan marries Carmen to begin suffering what he thinks her and their friends' scorn at his proven inability to make a living, until he's lured to an apparent sound business that will for sure make them rich.

Cast

* Fernando Fernán Gómez as Juan Granados Muñoz *

Elvira Quintillá Elvira Quintillá (19 September 1928 – 27 December 2013) was a Spanish actress, whose career spanned over six decades. Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Quintillá began her acting career in 1941, appearing on stage. She married actor José Mar� ...

as Carmen González Fuentes *Félix Fernández as Rafa *José Luis Ozores as Luis *Fernando Aguirre as Organizador *Manuel Arbó as Esteban *

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 ...

as Dueña del salón de té *

Matilde Muñoz Sampedro Matilde Muñoz Sampedro (2 March 1900 – 14 April 1969) was a Spanish film actress whose career stretched from the 1940s through the 1960s. Biography Muñoz was married to actor Rafael Bardem and the couple had two children: Juan Antonio and ...

as Amparo *Antonio García Quijada as Manolo *Antonio Garisa as Florentino *José Franco as Tenor *Alady as Técnico * Rafael Bardem as Don Julián, el Comisario * Rafael Alonso as Gerente Seguros 'La Víspera' *José Orjas *Francisco Bernal * Lola Gaos as Reina en Rodaje *

Matías Prats Matías is the Spanish version of Matthias. In Scandinavian languages (Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and Finnish) and in Portuguese it is unaccented as Matias. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Matías Alemanno, Argentine rugby play ...

as Locutor Deportivo (voice)

External links

* 1951 comedy films 1951 films 1950s Spanish-language films Spanish black-and-white films Films set in Madrid Films directed by Luis García Berlanga Films directed by Juan Antonio Bardem Spanish comedy films 1953 comedy films 1953 films 1950s Spanish films {{1950s-comedy-film-stub