''The Nightingale in the Mountains'' (Spanish: ''El ruiseñor de las cumbres'') is a 1958 Spanish musical film directed by Antonio del Amo and starring Joselito,

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and Dolores Villaespesa. Written by Jaime Garcia-Herranz with the original title of ''Once upon a time there was a shepherd'' (Spanish: Era una vez un pastor) it is the last film of what was called the Nightingale trilogy, which included '' The Little Nightingale (Spanish: El Pequeño Ruiseñor)'' (1956) and '' The Song of the Nightingale'' (Spanish: ''Saeta del ruiseñor'') (1957). The film's sets were designed by

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. It was filmed in the Spanish locations of Alcalá de la Selva and

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, as per the insistence of the writer, Jaime Garcia-Herranz, natural of Mora de Rubielos.

Plot

Joselito is a boy, with a prodigious voice, who spends most of his time in the mountains taking care of a flock of sheep. One fine day he discovers that the fruit of his work ends in drunkenness for his father and decides to try his luck in life through music, for which he associates with the cunning Peppino.

Cast

* Joselito as Joselito *

as Peppino *Dolores Villaespesa as Manuela, Joselito's mother *

Antonio Casas Antonio Casas (11 November 1911 – 14 February 1982) was a Spanish footballer turned film actor who appeared in film between 1941 and his death in 1982. Casas originally began as a footballer for Atlético Madrid, but entered film in 1941 and ...

as Sebastián, Joselito's father * as owner of the villa * Félix Fernández as Dueño puesto de feria *José Moratalla as Crispín *

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*Domingo Rivas as Don Javier *Rosa Fúster *Juan García Delgado as Alcalde *Juana Cáceres as owner's wife *José Cuenca as Sr. Félix *Francisco Gómez Delgado as doctor *Emilia Zambrano *Mery Leyva as Camarera * María Teresa Campos as visitor at the villa *Carmelo G. Robledo *José Mayordomo

References

External links

* 1958 musical films Spanish musical films Films directed by Antonio del Amo Films produced by Cesáreo González Films scored by Augusto Algueró 1950s Spanish films {{Musical-film-stub