''The Cat'' (Spanish:''La gata'') is a 1956 French-Spanish
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Margarita Alexandre and
Rafael María Torrecilla and starring
Aurora Bautista
Aurora Bautista Zúmel (15 October 1925 – 27 August 2012) was a Spanish film actress.
Bautista was born in Valladolid, and died in Madrid, aged 86.
Selected filmography
*1948 '' Madness for Love'', by Juan de Orduña
*1950 '' Pequeñece ...
,
Jorge Mistral and
José Nieto. It is set in the world of
bullfighting. It was shot in
Eastmancolor
Eastmancolor is a trade name used by Eastman Kodak for a number of related film and processing technologies associated with color motion picture production and referring to George Eastman, founder of Kodak.
Eastmancolor, introduced in 1950, was on ...
and
Cinemascope.
[Bentley p.127]
Plot
Her name is María, but everyone knows her by the nickname of The Cat. Daughter of the overseer of an Andalusian cortijo, she is wooed by several men of the village, among them the young Joselillo. But The Cat only feels love for Juan, a handsome and cocky worker who dreams of being a bullfighter.
Cast
References
Bibliography
* Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer 2008.
External links
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1956 drama films
Spanish drama films
French drama films
1956 films
1950s Spanish-language films
1950s Spanish films
1950s French films
Spanish-language French films
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