''College Boarding House'' (Spanish: ''La casa de la Troya'') is a 1959 Spanish

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Rafael Gil Rafael Gil (22 May 1913 – 10 July 1986) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. His film ''La guerra de Dios'' (1953) won the Bronze Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1953 and also won best film and best director at the San Sebastián ...

and starring Ana Esmeralda, Arturo Fernández and

Pepe Rubio Pepe Rubio (September 10, 1931 – March 15, 2012) was a Spanish actor, known for comedies, whose professional career began in 1953 with theater. Rubio was born in Lubrín, Province of Almería, Andalusia in 1931. His father was a miner. Rubio ...

.Bentley p.142

Cast

* Ana Esmeralda as Carmiña Castro * Arturo Fernández as Gerardo Roquer *

as Casimiro Barcala *

Julio Riscal Julio is the Spanish equivalent of the month July and may refer to: *Julio (given name) *Julio (surname) *Júlio de Castilhos, a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil * ''Julio'' (album), a 1983 compilation albu ...

as Madeira *

Rafael Bardem Rafael Bardem Solé (10 January 1889 – 6 November 1972) was a Spanish film and stage actor whose career stretched from the 1940s through the 1960s. He was the husband of Matilde Muñoz Sampedro; the father of Juan Antonio Bardem and Pilar Ba ...

as Don Laureano * Félix de Pomés as Don Juan * Cándida Losada as Jacinta * Félix Fernández as Don Ventura * Erasmo Pascual as Don Angelito * María Bassó as Tona * María Isbert as Mensajera * Enrique S. Guzmán as Augusto *

Raúl Cancio Raúl Cancio (18 September 1911 – 23 October 1961) was a Spanish film actor, screenwriter and film director. Cancio acted in more than sixty five films including '' Raza'' (1942).Pavlović p.67 He also directed two films, a 1952 documentary an ...

as Maroño * María Granada as Filo * Manuel Gil as Adolfo Pulleiro 'Panduriño' * Elena Puerto as La Pachequito *

Mercedes Alonso Mercedes Alonso (1913–2013) was a prolific Spanish film editor active from the 1940s through the 1990s. Selected filmography * '' All Is Possible in Granada'' (1982) * '' The House That Screamed'' (1970) * '' I Do Not Forgive... I Kill!'' ( ...

as Moncha * Ventura Oller as Samoeiro * Ricardo Tundidor as Seminarista * Guillermo Hidalgo as Octavio * José Manuel Ramírez as Estudiante * Emiliano Redondo as Estudiante *

José María Tasso José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...

as Mollido * Eumedre as Criado del pazo *

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 Monja 1ª * Adela Calderón * Luisa Hernán *

Manuel Arbó Manuel Arbó (18 July 1898 – 25 May 1973) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1915 and 1970. Selected filmography * '' Drácula'' (1931, Spanish version) * ''There Were Thirteen'' (1931, Spanish-language ...

as Catedrático * Pablo Muñiz * Licia Calderón as Charito 'La Mañitas' * Manolo Morán as Minguiños *

José Isbert José Enrique Benito y Emeterio Ysbert Alvarruiz (3 March 1886 in Madrid – 28 November 1966 in Madrid), also known as José Isbert and/or Pepe Isbert, was a Spanish actor. Biography Early life In 1903 he worked at the Court of Accounts (Trib ...

as Don Servando

References

Bibliography

* Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer 2008.

External links

* 1959 comedy films Spanish comedy films 1959 films 1950s Spanish-language films Films based on works by Alejandro Pérez Lugín Films directed by Rafael Gil 1950s Spanish films {{1950s-Spain-film-stub