''Eloisa Is Under an Almond Tree'' (Spanish:''Eloísa está debajo de un almendro'') is a 1943 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

Amparo Rivelles María Amparo Rivelles Ladrón de Guevara Medal of Merit in Labour, MML (11 February 1925 – 7 November 2013), better known as Amparo Rivelles, was a Spanish Actor, actress. She was the daughter of actor Rafael Rivelles and actress María Ferna ...

and Rafael Durán and

Guadalupe Muñoz Sampedro Guadalupe Muñoz Sampedro (1896–1975) was a Spanish film actress.D'Lugo p.261 She was the mother of the actress Luchy Soto. Her sisters Matilde Muñoz Sampedro and Mercedes Muñoz Sampedro were also both actors. Selected filmography * '' ...

.de España p.119 The film's sets were designed by

Enrique Alarcón Enrique Alarcón Sánchez-Manjavacas (1917–1995) was a Spanish art director.Faulkner p.106 He worked on over two hundred films. Selected filmography * '' Eloisa Is Under an Almond Tree'' (1943) * ''The Phantom and Dona Juanita'' (1945) * '' ...

Plot

The film tells the story of Fernando (Rafael Durán) who returns home after the death of his father. In a letter he asks her to solve the crime of a woman that occurred years ago. This leads him to come into contact with the strange inhabitants of a peculiar mansion, among whom he discovers the beautiful Mariana (Amparo Rivelles), with whom he falls madly in love.

Cast

as Mariana * Rafael Durán as Fernando *

as Clotilde *

Juan Espantaleón Juan Espantaleón (1885–1966) was a Spanish film actor.González p.248 Selected filmography * '' Currito of the Cross'' (1926) * '' Nobleza baturra'' (1935) * '' Huella de luz'' (1943) * '' Eloisa Is Under an Almond Tree'' (1943) * '' The Nail' ...

as Edgardo *

Alberto Romea Alberto Romea (16 January 1882 – 14 April 1960) was a Spanish actor. Romea appeared in more than fifty films during his career including '' Lola, the Coalgirl'' (1952).Mira p.249 Selected filmography * ''El fantasma del castillo'' (1911) * ''Ga ...

as Ezequiel * Juan Domenech as Leoncio * Joaquín Roa as Fermín *

José Prada 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 vernacul ...

as Dimas / Luis Perea * Ana de Siria as Micaela * Angelita Navalón as Práxedes * Nicolás D. Perchicot as Presidente del Liceo *

Enrique Herreros Enrique García-Herreros Codesido (29 December 1903 - 18 September 1977) was a Spanish humorist, drafter, poster artist, filmmaker and mountaineer. Luis García Berlanga defined him as the one who invented the promotion and advertising. He foun ...

as Acomodador del cine * Mary Delgado as Julia

References

Bibliography

* de España, Rafael. ''Directory of Spanish and Portuguese film-makers and films''. Greenwood Press, 1994.

External links

* 1943 films 1943 comedy films Spanish comedy films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Rafael Gil Cifesa films Films scored by Juan Quintero Muñoz Spanish black-and-white films 1940s Spanish films {{1940s-Spain-film-stub