''The Vila Family'' (Spanish:''La familia Vila'') is a 1950 Spanish

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directed by Ignacio F. Iquino and starring

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and

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.Labanyi & Pavlović p.66

Cast

* Barta Barri *

as Abuelo *

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as Jaime *

as Teófilo Torrens * Silvia de Soto as Patrona * María Victoria Durá as Engracia *

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as Adela * Maruchi Fresno as Carmen *

as Señor Vila * Lina Izquierdo as Nuri * Liria Izquierdo as Izquierdo, Lina * Fernando Nogueras as Jorge Alsua * Juana Soler as Elvira * Eugenio Testa as Don Cosme

References

Bibliography

* Labanyi, Jo & Pavlović, Tatjana. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. John Wiley & Sons, 2012.

External links

* 1950 films 1950 drama films Spanish drama films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by Ignacio F. Iquino Films with screenplays by Ignacio F. Iquino Spanish black-and-white films 1950s Spanish films {{1950s-Spain-film-stub