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Cómicos
''Comedians'' ( es, Cómicos) is a 1954 Spanish drama film directed by Juan Antonio Bardem. It was coproduced with Argentina but it is a Spanish film about Spaniards actors on stage. Bardem confessed to being inspired by '' All About Eve''. The film was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival. Bardem remade ''Cómicos'' as a musical in 1971, '' Variety'' starring Sara Montiel. Plot Ana Ruiz (Elisa Christian Galvé) is a young and ambitious actress who has so far only had the opportunity to play secondary roles. But she finally gets her big chance to take on a leading role. The only condition set by businessman Carlos Márquez (Carlos Casaravilla) is that Ana becomes his lover. But she is in love with Miguel (Fernando Rey). Cast * Elisa Galvé - Ana Ruiz (as Christian Galvé) * Fernando Rey - Miguel * Emma Penella - Marga * Rosario García Ortega - Doña carmen * Mariano Asquerino - Don Antonio * Carlos Casaravilla Carlos Casaravilla (12 October 1900 – 17 Februar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Antonio Bardem
Juan Antonio Bardem Muñoz (2 June 1922 – 30 October 2002) was a Spanish film director and screen writer, born in Madrid. He was a member of the Communist Party. Bardem was best known for '' Muerte de un ciclista'' (1955) which won the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival, and '' El puente'' (1977) which won the Golden Prize at the 10th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1979 film '' Seven Days in January'' won the Golden Prize at the 11th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1981 he was a member of the jury at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1993 he was a member of the jury at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. In 1953 he and Luis García Berlanga founded a film magazine, ''Objetivo'', which existed until 1956. Bardem is the father of director Miguel Bardem and uncle of actor Javier Bardem. Bardem died in Madrid in 2002, at age 80. Filmography Director *''Esa pareja feliz'' (1951, co-directed with Luis García Berlanga) *''Có ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Alexandre
Manuel Alexandre Abarca OAXS MML (11 November 1917 – 12 October 2010) was a Spanish film and television actor. Career He was a popular supporting actor. He won an Honorary Goya Award in 2003 for his career achievements. Filmography in cinema 1947 * ''Dos cuentos para dos'' 1952 *''Welcome Mr. Marshall!'' (credited as Manuel Alejandre) .... Secretario 1953 *'' Nadie lo sabrá'' 1954 *''Cómicos'' *'' La venganza'' *'' Felices pascuas'' *'' Manicomio'' 1955 *'' Muerte de un ciclista'' .... *''El Mensaje'' .... 1956 *''Viaje de novios'' .... *'' Calle mayor'' .... *'' El Malvado Carabel'' .... Dr. Solás *''Calabuch'' (credited as Manuel Alejandre) .... Vicente *'' Todos somos necesarios'' .... *'' La Vida es maravillosa'' .... 1957 *'' El Andén'' .... *'' Los jueves, milagro'' .... Mauro * '' The Tenant'' .... *'' El Fotogénico'' .... 1958 * '' Night and Dawn'' .... *''I Zitelloni'' .... *'' La vida por delante'' .... Manolo *'' La venganza'' .... *''El Hombre del pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Pilar. Her grandchildren are Carlos, Mónica, and Javier. Muñoz was born in Madrid in 1900 and her sisters, Guadalupe Guadalupe or Guadeloupe may refer to: Places Bolivia * Guadalupe, Potosí Brazil * Guadalupe, Piauí, a municipality in the state of Piauí * Guadalupe, Rio de Janeiro, a neighbourhood in the city of Rio de Janeiro Colombia * Guadalupe, A ... and Mercedes, were both actresses. She died in Madrid. Filmography Television Muñoz starred in one episode each of ''Teatro de familia'' and ''Escuela de maridos'', both in 1964. Film External links * References 1900 births 1969 deaths Actresses from Madrid Spanish film actresses 20th-century Spanish actresses Bardem family {{Spain-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 Cannes Film Festival
The 7th Cannes Film Festival was held from 25 March to 9 April 1954. With Jean Cocteau as President of the Jury, the Grand Prix went to the '' Gate of Hell'' by Teinosuke Kinugasa. The festival opened with '' Le Grand Jeu'' by Robert Siodmak. This was the last festival with a predominantly French jury. As the festival was becoming more and more a pole of showbiz attraction, scandals and romances of stars were appearing in the press. In 1954, the Simone Silva affair during the Cannes Festival ended up in the destruction of her career as an actor and her premature death, three years later. Jury The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1954 competition: Feature films *Jean Cocteau (France) Jury President * Jean Aurenche (France) * André Bazin (France) * Luis Buñuel (Spain) * Henri Calef (France) *Guy Desson (France) (MP official) *Philippe Erlanger (France) *Michel Fourre-Cormeray (France) * Jacques-Pierre Frogerais (France) (CNC official) * Jacques Ibert (France) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Rey
Fernando Casado Arambillet (La Coruña (Spain), 20 September 1917 – Madrid (Spain), 9 March 1994), best known as Fernando Rey, was a Spanish film, theatre, and television actor, who worked in both Europe and the United States. A suave, international actor best known for his roles in the films of surrealist director Luis Buñuel ('' Viridiana'', 1961; '' Tristana'', 1970; '' Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie'', 1972; '' That Obscure Object of Desire'', 1977) and as the drug lord Alain Charnier in '' The French Connection'' (1971) and ''French Connection II'' (1975), he appeared in more than 150 films over half a century. The debonair Rey was described by ''French Connection'' producer Philip D'Antoni as "the last of the Continental guys". He achieved his greatest fame after he turned 50: "Perhaps it is a pity that my success came so late in life", he told the ''Los Angeles Times''. "It might have been better to have been successful while young, like El Cordobés in the bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Penella Manuela Ruiz Penella (2 March 1931 – 27 August 2007), better known as Emma Penella, was a Spanish film and television actress. Biography Manuela Ruiz Penella was born on 2 March 1931 in Madrid, the child of far-right politician Ramón Ruiz Alonso and actress Magdalena Penella Silva, thus she was also the granddaughter of actor Manuel Penella Moreno. Her younger sisters Elisa ("Elisa Montés") and Teresa ("Terele Pávez") also followed the family's acting footsteps. The three sisters renounced to using the Ruiz family name as an artistic name, in the wake of their father's involvement in the murder of Federico García Lorca. She featured in the 1952 film '' The Eyes Leave a Trace'', ensuingly landing a larger degree of recognition with her performance in '' The Executioner''. She was named best actress by the Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos for ''Sentencia contra una mujer'' in 1962. In 1967, Emma Penella married producer Emiliano Piedra (died 1991). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] |
