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Isabel De Pomés
Isabel de Pomés (10 April 1924 – 31 May 2007) was a classic Spanish film actress and one of the leading ladies in Spanish cinema of the 1940s and 1950s. She appeared in over 30 films between 1941 and 1965. Her father was the actor and sportsman Félix de Pomés. Selected filmography *''El Puente de la Ilusion'' (1965) *''Salto a la Gloria'' 1959 * '' Night and Dawn'' (1958) *'' Amanecer en Puerta Oscura''1957 *''Un ángel Paso por Brooklyn'' 1957 *'' Marcelino Pan y Vino'' 1954 * '' The Mayor of Zalamea'' (1954) * '' The King's Mail'' (1951) *''Luna de Sangre'' (1950) *''Vida en Sombras'' (1948) *''Botón de Ancla'' (1947) * '' The Black Siren'' (1947) *''Cancion de Medianoche'' 1947 *'' The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks'' 1944 by Edgar Neville Edgar Neville Romrée, Count of Berlanga de Duero (28 December 1899 – 23 April 1967) was a Spanish playwright and film director, a member of the Generation of '27. Biography Neville was born in Madrid but lived in Hollywood, Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Barcelona
Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits,Barcelona: Población por municipios y sexo – Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (National Statistics Institute) its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the province of Barcelona and is home to around 5.3 million people, making it the fifth most populous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Black Siren
''The Black Siren'' (Spanish: ''La sirena negra'') is a 1947 Spanish drama film directed by Carlos Serrano de Osma and starring Fernando Fernán Gómez, Isabel de Pomés and María Asquerino.Bentley p.105 A man falls in love with a dying young woman. It was based on a novel by Emilia Pardo Bazán. Cast * Fernando Fernán Gómez * María Asquerino * Isabel de Pomés * José María Lado * Anita Farra * Ketty Clavijo * Graciela Crespo * Ramón Martori Ramón or Ramon may refer to: People Given name *Ramón (footballer, born 1950), Brazilian footballer * Ramón (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Ramón (footballer, born 1988), Brazilian footballer *Ramón (footballer, born 1990), Br ... References Bibliography * Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer 2008. * Labanyi, Jo & Pavlović, Tatjana. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. John Wiley & Sons, 2012. External links * 1947 films 1947 drama films Spanish drama films 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1924 Births
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Spanish Film Actresses
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Fantastic Night (1943 Film)
''Fantastic Night'' (Spanish: ''Noche fantástica'') is a 1943 Spanish drama film directed by Luis Marquina and starring Paola Barbara, Carlos Muñoz and Isabel de Pomés.Comas p.186 The film's sets were designed by the art director Enrique Alarcón. Cast * Paola Barbara as Diana - Condesa de Tauste * Carlos Muñoz as Pablo Aragón * Isabel de Pomés as Alicia * Mariano Asquerino as Jorge, Marqués de Brenes * Fernando Fernán Gómez as Enamorado * Luis Peña padre as Pedro * Lily Vincenti as Viajera francesa * Cristina Yomar as Enamorada * Carmen Ortega as Madre de Alicia * Julia Pachelo as Paula * Antonio Bofarull as Camarero * Carlo Tamberlani Carlo Tamberlani (11 March 1899 – 5 August 1980) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 127 films between 1931 and 1976. His brother Nando Tamberlani was also an actor. Life and career Born in Salice Salentino, Tamberlani was born ... as Defensor de Pablo References Bibliography * Comas, Àngel. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Traces Of Light
''Traces of Light'' (Spanish: ''Huella de luz'') is a 1943 Spanish comedy film directed by Rafael Gil on his directing debut. It is based on a novel by Wenceslao Fernández Flórez.Bentley p.94 Plot Octavio Saldaña is a poor young dreamer who lives with his elderly mother and is an office worker at Manufacturas Sánchez-Bey. Mr. Bey rewards Octavio for his work by inviting him to spend a few days at a spa. There Octavio meets Lelly, daughter of a cloth manufacture, and to impress her he decides to pass himself off as a millionaire. Cast * Isabel de Pomés as Lelly Medina * Antonio Casal as Octavio Saldaña * Juan Espantaleón as Sánchez Bey * Camino Garrigó as Madre de Octavio * Juan Calvo as Mike * Fernando Freyre de Andrade Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, and former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa and Asia (like the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka). It is e . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Edgar Neville
Edgar Neville Romrée, Count of Berlanga de Duero (28 December 1899 – 23 April 1967) was a Spanish playwright and film director, a member of the Generation of '27. Biography Neville was born in Madrid but lived in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood in the 1930s, in the period of the dubbed Spanish language, Spanish versions of the studios' English-language films. He wrote dialogue for MGM's Spanish language films, and won acclaim for his script adapted from George Hill's ''The Big House'' (1930). During the Spanish Civil War, Neville made a few short propaganda films for the Francoist, Nationalist side. He also made three movies in Rome. The films he directed in the 1940s and 1950s mixed Realism (arts), realism and romanticism, but did not perform particularly well at the box-office. He was captain of the Spain men's national ice hockey team at the 1924 Ice Hockey European Championship and also played at the 1926 Ice Hockey European Championship. Family Parents His father wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Tower Of The Seven Hunchbacks (film)
''The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks'' (Spanish:''La Torre de los Siete Jorobados'') is a 1944 Spanish mystery film directed by Edgar Neville. It is based on a novel of the same title by Emilio Carrere. In the film, a young man wins a small fortune through gambling according to the advice of an archaeologist's ghost. While investigating the archaeologist's supposed suicide, the man and his friend discover a Jewish underground city beneath Habsburg Madrid. Plot Basilio is a superstitious young man who courts the singer . Looking for money to invite her and her mother, he gambles. He wins a small fortune following the advice of Robinsón de Mantua. He is revealed to be the ghost of an archeologist dead after an apparent suicide. Basilio is attracted to Inés, who happens to be the niece of Professor Mantua. She refuses the verdict of suicide and asks for his help. Basilio is helped by his friend, a police agent. They discover a passage from Mantua's home into an underground c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The King's Mail
''The King's Mail'' (Spanish:''Correo del rey'') is a 1951 Spanish historical adventure film directed by Ricardo Gascón and starring Cesare Danova, Juana Soler and Isabel de Pomés.Peiró p.302 It was made at the Orphea Studios in Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c .... Cast References Bibliography * Eva Woods Peiró. ''White Gypsies: Race and Stardom in Spanish Musical Films''. U of Minnesota Press, 2012. External links * 1950s historical adventure films Spanish historical adventure films 1951 films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by Ricardo Gascón Napoleonic Wars films Films with screenplays by Rafael J. Salvia Spanish black-and-white films 1950s Spanish films {{1950s-Spain-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Spain
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The Mayor Of Zalamea (1954 Film)
''The Mayor of Zalamea'' (Spanish:''El alcalde de Zalamea'') is a 1954 Spanish historical drama film directed by José Gutiérrez Maesso and starring Manuel Luna, Alfredo Mayo and Isabel de Pomés. The film is an adaptation of the Golden Age play ''The Mayor of Zalamea'' by Pedro Calderón de la Barca. This version of the play is remembered for Rey's "solemn" interpretation of Felipe II. According to José Lera, quoting the director himself, "Maesso, as director, had to fight "against the bombast, the flawed acting, the poor quality of the dialogue, the bad setting," although he has managed to give a natural aspect to the drama" Plot A company of soldiers under the command of Captain Álvaro de Ataide (Alfredo Mayo) arrives in the town of Zalamea de la Serena, in Badajoz, because of the war in Portugal. The captain of noble descent is staying in the house of a rich farmer, Pedro Crespo (Manuel Luna), mayor of the town, whose daughter Isabel (Isabel de Pomés) Don Álvaro seduce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Marcelino Pan Y Vino
''Miracle of Marcelino'' (, "Marcelino, bread and wine") is a 1955 Spanish film written by José Maria Sanchez-Silva, based on his novel, and directed by Ladislao Vajda. It starred Rafael Rivelles, Juan Calvo (who also starred together as Don Quixote and Sancho Panza in the 1947 Spanish film version of Miguel de Cervantes' ''Don Quixote'') and the young child star Pablito Calvo (no relation to Juan) as Marcelino. The musical score and theme song – sung in full during the action, rather than at the start of the film – are by Pablo Sorozábal. The story, revised and modernised in both the book and film, dates back to a medieval legend, one of many gathered together in a volume by Alfonso el Sabio. It was a critical and commercial success, and other countries have produced versions of it. Plot The story revolves around Marcelino, an orphan abandoned as a baby on the steps of a monastery in nineteenth-century Spain. The monks raise the child, and Marcelino grows into a rowdy yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
