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Rafael Calvo
Rafael Luis Calvo Muñoz (30 December 1911 – 9 December 1988) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films including ''Miracle of Marcelino'' (1955). Selected filmography * '' Currito of the Cross'' (1926) * ''Doña Juana'' (1927) * '' There Were Thirteen'' (1931) * '' Paloma Fair'' (1935) * '' Bound for Cairo'' (1935) * ''Saint Rogelia'' (1940) * '' The Siege of the Alcazar'' (1940) * ''Arribada forzosa'' (1944) - Matón de Mariano * ''Una mujer en un taxi'' (1944) * '' The Captain's Ship'' (1947) * ''The Holy Queen'' (1947) - Fernán Ayres * ''When the Angels Sleep'' (1947) - Ventura * ''El ángel gris'' (1947) - Ramón * '' The Drummer of Bruch'' (1948) - Coronel Carotte * ''La muralla feliz'' (1948) - Ladrón * ''Campo Bravo'' (1948) * '' Adventures of Juan Lucas'' (1949) * ''Doce horas de vida'' (1949) - Raúl * ''Catalina de Inglaterra'' (1951) - Enrique VIII * ''María Morena'' (1951) - Cristóbal * ''The Pelegrín System'' (1952) - Bremón (padre) * ''Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits, second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its wikt:monocentric, monocentric Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area is the List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population, second-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the Manzanares (river), River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at about above mean sea level. The capital city of both Spain and the surrounding Community of Madrid, autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Adventures Of Juan Lucas
''Adventures of Juan Lucas'' () is a 1949 Spanish historical adventure film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Fernando Rey, Marie Déa and Manolo Morán. It consists of an adaptation of the Manuel Halcón's eponymous novel. The film's sets were designed by the art director Enrique Alarcón. Synopsis Juan Lucas, a famous highwaymen in the Sierra Morena mountains in southern Spain, joins the guerrilla war following the French invasion of Spain during the Napoleonic Wars {{Infobox military conflict , conflict = Napoleonic Wars , partof = the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , image = Napoleonic Wars (revision).jpg , caption = Left to right, top to bottom:Battl .... Cast References Bibliography * Eva Woods Peiró. ''White Gypsies: Race and Stardom in Spanish Musical Films''. U of Minnesota Press, 2012. External links * 1940s historical adventure films Spanish historical adventure films 1949 films 1940s Spa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Legions Of The Nile
Legion may refer to: Military * Roman legion, the basic military unit of the ancient Roman army *Aviazione Legionaria, Italian air force during the Spanish Civil War * A legion is the regional unit of the Italian carabinieri * Spanish Legion, an elite military unit within the Spanish Army * Condor Legion, a unit of military personnel from the air force and army of Nazi Germany * French Foreign Legion, a part of the French Army, created for foreign nationals willing to serve in the French Armed Forces * International Legion (Ukraine), a Ukrainian foreign volunteer wing of the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian war * HMS Legion (1914), HMS ''Legion'' (1914), a Royal Navy World War I destroyer * HMS Legion (G74), HMS ''Legion'' (G74), a Royal Navy World War II destroyer sunk in 1942 * Legion of the United States, a reorganization of the United States Army from 1792 to 1796 * Various List of military legions, military legions, often composed of soldiers from a specific ethnic, national, religious ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Alfonso XII And María Cristina
''Alfonso XII and María Cristina'' or ''Where Are You Going, Sad Man?'' () is a 1960 Spanish historical drama film directed by Alfonso Balcázar and Guillermo Cases and starring Vicente Parra and Marga López as Alfonso XII of Spain and his second wife Maria Christina of Austria. The film is the sequel to '' Where Are You Going, Alfonso XII?'' with Vicente Parra, José Marco Davó and Tomás Blanco reprising their roles from the previous film as Alfonso XII, Antonio Cánovas del Castillo and the Duque de Sesto respectively. replaced Mercedes Vecino as Isabella II. Similar in style to the German Sissi film series, it was very popular but led to Vicente Parra's typecasting.Mira p.236 The film's sets were designed by the art director Enrique Alarcón. Cast * Vicente Parra as Alfonso XII * Marga López as María Cristina * José Marco Davó as Antonio Cánovas del Castillo * Marta Padovan as Infanta Isabel * Tomás Blanco as Duque de Sesto * as Isabella II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Noi Siamo Due Evasi
''Noi siamo due evasi'' is a 1959 Italy, Italian Crime film, crime-comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli. Cast * Ugo Tognazzi: Bernardo Cesarotti * Magali Noël: Odette * Raimondo Vianello: Camillo Gorini * Sandra Mondaini: Isabella * Titina De Filippo: Baroness Holz * Irène Tunc: Silvia * Maurizio Arena: Francesco Curti * Mirko Ellis: Philippe * Fred Buscaglione: Himself * José Jaspe * Olimpia Cavalli * José Calvo References External links * 1959 films 1950s crime comedy films Italian crime comedy films Films directed by Giorgio Simonelli Films scored by Carlo Rustichelli 1959 comedy films 1950s Italian films {{comedy-crime-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Thieves (1959 Film)
''The Thieves'' (, ) is a 1959 Italian-Spanish criminal comedy film written and directed by Lucio Fulci and starring Totò and Giovanna Ralli. Plot Gangster Joe Castagneto is declared undesirable by the U.S. government and returns to Naples where, under a special surveillance, he will have to deal with the hard-working and smart Police Commissioner Gennaro Di Sapio. Cast * Totò as Police Commissioner Gennaro Di Sapio * Armando Calvo as Joe Castagnato/Inspector Mac Millan * Giovanna Ralli as Maddalena Scognamiglio, Vincenzo's wife * Giacomo Furia as Vincenzo Scognamiglio * Enzo Turco as Brigadier Lanocella * Fred Buscaglione Ferdinando "Fred" Buscaglione (; 23 November 1921 – 3 February 1960) was an Italian singer and actor who became very popular in the late 1950s. His public persona – the character he played both in his songs and his movies – was of a humoro ... as himself * Juan José Menéndez as Alberto * Rafael Luis Calvo as Ciardella * Maria Luisa R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Fedra (film)
''Fedra'' (stylized as ''FΣDRA'' during the initial credits) is a 1956 Spanish drama film directed by Manuel Mur Oti and starring Emma Penella, Enrique Diosdado and Vicente Parra.Mira p.237 Synopsis The story is based in Seneca the Younger's tragedy ''Phaedra''. A pretty and untamed girl named Estrella does not fit in her fishing village by the Spanish Mediterranean. She is lusted after by the men and despised by the women. She is pretended by Juan, a rich shipowner from the North. However she falls in love with Fernando, a subordinate of Juan's, wo loves horses and dislikes the seaside. Her advances are rejected by Fernando. Estrella accepts marrying Juan, who has established himself in the village to be closer to her. Then she learns that Fernando is Juan's son from an earlier marriage. The wedding features the Midsummer bonfires. Estrella and Fernando jump the fire and dance with the village couples. Later, Juan has to take to sea. Fernando wishes to leave but stays until his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Magic Concert
''Magic Concert'' (Spanish: ''Concierto mágico'') is a 1953 Spanish musical film directed by Rafael J. Salvia and starring José María Rodero and Mercedes Monterrey.Llinàs p.580 Synopsis The musician Andrés Vidal composes a concert that seems to provoke a series of tragedies, until he meets Felisa, the goddaughter of his uncle Antonio de el. Cast * José Calvo * Rafael Luis Calvo * Joan Capri * Ramón de Larrocha * Fortunato García * Luis Induni * Juan Monfort * Mercedes Monterrey * Consuelo de Nieva * Antonio Picazo * Juan Pich Santasusana * Leopoldo Querol * Elvira Quintillá * José María Rodero José María Rodero Luján (26 December 1922 – 14 May 1991) was a Spanish actor, whose career spanned over 40 years. In 1947, he married with actress Elvira Quintillá, the couple remained together until his death in 1991 while he was prepar ... References Bibliography * Francesc Llinàs. ''Directores de fotografía del cine español''. Filmoteca Espa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Court Of Justice (film)
''Court of Justice'' (Spanish: ''Juzgado permanente'') is a 1953 Spanish crime film directed by Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent and starring Marisa de Leza, José María Rodero and Elvira Quintillá.de España p.215 Cast * Antonio Almorós * Josep Maria Angelat * Irene Barroso * Rafael Luis Calvo * Joan Capri * Ramón de Larrocha * Marisa de Leza * Antonio Díaz del Castillo * Juan Fornaguera * Fortunato García * Marcelino Ibero * Luis Induni * José Marco * Delfín Mateu * Juan Monfort * Mateo Morell * José Ortiz de Zárate * Antonio Pares * Antonio Picazo * Elvira Quintillá * Julio Riscal * José Rivelles * José María Rodero * Rafael Romero Marchent * José Santamaría José Emilio Santamaría Iglesias (born 31 July 1929) is a retired football central defender and manager. He spent his 18-year career with Nacional and Real Madrid, winning 12 titles with the latter club including four European Cups. Born in ... References Bibliog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Floor Burns
''The Floor Burns'' (Spanish: ''Quema el suelo'') is a 1952 Spanish drama film directed by Luis Marquina and starring Annabella, Tomás Blanco and Gérard Tichy. It was the French actress Annabella's final film.Driskell p.62 Plot Cast * Annabella as Mari Luz Hurtado * Tomás Blanco as Rafael * Rafael Calvo as Don Alberto Hurtado * Gérard Tichy as Eduardo Behovia * Maritina Zayas as Maribel Hurtado * 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 and a ... as Carlos Peñaranda * Nicolás D. Perchicot as Fray Jerónimo * Mario Berriatúa as Javier * Margarita Alexandre as Alicia * Santiago Rivero as Fiscal * Miguel Pastor as Abogado * Carlos Díaz de Mendoza as Federico Eslo * Mary Lamar as Titina Olaya References Bibliography * De España, R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Amaya (1952 Film)
''Amaya'' is a 1952 Spanish historical drama film directed by Luis Marquina and starring Susana Canales, Julio Peña and José Bódalo. The film's sets were designed by the art director Luis Pérez Espinosa. An adaptation of Francisco Navarro Villosladas historical novel ''Amaya o los vascos en el siglo VIII'', Marquina's version features a visceral judeophobia amplified from the original work, which pushes a conspiracy narrative attributing the "711 loss of Spain" to a Jewish plot. The film's antisemitic sentiment is strongly displayed in sequences such as those involving the uprising of the Pamplona's jewry, and the imprisoning of Basque Christians. Cast * Susana Canales as Amaya * Julio Peña as Íñigo García * José Bódalo as Teodosio * Pedro Porcel as Vladimiro * Porfiria Sanchíz as Amagoys * Ramón Elías as Hermano Paconio * Francisco Pierrá as Miguel de Goñi * Rafael Luis Calvo as Eudonio * Eugenia Zúffoli as Constanza * Armando Moreno as Capitán Mun ... [...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] |
