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Antonio Román (9 November 1911 – 16 June 1989) was a prolific
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. Antonio Román was born
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on 9 November 1911. Román began directing films in the later 1930s starting with documentaries. His first dramatic
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was '' Esquadrilla''. His other work includes an adaptation of '' Lola Montes'' and ''
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'', a retelling of ''
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''. Many of these films star his wife, actress
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. Román has won several international awards such as Golden Olive Tree from the Cine de Humor de Bordighera in Italy for ''
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'' and an award for '' Pacto de silencio'' from the
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in Ireland. Román died on 16 June 1989. Prior to his death, he worked with
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'' stated on his death that Román was one of the most "prominent names in post-war Spanish cinema" directing over 30 films.


Filmography

*''Sandra'' (1930) *''Ensueño'' (1931) *''Canto à la emigración'' (1935) *''Ciudad encantada'' (1936) *''Barcelona o ritmo de un día'' (1939) *''Mérida'' (1940) *''Al borde del gran viaje'' (1940) *''De la Alhambra al Albaicín'' (1940) *''El hombre y el carro'' (1940) *''Escuadrilla'' (1941) *''Boda en el infierno'' (1942) *'' Intrigue'' (1942) *''
The House of Rain ''The House of Rain'' (Spanish: ''La casa de la lluvia'') is a 1943 Spanish drama film directed by Antonio Román and starring Luis Hurtado, Blanca de Silos and Carmen Viance. It is set in Galicia.Bentley p.96 Cast * Luis Hurtado as Fernando ...
'' (1943) *'' Lola Montes'' (1944) *'' Last Stand in the Philippines'' (1945) *''Fuenteovejuna'' (1947) *''La vida encadenada'' (1948) *''El amor brujo'' (1949) *''Pacto de silencio'' (1949) *''El pasado amenaza'' (1950) *''La fuente enterrada'' (1950) *''La forastera'' (1951) *'' Last Day'' (1952) *'' Congress in Seville'' (1955) *''La fierecilla domada'' (1956) *''Dos novias para un torero'' (1956) *''Madrugada'' (1957) *''Los clarines del miedo'' (1958) *''Bombas para la paz'' (1959) *''Mi mujer me gusta más'' (1961) *''El sol en el espejo'' (1962) *''Pacto de silencio'' (1963) *''Un tiro por la espalda'' (1964) *'' Ringo de Nebraska'' (1966) *'' A Dog in Space'' (1966) *''El mesón del gitano ''(1969)


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* 1911 births 1989 deaths People from Ourense Spanish film producers Spanish film directors Spanish male writers Male screenwriters Spanish film critics 20th-century Spanish screenwriters 20th-century Spanish male writers {{Spain-film-director-stub