Antonio Román (9 November 1911 – 16 June 1989) was a prolific

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, film producer. 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 '' La Fierecilla domada'', a retelling of ''

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''. Many of these films star his wife, actress Yvonne Bastien. Román has won several international awards such as Golden Olive Tree from the Cine de Humor de Bordighera in Italy for '' Bombas para la paz'' and an award for '' Pacto de silencio'' from the Cork Festival in Ireland. Román died on 16 June 1989. Prior to his death, he worked with

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. The Spanish newspaper ''

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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'' (1943) *'' Lola Montes'' (1944) *''

Last Stand in the Philippines ''Last Stand in the Philippines'' () is a 1945 Spanish biographical war film directed by Antonio Román. It is based on a radio script by Enrique Llovet, ''Los Héroes de Baler,'' and novel, ''El Fuerte de Baler,'' by Enrique Alfonso Barcones an ...

'' (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) *''

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'' (1952) *''

Congress in Seville ''Congress in Seville'' (Spanish: ''Congreso en Sevilla'') is a 1955 Spanish musical film directed by Antonio Román and starring Carmen Sevilla, Fernando Fernán Gómez and Manolo Morán.de España, Rafael. ''Directory of Spanish and Portuguese Fi ...

'' (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 ''A Dog in Space'' (Spanish: ''Un perro en órbita'') is a 1966 Spanish film directed by Antonio del Amo and Antonio Román.de España p.9 Cast * Pastor Serrador * César Raúl Martínez * Ángel Luis Nolías * Inmaculada Pérez Inmaculada is ...

'' (1966) *''El mesón del gitano ''(1969)

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