Cesáreo González Rodríguez (1903 – 1968) was a Spanish

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. González was born in 1903 in

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, Spain. When he was 12, he took a boat to

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and worked as a

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. He would later work in Mexico at his uncle's bakery, and return to Spain as a young adult. In 1940, he began a production company called

Suevia Films Suevia Films was a Spanish film production and distribution company, founded in 1940 by entrepreneur Cesáreo González with his brother Arturo Gonzalez. During the 1940s–1960s they were one of Spain biggest studios and were responsible for more ...

. Its first release was ''

Stowaway on Board ''Stowaway on Board'' (Spanish:''Polizón a bordo'') is a 1941 Spanish comedy film directed by Florián Rey, co-starring Guadalupe Muñoz Sampedro and Ismael Merlo. Plot Antonciño (Ismael Merlo) is planning to travel to America to find his lo ...

'' (1941), a film starring Florian Rey, in 1941. He would go on to produce over 100 films. González chose local Spanish talent to act and perform music in his films, such as folk singer

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, actress

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, comedian Pepe Iglesias, and child prodigy

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. He would later produce under the name Cesáreo González Producciones Cinematográficas. He died in

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in 1968.

Selected filmography

*''

'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1942) *''Bambú'' (1945) *'' El emigrado'' (1946) *'' The Prodigal Woman'' (1946) * ''

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'' (1947) *'' La Fé'' (1947) *''Botón de Ancla'' (1947) *''La nao Capitana'' (1947) * ''

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'' (1948) * ''

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'' (1950) *''La corona negra'' (1950) * ''

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'' (1950) *''

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'' (1951) * ''

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'' (1951) *''La Señora de Fátima'' (1951) * '' Imperial Violets'' (1952) *''Pena, penita, pena'' (1953) *''La bella Otero'' (1954) * '' He Died Fifteen Years Ago'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1954) *''La Faraona'' (1955) * ''

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'' (1955) *''Limosna de amores'' (1955) *''Faustina'' (1956) *''Calle Mayor'' (1957) *''La Guerra Empieza en Cuba'' (1957) * ''

The Nightingale in the Mountains ''The Nightingale in the Mountains'' (Spanish: ''El ruiseñor de las cumbres'') is a 1958 Spanish musical film directed by Antonio del Amo and starring Joselito, Roberto Camardiel and Dolores Villaespesa. Written by Jaime Garcia-Herranz with the ...

'' (1958) * ''

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'' (1959) * '' Listen To My Song'' (1959) * '' The Little Colonel'' (1960) * ''

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'' (1961) * ''

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'' (1962) * ''

The Fair of the Dove ''The Fair of the Dove'' (Spanish:''La verbena de la Paloma'') is a 1963 Spanish musical comedy film directed by José Luis Sáenz de Heredia and starring Concha Velasco, Vicente Parra and Miguel Ligero. It is a remake of the film ''Paloma Fair''. ...

'' (1963) * '' The Blackmailers'' (1963) * ''

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'' (1963) * '' Pedrito de Andía's New Life'' (1965)

References

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