''Doña Francisquita'' is a 1952 Spanish musical
comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Ladislao Vajda. It was entered into the
1953 Cannes Film Festival.
Plot
Francisquita secretly loves Fernando, but he has fallen in love with Aurora, a purebred Madrid woman used to flirting with all men. Cardona, a friend of Fernando's, decides to help Francisquita, even at the risk of confusing everything.
Cast
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Mirtha Legrand
Rosa María Juana Martínez Suárez (born 23 February 1927), known by her stage name Mirtha Legrand (; from the French , "the great"), is an Argentine actress and television presenter. With an 80-year career, Legrand is one of the most recognize ...
as Doña Francisquita
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Armando Calvo
Armando Calvo (25 December 1919 – 6 July 1996) was a Puerto Rican-born Spanish actor. His father was Juan Calvo Domenech, a Spanish actor and his mother was Minerva Lespier, a Puerto Rican people, Puerto Rican. Calvo worked in Spain, Italy, ...
as Fernando
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Antonio Casal as Cardona
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Manolo Morán as Lorenzo
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Emma Penella as Aurora 'La Beltrana'
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Julia Lajos as Doña Francisca
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José Isbert as Maestro Lambertini
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Jesús Tordesillas as Don Matías
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Ángel Álvarez as Un señor (uncredited)
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Antonio Riquelme as Pepe (uncredited)
References
External links
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1952 films
1952 musical comedy films
1950s Spanish-language films
Films directed by Ladislao Vajda
Spanish musical comedy films
1950s Spanish films
Spanish-language musical comedy films
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