''Growing Leg, Diminishing Skirt'' (Spanish:''Pierna creciente, falda menguante'') is a 1970 Spanish

musical comedy film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as break ...

directed by

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and starring

Laura Valenzuela Rocío Espinosa López-Cepero (18 February 1931 – 17 March 2023), known professionally as Laura or Laurita Valenzuela (), was a Spanish television presenter, actress and model. She was one of the first television presenters in Spain appearing ...

Fernando Fernán Gómez Fernando Fernández Gómez (28 August 1921 – 21 November 2007), better known as Fernando Fernán Gómez, was a Spanish actor, screenwriter, film director, theater director, novelist, and playwright. Prolific and outstanding in all these fiel ...

and

Emma Cohen Emmanuela Beltrán Rahola (21 November 1946 – 11 July 2016), better known as Emma Cohen, was a Spanish actress, director, producer, and writer. She appeared in many Spanish language films. She portrayed , a counterpart to Big Bird, in ''Barr ...

.Mira p.124

Cast

as Guadalupe Cardoso 'Lupe' *

as Amadeo - Duke of Daroca *

as Rosario 'La criollita' * Isabel Garcés as Doña Ramona *

José Sacristán José María Sacristán Turiégano (born 27 September 1937), better known as José Sacristán, is a Spanish film, theatre, and television actor. He made his feature film debut in 1965 in '. At Gijón International Film Festival in 2015, he r ...

as Aníbal Trijueque * Manuel Gil as Raul - Marquess of Corbina * Enriqueta Carballeira *

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* Jaime de Mora y Aragón as Pepe Bierzo - Baron of Bierzo * Mayrata O'Wisiedo *

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as Alberto García del Chaparral *

Lola Gaos Dolores Gaos González-Pola (2 December 1921, in Valencia – 4 July 1993, in Madrid), better known as Lola Gaos, was a Spanish film, television and theatre actress. Famous with her works with Luis Buñuel but specially the film '' Furtivos'' ...

as Doña Úrsula *

José Jaspe José Jaspe () (10 August 1906 – 5 June 1974) was a Spanish film actor. He played Konev the conductor in '' Horror Express'' (1972), Ahmed in '' House of 1,000 Dolls'' (1967), Henneker in '' The Man Called Noon'' (1973), the traitor in '' The C ...

Manuel Alexandre Manuel Alexandre Abarca OAXS MML (11 November 1917 – 12 October 2010) was a Spanish film and television actor. Career He was a popular supporting actor. He won an Honorary Goya Award in 2003 for his career achievements. Filmography in ci ...

as Flirty gentleman * Barta Barri * Blaki as Diego Ramírez * Pilar Gómez Ferrer as Mother of Rosario * Santiago Rivero * José Franco * Joaquín Pamplona * María Elena Arpón as Maid of Lupe * Azucena Molina * María Elena Flores * Beni Deus * Adriano Domínguez * Manuel Díaz Velasco * Yolanda Ríos *

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* José García Calderón * Fabián Conde *

José Manuel Cervino José Manuel Cervino (born 29 October 1940) is a Spanish film and television actor. He won the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2007 and was nominated for the Goya Award for Best Actor in 1987. Life and career José Manuel Cervino Almei ...

* Ramón Ferrer * Alejandro García * María Eugenia Calleja *

Laly Soldevila Eulalia Soldevila Vall (25 July 1933 – 12 September 1979) better known as Laly Soldevila was a Spanish film actress. She appeared in 100 films between 1955 and 1979. Selected filmography * ''You and Me Are Three'' (1962) * ''La gran fam ...

as Rosa Ortega 'La Bella Orteguita' * Lone Fleming * María José Camores * Manolo Gómez Bur as Man with diving helmet

References

Bibliography

* Mira, Alberto. ''The A to Z of Spanish Cinema''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2010.

External links

* 1970 films 1970s musical comedy films Spanish musical comedy films 1970s Spanish-language films 1970 comedy films 1970s Spanish films 1970 musical films Spanish-language musical comedy films {{1970s-Spain-film-stub