''I'm Not Mata Hari'' (Spanish: ''Yo no soy la Mata-Hari'') is a 1949 Spanish

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directed by

Benito Perojo Benito Perojo González (Madrid, 14 June 1894 – Madrid, 11 November 1974) was a Spanish film director and film producer. Biography Son of José Perojo Figueras (1850–1908), a journalist and politician of Cuban origin, by his wife, Ana ...

and starring

Niní Marshall Marina Esther Traveso (June 1, 1903 – March 18, 1996), known by her stage name Niní Marshall, was an Argentine humorist, comic actress and screenwriter; nicknamed ''The Chaplin with a skirt'' and ''The Lady of Humour''. She is one of the m ...

, Roberto Font and Virgílio Teixeira.Bentley p.448 The film's sets were designed by the

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Sigfrido Burmann. The film's title refers to

Mata Hari Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod (, ; 7 August 187615 October 1917), better known by the stage name Mata Hari ( , ; , ), was a Dutch Stripper, exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted of being a spy for German Empire, Germany during World War ...

, the

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-era spy.

Cast

as Niní / agenteX25 / Carmiña / Surabaya * Roberto Font as Michel * Virgílio Teixeira as Richard / Tte. Jorjof * Rafael Calvo as Bonnard - jefe servicios secretos * Francisco Pierrá as Durand * Ramón Martori as Renoir * Rosita Valero as Carmela * Trini Montero as Princesa Jesusa *

Xan das Bolas Tomás Ares Pena, known as Xan das Bolas (30 October 1908 – 13 September 1977) was a Spanish comic actor active during the franquism with films including '' Botón de ancla'' (1961). Filmography Films TV series References External l ...

as Don Cosme Fernández *

Manuel San Román Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name), a given name and surname * Manuel (''Fawlty Towers''), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manuel I of Portugal, king of Po ...

as Señor X * Manuel de Juan as Worsikoff * Fernando Aguirre as Basilio * Rafael Bardem as Gerente del hotel polaco *

Julia Caba Alba Julia Caba Alba (31 July 1902 – 14 November 1988) was a Spanish actress who appeared in more than a hundred films and television series during her career. She was a noted character actress.Mira p.83 Her sister was the actress Irene Caba Alba. ...

as Mujer en el tren * Pepito Goyanes as Niño espía X110 *

Marisa de Leza María Luisa González Benés, known artistically as Marisa de Leza (9 June 1933 – 13 October 2020), was a Spanish film and television actress.D'Lugo p.98 She died in Madrid after a long illness, aged 87. Partial filmography * '' I'm Not Ma ...

as Corista * José Durantes * Matilde Muñoz Sampedro * Manuel Requena *

Rafael Romero Marchent Rafael Romero Marchent (3 May 1926 – 13 February 2020) was a Spanish director, screenwriter and actor. Life and career Born in Madrid, the son of the author Joaquín Romero Marchent Gómez de Avellaneda, he started his career as an actor, mai ...

* Tomás Blanco as Richard disfrazado

References

Bibliography

* Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer 2008.

External links

* 1949 films 1940s spy comedy films Spanish spy comedy films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Benito Perojo Cultural depictions of Mata Hari Films scored by Juan Quintero Muñoz Spanish black-and-white films 1949 comedy films 1940s Spanish films {{1940s-Spain-film-stub