José Díaz Morales (1908-1976) was a Spanish

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and

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.Bentley p.103 He emigrated to Mexico in the latter half of the 1930s following the outbreak of the

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Selected filmography

Director

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Life on a Thread ''Life on a Thread'' (Spanish:''La vida en un hilo'') is a 1945 Spanish comedy film written, directed and produced by Edgar Neville.Mira p.225 Neville later modified the film for the stage, with an adaptation of the same name. It was remade twi ...

'' (1945) * '' Strange Obsession'' (1947) * ''

A Gypsy in Jalisco ''A Gypsy in Jalisco'' (Spanish: ''Una gitana en Jalisco'') is a 1947 Mexican comedy film directed by José Díaz Morales and starring Paquita de Ronda, Ángel Garasa and Felipe de Alba. Gubern p.171 Cast * Paquita de Ronda as María Antonia ...

'' (1947) * ''

Madam Temptation ''Madam Temptation'' (Spanish: ''Señora Tentación'') is a 1948 Mexican drama film directed and co-written by José Díaz Morales and starring David Silva, Susana Guízar and Ninón Sevilla.Wood p.287 It was shot at the Churubusco Studios in Mexi ...

'' (1948) * ''

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'' (1949) * ''

The Captain from Loyola ''Loyola, the Soldier Saint'' (Spanish: ''El capitán de Loyola'') is a 1949 Spanish historical film directed by José Díaz Morales and starring Rafael Durán, Maruchi Fresno and Manuel Luna.D'Lugo p.11 The film portrays the life of Ignatius o ...

'' (1949) * '' The Dangerous Age'' (1950) * '' The Troublemaker'' (1950) * ''

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'' (1951) * '' Private Secretary'' (1952) * '' The Troublemaker'' (1963)

References

Bibliography

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

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* 1908 births 1976 deaths Spanish male screenwriters Spanish film directors People from Toledo, Spain Spanish emigrants to Mexico 20th-century Spanish screenwriters 20th-century Spanish male writers {{Spain-film-bio-stub