José María Forqué Galindo (8 March 1923 – 17 March 1995) was a Spanish

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and

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Biography

He was the father of the actress

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and the director

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. He died on 17 March 1995 in

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at the age of 72 from a

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. He was cremated at

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. He was married to the actress and dramaturge Carmen Vázquez-Vigo, who died on 22 March 2018 at the age of 95. The

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are named after him.

Filmography

* 1947 : '' Juventudes de España, bajo una Patria hermosa'' * 1951 : '' María Morena'' * 1951 : ''

Fog and Sun ''Fog and Sun'' (Spanish:''Niebla y sol'') is a 1951 Spanish film directed by José María Forqué.Mira p.134 Cast * Antonio * Xan das Bolas * Modesto Cid * Roberto Font * Mara Jerez * Francisco Melgares * José María Mompín * Carlos Muñoz ...

'' * 1954 : ''

The Devil Plays the Flute ''The Devil Plays the Flute'' (Spanish:''El diablo toca la flauta'') is a 1953 Spanish comedy film directed by José María Forqué and starring José Luis Ozores, Luis Prendes and Luis Arroyo.Bentley p.128 Plot When the pieces of a singular f ...

'' * 1954 : '' Un Día perdido'' * 1956 : ''

The Legion of Silence ''The Legion of Silence'' (Spanish:''La legión del silencio'') is a 1956 Spanish drama film directed by José María Forqué and José Antonio Nieves Conde and starring Jorge Mistral and Nani Fernández.D'Lugo p.182 The film's sets were desi ...

'' * 1956 : '' Embajadores en el infierno'' * 1957 : '' Whom God Forgives'' * 1958 : '' Un Hecho violento'' * 1958 : '' Night and Dawn'' * 1959 : '' Baila La Chunga'' * 1959 : '' Back to the Door'' * 1960 : ''

Maribel and the Strange Family ''Maribel and the Strange Family'' (Spanish: ''Maribel y la extraña familia'') is a 1960 Spanish comedy film directed by José María Forqué and starring Silvia Pinal, Adolfo Marsillach Adolfo Marsillach Soriano (January 25, 1928 – J ...

'' * 1960 : '' Police Calling 091'' * 1961 : '' Usted puede ser un asesino'' * 1962 : '' Searching for Monica'' * 1962 : ''

Accident 703 ''Accident 703'' ( es, Accidente 703) is a 1962 Spanish drama film directed by José María Forqué and written by Vicente Coello. Release The film was released on 6 August 1962 in Spain and was released later in Argentina. Cast * Manuel ...

'' * 1962 : ''

Atraco a las tres ''Atraco a las tres'' (Robbery at 3 o'clock) is a 1962 Spanish comedy film directed by José María Forqué. It is inspired by Mario Monicelli's masterpiece ''Big Deal on Madonna Street''. Plot Fernando Galindo, a bank clerk, persuades his c ...

'' * 1963 : ''

La becerrada ''La becerrada'' is a 1963 Spanish comedy film directed by José María Forqué, written by Jaime de Armiñán and Ricardo Muñoz Suay, and starring Fernando Fernán Gómez, Amparo Soler Leal Amparo Soler Leal (23 August 1933 – 25 Octobe ...

'' * 1963 : '' El Juego de la verdad'' * 1964 : '' Tengo 17 años'' * 1964 : '' Casi un caballero'' * 1965 : ''

Vacaciones para Ivette ''Vacations'' (Spanish: ''Vacaciones'') is a 1947 Argentine film. Cast * Mecha Ortiz as Estela Arenal * Francisco Martínez Allende as Juan * Amalia Sánchez Ariño as Antonia * Maruja Gil Quesada as Laura * Manuel Collado Montes as Rómulo ...

'' * 1965 : '' Black Humor'' (segment 2, "La Mandrilla - Miss Wilma") * 1966 : ''

Balearic Caper ''Balearic Caper'' ( es, Zarabanda bing bing, it, Baleari Operazione Oro, french: Barbouze chérie, also known as ''Operation Gold'') is a 1966 Spanish-Italian-French heist-Eurospy comedy film written and directed by José María Forqué and sta ...

'' * 1966 : '' Las Viudas'' (episode "El Retrato de Regino") * 1967 : ''

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'' * 1967 : ''

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'' * 1967 : '' Las que tienen que servir'' * 1968 : '' Pecados conyugales'' * 1968 : ''

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'' * 1968 : ''

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'' * 1968 : '' ¡Dame un poco de amooor...!'' * 1969 : '' Estudio amueblado 2.P.'' * 1970 : ''

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'' * 1970 : ''

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'' * 1971 : ''

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'' * 1972 : ''

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'' * 1973 : ''

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'' * 1974 : '' Una Pareja... distinta'' * 1974 : ''

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'' * 1976 : '' Vuelve, querida Nati'' * 1976 : ''

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'' * 1976 : '' Madrid, Costa Fleming'' * 1979 : ''

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'' * 1980 : '' ¡Qué verde era mi duque!'' * 1980 : ''

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'' * 1982 : ''" Ramón y Cajal"'' (Serie TV) * 1980 : ''"

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"'' (serie TV) * 1983 : ''"

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"'' (serie TV) * 1986 : ''

Romanza final ''Romanza final'' is a 1986 biographic film about opera singer Julián Gayarre. It was directed by José María Forqué. Cast *José Carreras – Julián Gayarre *Sydne Rome – Alicia *Antonio Ferrandis *Susana Campos *Montserrat Caballé *Aitana ...

'' * 1988 : ''"

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"'' (serie TV) * 1994 : ''

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References

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* * 1923 births 1995 deaths People from Zaragoza Spanish film directors Film directors from Aragon Spanish male screenwriters Honorary Goya Award winners Deaths from cancer in Spain Deaths from liver cancer 20th-century Spanish screenwriters 20th-century Spanish male writers {{Spain-film-director-stub