Raúl Cancio (18 September 1911 – 23 October 1961) was a Spanish

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. Cancio acted in more than sixty five films including '' Raza'' (1942).Pavlović p.67 He also directed two films, a 1952 documentary and a 1950

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Selected filmography

Actor

* '' Raza'' (1942) * ''

Blood in the Snow ''Blood in the Snow'' (Spanish: ''Sangre en la nieve'') is a 1942 Spanish crime film directed by Ramón Quadreny.Bentley p.108 The film's plot deals with smuggling Smuggling is the illegal transportation of objects, substances, information or ...

'' (1942) * '' House of Cards'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1946) * '' The Troublemaker'' (1950) * ''

Tales of the Alhambra ''Tales of the Alhambra'' (1832) is a collection of essays, verbal sketches and stories by American author Washington Irving (1783–1859) inspired by, and partly written during, his 1828 visit to the palace/fortress complex known as the Alhamb ...

'' (1950) * ''

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'' (1950) * ''

Black Sky ''Black Sky'' (Spanish: ''Cielo negro'') is a 1951 Spanish drama film directed by Manuel Mur Oti and starring Susana Canales, Fernando Rey and Luis Prendes.Mira p.259 A woman working in a shop falls in love with a bohemian poet. Cast * Susana ...

'' (1951) * '' The Girl at the Inn'' (1951) * ''

The Great Galeoto ''The Great Galeoto'' (Spanish: ''El gran Galeoto'') is a 1951 Spanish drama film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Ana Mariscal and Rafael Durán.de España p.119 Synopsis Ernesto is a young musician who, when his father dies, is forced to ...

'' (1951) * ''

The Floor Burns ''The Floor Burns'' (Spanish: ''Quema el suelo'') is a 1952 Spanish drama film directed by Luis Marquina and starring Annabella, Tomás Blanco and Gérard Tichy. It was the French actress Annabella's final film.Driskell p.62 Plot Cast * An ...

'' (1952) * '' Flight 971'' (1953) * '' The Cheerful Caravan'' (1953) * ''

Adventures of the Barber of Seville ''Adventures of the Barber of Seville'' (French: ''L'aventurier de Séville'', Spanish: ''Aventuras del barbero de Sevilla'') is a 1954 French-Spanish comedy film directed by Ladislao Vajda and starring Luis Mariano, Lolita Sevilla and Danielle ...

'' (1954) * '' Fedra'' (1956) * ''

Let's Make the Impossible! ''Let's Make the Impossible!'' ( es, ¡Viva lo imposible!) is a 1958 Spanish comedy film adapted from the play ''"¡Viva lo imposible! o el contable de las estrellas"'', by Miguel Mihura and Joaquín Calvo Sotelo, and directed by Rafael Gil.de E ...

'' (1958) *'' College Boarding House'' (1959) * '' They Fired with Their Lives'' (1959) * '' The Football Lottery'' (1960)

Screenwriter

* '' Follow the Legion'' (1942)

References

Bibliography

* Pavlović, Tatjana. ''100 Years of Spanish Cinema''. John Wiley & Sons, 2009.

External links

* 1911 births 1961 deaths Spanish film directors Spanish male screenwriters Spanish male film actors 20th-century Spanish male actors 20th-century Spanish screenwriters 20th-century Spanish male writers {{Spain-film-bio-stub