Antonio del Amo (1911–1991) was a Spanish
screenwriter and
film director. He enjoyed great commercial success in 1956 with ''
The Little Nightingale'' starring the child star
Joselito
Joselito is the name for:
;First name / given name
* Joselito (singer), Spanish 1950s child actor and singer
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. This allowed him to found his own production company Apolo Films, based outside
Madrid
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.
[D'Lugo p.118]
Selected filmography
* ''
Four Women'' (1947)
* ''
Guest of Darkness'' (1948)
* ''
Ninety Minutes'' (1949)
* ''
Wings of Youth'' (1949)
* ''
Day by Day'' (1951)
* ''
A Tale of Two Villages
''A Tale of Two Villages'' (Spanish: ''Historia de dos aldeas'') is a 1951 Spanish drama film directed by Antonio del Amo and starring Nani Fernández, Carlos Muñoz and Manolo Morán.de España p.9
Cast
* Manuel Arbó
* Xan das Bolas
* Josà ...
'' (1951)
* ''
Devil's Roundup
''Devil's Roundup'' (Spanish:''El cerco del diablo'') is a 1952 Spanish drama film directed by Antonio del Amo, Enrique Gómez, Edgar Neville, José Antonio Nieves Conde and Arturo Ruiz Castillo.Betz p.248
Cast
* Fernando Aguirre as Pescador ...
'' (1952)
* ''
Women's Town'' (1953)
* ''
Cursed Mountain
''Cursed Mountain'' is a 2009 action-adventure survival horror video game co-developed for the Wii by Sproing Interactive and Deep Silver Vienna, and published by Deep Silver. A Europe-exclusive port for Microsoft Windows was developed and r ...
'' (1954)
* ''
The Fisher of Songs'' (1954)
* ''
The Little Nightingale'' (1956)
* ''
Return to the Truth
''Return to the Truth'' (Spanish: ''Retorno a la verdad'') is a 1956 Spanish drama film directed by Antonio del Amo and starring Susana Canales, Julio Peña and Germán Cobos.de España p.9
Plot
Cast
* Susana Canales
* Julio Peña
* Ge ...
'' (1956)
* ''
The Sun Comes Out Every Day
''The Sun Comes Out Every Day'' (Spanish:''El sol sale todos los dÃas'') is a 1958 Spanish comedy film directed by Antonio del Amo and starring Marisa de Leza, Enrique Diosdado and Mercedes Monterrey.D'Lugo p.118
The film's sets were designed ...
'' (1958)
* ''
The Nightingale in the Mountains
''The Nightingale in the Mountains'' (Spanish: ''El ruiseñor de las cumbres'') is a 1958 Spanish musical film directed by Antonio del Amo and starring Joselito, Roberto Camardiel and Dolores Villaespesa. Written by Jaime Garcia-Herranz with t ...
'' (1958)
* ''
The Song of the Nightingale'' (1959)
* ''
Listen To My Song'' (1959)
* ''
Nothing Less Than an Archangel
''Nothing Less Than an Archangel'' (Spanish: ''Nada menos que un arkángel'') is a 1960 Spanish comedy film directed by Jaime D'Ors, Antonio del Amo and Esteban Madruga.de España p.9
Cast
* Manuel Aroca
* Inocencio Barbán
* Roberto Camard ...
'' (1960)
* ''
Peaches in Syrup
''Peaches in Syrup'' (Spanish: ''Melocotón en almÃbar'') is a 1960 Spanish film directed by Antonio del Amo.de España, Rafael. ''Directory of Spanish and Portuguese Film-Makers and Films''. Greenwood Press, 1994. p. 9. .
Cast
In alphabetical ...
'' (1960)
* ''
The Little Colonel'' (1960)
* ''
The Two Little Rascals
''The Two Little Rascals'' (Spanish: ''Los dos golfillos'') is a 1961 Spanish drama film directed by Antonio del Amo and starring Joselito, Maria Piazzai and Luz Márquez.de España p.9
The film's sets were designed by Sigfrido Burmann
Sigfrid ...
'' (1961)
* ''
Lovely Memory
''Lovely Memory'' (Spanish: ''Bello recuerdo'') is a 1961 Mexican-Spanish musical drama film directed by Antonio del Amo and starring Joselito, Libertad Lamarque and Sara GarcÃa.Bentley p.144
The film's sets were designed by Sigfrido Burmann. ...
'' (1961)
* ''
Boy or Girl?
''Boy or Girl?'' (Spanish: ''¿Chico o chica?'') is a 1962 Mexican-Spanish musical comedy film directed by Antonio del Amo.de España p.9
Cast
* Maleni Castro
* Maleni de Castro
* Manuel de Juan
Manuel may refer to:
People
* Manuel (nam ...
'' (1962)
* ''
The Twin Girls
''The Twin Girls'' (Spanish: ''Las gemelas'') is a 1963 Spanish musical film directed by Antonio del Amo and starring Maleni Castro, José Bódalo and Helga Liné.de España p.9
The film's sets were designed by Sigfrido Burmann
Sigfrido Burman ...
'' (1963)
* ''
Tomy's Secret
''Tomy's Secret'' (Spanish: ''El secreto de Tomy'') is a 1963 French-Spanish musical film directed by Antonio del Amo and starring Fabienne Dali, Joselito and Fernando Casanova.de España p.9
The film's sets were designed by Sigfrido Burmann
...
'' (1963)
* ''
Three Sparrows and a Bit
''Three Sparrows and a Bit'' (Spanish: ''Tres gorriones y pico'') is a 1964 Spanish film directed by Antonio del Amo.de España p.9
Cast
* Marta Baizán
* Roberto Cruz
* Luis Mariano Duque
* José Luis López Vázquez
* José Marco
* Raúl ...
'' (1964)
* ''
Our Man in Jamaica
''Our Man in Jamaica''/''Operation Jamaica'' ( it, A 001, operazione Giamaica) is a 1965 Italian Spanish German international co-production Eurospy adventure film directed by an uncredited Mel Welles. It was credited to for reasons of European ...
'' (1965)
* ''
Jesse James' Kid
''Jesse James' Kid'' ( it, Solo contro tutti, es, El hijo de Jesse James, also known as ''Son of Jesse James'') is a 1965 Spanish-Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Antonio del Amo.
Cast
*Robert Hundar as Bill James
* Mercedes Alonso ...
'' (1965)
* ''
A Dog in Space'' (1966)
* ''
Requiem for a Secret Agent
''Requiem for a Secret Agent'' (also known as ''Requiem per un agente segreto'') is an Italian international co-production Eurospy film. It was co-produced with Spain (where it was released as ''Consigna: Tánger 67'') and West Germany (where it w ...
'' (1966)
* ''
I Must Abandon You'' (1969)
* ''
Unmarried Mothers'' (1975)
References
Bibliography
* Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer 2008.
* D'Lugo, Marvin. ''Guide to the Cinema of Spain''. Greenwood Publishing, 1997.
External links
*
1911 births
1991 deaths
Spanish film directors
Spanish male screenwriters
People from Madrid
20th-century screenwriters
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