''He Died Fifteen Years Ago'' (Spanish: ''Murió hace quince años'') is a 1954 Spanish

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Rafael Gil Rafael Gil (22 May 1913 – 10 July 1986) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. His film ''La guerra de Dios'' (1953) won the Bronze Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1953 and also won best film and best director at the San Sebastián ...

and starring

Rafael Rivelles Rafael Félix Rivelles Guillén (23 December 1898 — 3 December 1971) was a Spanish actor born in El Cabanyal, El Cabañal (El Cabanyal), a small town in the province of Province of Valencia, Valencia, Spain. Son of play actor José Rivelles and ...

Francisco Rabal Francisco Rabal Valera (8 March 1926 – 29 August 2001), better known as Paco Rabal, was a Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter born in Águilas, a town in the south-western part of the province of Murcia, Spain. Throughout his career, Raba ...

and Lyla Rocco.

Synopsis

Diego Acuña was one of the children transferred to the Soviet Union during the Spanish Civil War and educated in communism and prepared to act as an international spy. Among his destinations are France and Italy, where he will work under the command of Germán Goeritz. After several years he is entrusted with a mission in Spain, in which he must collaborate in the murder of his father, an important opponent of communism.

Cast

as Coronel Acuña *

as Diego * Lyla Rocco as Mónica *

Gérard Tichy Gerard Tichy (also Gérard Tichy, Gerhard Tichi and Gerardo Tichy, 11 March 1920 – 11 April 1992) was a Spanish actor of German descent, who appeared in numerous movies, including several international productions. He was born in Weißenfels ...

as Germán Goeritz * Carmen Rodríguez as Cándida * Ricardo Calvo as Daniel *

Fernando Sancho Fernando Sancho Les (7 January 1916 – 31 July 1990) was a Spanish actor. Biography He was born in Zaragoza, in Aragon, Spain on 7 January 1916 and died at Hospital Militar Gómez Ulla in Madrid on 31 July 1990 from a liver failure during o ...

as Joaquín Campos * Félix de Pomés as Jefe de policía * Antonio Prieto as Ramón Iranzo *

José Manuel Martín José Manuel Martín Pérez (born 24 May 1924) is a Spanish retired film and television actor, radio broadcaster, and screenwriter. He was a popular character actor in Spanish cinema during the 1950s and 60s, best remembered for playing villaino ...

as Muñoz * Porfiria Sanchíz as Profesora *

Carlos Acevedo Carlos Acevedo López (born 19 April 1996) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club Santos Laguna, which he captains, and the Mexico national team. Club career Acevedo made his Liga MX debut with Sa ...

as Diego, de niño *

María Dolores Pradera María Dolores Fernández Pradera OAXS, MMT (29 August 1924 – 28 May 2018) was a Spanish melodic singer and actress, and one of the most famous voices in Spain and Latin America. She started her career as an actress and during the 1950s she ...

as Cantante * Maria Piazzai as Irene * Gabriel Alcover as Primer agente en El Escorial * Juan José Alcón as Diego, de joven *

Adela Carboné Adela Carboné (1890 – 9 August 1960) was an Italian-born actress who lived in Spain. Biography Adela Carboné was born in Genoa and moved to Spain when she was 10 years old. Dedicated to the theater at a young age, and after training with Mar ...

as Vieja * Álvarez de Quindós as Doctor * Ramón D. Faraldo as Professor *

Rufino Inglés Rufino Inglés (10 November 1902 – 2 November 1981) was a Spanish actor. He appeared in ''La novia de Juan Lucero'' (1959), ''Salto a la gloria'', and '' Dio perdona... io no!''. He also appeared in ''Balboa'' (1963), '' Goliath Against the G ...

as Segundo agente en El Escorial * Damián Rabal as Marinero * Pedro Luis Ramírez as Viajero del avión * Luis Rivera as Maitre *

Jacinto San Emeterio Jacinto is a Spanish and Portuguese name meaning Hyacinth, which can refer to Saint Hyacinth, a Roman martyr (Hyacinth and Protus), or the Hyacinth flower itself. Common English nicknames for "Jacinto" are "Chinto" and "Jesse". Jacinto has onl ...

as Agente del aeropuerto * Carlos Miguel Solá as Agente en el caserón

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1954 drama films Spanish drama films 1954 films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by Rafael Gil Suevia Films films Films produced by Cesáreo González Spanish black-and-white films 1950s Spanish films {{1950s-Spain-film-stub