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Synopsis

César Neira, a declining actor, sees his chance to succeed again thanks to the inclusion in his film of a paralyzed teacher who has become very popular thanks to a radio contest.

Cast

as César Neira *

as Teresa Camps *

as Sara Millán * Manolo Morán as Representante de César * Emilio Alonso * Julio F. Alymán as Maquillador * Rafaela Aparicio as Vecina de La Molina *

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as Tío de Teresa * Gustavo Biosca * Irene Caba Alba as Vecina de La Molina * Rafael Calvo Revilla as Doctor * José Calvo as Productor que habla con censor * Pedro Chicote * Carlos Ciscar * Rafael Cortés * Bobby Deglané * Teresa del Río * Juan Domenech as Paulino Sándalo * Ángel de Echenique * Ramón Elías as Manolo Rodríguez * Fernando Fernán Gómez * José Ramón Giner as Guionista pesado * Julio Goróstegui as Dueño del cine * Rufino Inglés * Ángel Jordán as Raúl Estrada * Milagros Leal as Vecina de La Molina * Sergio Mendizábal * Jorge Mistral * Antonio Ozores * José Luis Ozores * Erasmo Pascual * Francisco Puyol * Antonio Ramallets * Luis Rivera * José Samitier * Pilar Sanclemente * Juan Segarra * Carlos Miguel Solá as Apuntador * José Luis Sáenz de Heredia * Francisco Sánchez as Productor catalán en la fiesta *

José Tamayo José Tamayo (1920–2003) was a Spanish theatre director and producer, best known for his dramatic and zarzuela plays, epitomized by ''Antología de la Zarzuela'' (Zarzuela anthology). Spanish theatre directors 20th-century Spanish busi ...

* Ángela Tamayo * José Villasante * Álvarez Álvarez * Ángel Álvarez as Guionista de Sándalo *

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References

Bibliography

* de España, Rafael. ''Directory of Spanish and Portuguese film-makers and films''. Greenwood Press, 1994.

External links

* 1956 films Spanish romantic drama films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by Rafael Gil 1950s Spanish films 1956 romantic drama films Spanish black-and-white films {{1950s-Spain-film-stub