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A Famous Gentleman
''A Famous Gentleman'' (Spanish:''Un caballero famoso'') is a 1943 Spanish drama film directed by José Buchs and starring Amparo Rivelles and Alfredo Mayo. The film is set in the world of bullfighting.Bentley p.106 Plot When well-bred Rafael meets beautiful but inconstant Eugenia he is fascinated to the point of even becoming a torero to please her wish for fame. Cast * Amparo Rivelles * Alfredo Mayo * Tomás Blanco * Florencia Bécquer * Manolo Caracol * Antonio Casas * Juan Cortés * Roberto Lampaya * Joaquina Maroto * Manolita Morán * Miguel Pozanco * Alberto Romea * 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 ... References Bibliography * Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer 2008. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Buchs
José Buchs (1896–1973) was a screenwriter and film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, ....de España p.42 Selected filmography * '' The Moorish Queen'' (1922) * '' Poor Valbuena'' (1923) * '' Diego Corrientes'' (1924) * '' The Grandfather'' (1925) * ''A Famous Gentleman'' (1943) References Bibliography * de España, Rafael. ''Directory of Spanish and Portuguese film-makers and films''. Greenwood Press, 1994. External links * 1896 births 1973 deaths Spanish film directors Spanish male screenwriters People from Santander, Spain 20th-century Spanish screenwriters 20th-century Spanish male writers {{Spain-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Casas
Antonio Casas (11 November 1911 – 14 February 1982) was a Spanish footballer turned film actor who appeared in film between 1941 and his death in 1982. Casas originally began as a footballer for Atlético Madrid, but entered film in 1941 and made nearly 170 appearances in film and TV between then and 1982. He appeared in '' A Pistol for Ringo'' in 1965 and Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Western ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' in 1966. One of his best-known roles was in Luis Buñuel's '' Tristana''. In the early 1970s he worked in television but returned to film after 1975 until his death. He died on 14 February 1982 in Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), an ... at age 70. Filmography References External links * 1911 births 1982 deaths People from A Cor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By José Buchs
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940s Spanish-language Films
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1943 Drama Films
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Spanish Drama Films
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1943 Films
The year 1943 in film featured various significant events for the film industry. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1943 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 23 – The film '' Casablanca'' is released nationally in the United States and becomes one of the top-grossing pictures of 1943. It goes on to win the Best Picture and Best Director awards at the 16th Academy Awards. * February 20 – American film studio executives agree to allow the United States Office of War Information to censor films. * June 1 – Veteran English stage and screen actor Leslie Howard dies at the age of 50 in the crash of BOAC Flight 777 off the coast of Galicia, Spain. While best remembered for his role as Ashley Wilkes in '' Gone with the Wind'', Howard had roles in many other notable films and was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. * November 23 – British Forces Broadcasting Service begins operation * December 31 – N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 only a few equivalents in other languages such as the Polish "Jacek" and "Jacenty", the Italian "Giacinto" and the Hungarian "Jácint". References {{Reflist See also * Hyacinth * San Jacinto *Jacek *Jack Jack may refer to: Places * Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community * Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community * Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas, USA People and fictional characters * Jack (given name), a male given name, ... Spanish masculine given names Portuguese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Romea
Alberto Romea (16 January 1882 – 14 April 1960) was a Spanish actor. Romea appeared in more than fifty films during his career including ''Lola, the Coalgirl'' (1952).Mira p.249 Selected filmography * ''El fantasma del castillo'' (1911) * ''Garrotazo y tentetieso'' (1916) * ''Clarita y Peladilla en el Football'' (1916) * ''Donde las dan las toman'' (1916) * ''El beso fatal'' (1916) * ''La dicha ajena'' (1917) * ''De cuarenta para arriba'' (1918) * ''La traviesa molinera'' (1934) - Magistrate * ''La bien pagada'' (1935) - Don Jorge * ''A Woman in Danger'' (1936) - Dr. Arnal * '' The Lady from Trévelez'' (1936) - Gonzalo de Trévelez * ''The Barber of Seville'' (1938) - Don Basilio * ''Carmen'' (1938) - Comandante Ramírez * ''Suspiros de España'' (1939) - Freddy Pinto * ''Sons of the Night'' (1939) - Don Francisco Cifuentes y Peláez * ''Los cuatro robinsones'' (1939) - Venancio * ''El genio alegre'' (1939) - Don Eligio, el administrador * ''Amore di ussaro'' (1940) - Conde Don ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Pozanco
--> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to: Places *Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands *São Miguel (other), various locations in Azores, Portugal, Brazil and Cape Verde People * Miguel (surname) Arts, entertainment, and media *Miguel (singer) (born 1985), Miguel Jontel Pimentel, American recording artist *Miguel Bosé (born 1956), Spanish pop new wave musician and actor *Miguel Calderón (born 1971), artist and writer *Miguel Cancel (born 1968), former American singer *Miguel Córcega (1929–2008), Mexican actor and director *Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616), Spanish author *Miguel Delibes (1920–2010), Spanish novelist *Miguel Ferrer (1955–2017), American actor *Miguel Galván (1957–2008), Mexican actor *Miguel Gómez (photographer) (born 1974), Colombian / American photographer. *Miguel Ángel Landa (born 1936), Venezuelan ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquina Maroto
Joaquina is a feminine Spanish given name. Notable people with the name include: *Joaquina Cabrera, mother of Guatemalan president Manuel Estrada Cabrera * Joaquina Costa (born 1967), Spanish sprint canoeist * Joaquina Kalukango, American actor * Joaquina Maria Mercedes Barcelo Pages (1857–1940), Spanish nun, cofounder of the Augustinian Sisters of Our Lady of Consolation * Joaquina Téllez-Girón, Marquise of Santa Cruz, daughter of Pedro Téllez-Girón, 9th Duke of Osuna *Joaquina Vedruna de Mas Joaquina Vedruna de Mas (or Joaquima in Catalan) (16 April 1783 – 28 August 1854) - born Joaquima de Vedruna Vidal de Mas and in religious Joaquina of Saint Francis of Assisi - was a Spanish professed religious and the founder of the Carm ... (1783–1854), Spanish nun, founder of the Carmelite Sisters of the Charity See also *'' Carlota Joaquina – Princesa do Brasil'', 1995 Brazilian comedy film directed and written by Carla Camurati {{given name Spanish feminine given ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
