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Adriano Domínguez
Adriano Domínguez Fernández (4 January 1920 – 9 May 2008) was a Spanish film and television actor. He appeared in 150 films between 1945 and 1994. He survived to the terrorist act at California 47 café in 1979 by GRAPO. He died on 9 May 2008 at the age of 92 at Virgen del Camino nursing home in León. Selected filmography * ''Mauricio o Una víctima del vicio'' (1940) * ''Last Stand in the Philippines'' (1945) - Pineda * ''The Princess of the Ursines'' (1947) - Jefe de corchetes * ''Doña María the Brave'' (1948) - Príncipe Don Enrique * '' Agustina of Aragon'' (1950) * ''The Lioness of Castille'' (1951) * ''Our Lady of Fatima'' (1951) * ''The Seventh Page'' (1951) - Méndez * ''Spanish Serenade'' (1952) - Andrés * ''El encuentro'' (1952) * ''Airport'' (1953) - Mendoza * '' The Devil Plays the Flute'' (1953) - Jacinto * ''Flight 971'' (1953) - Hijo de la mujer enferma * '' Two Paths'' (1954) - Teniente Ibarra * ''High Fashion'' (1954) - Alfonso * ''La patrulla'' (1954) - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
León, Spain
León (; ) is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality of Spain, capital of the province of León, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León, in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. It has a population of 124,303 (2019), by far the largest municipality in the province. The population of the metropolitan area, including the neighbouring San Andrés del Rabanedo and other smaller municipalities, accounts for around 200,000 inhabitants. Founded as the military encampment of the ''Legio VI Victrix'' around 29 BC, its standing as an encampment city was consolidated with the definitive settlement of the ''Legio VII Gemina'' from 74 AD. Following its partial depopulation due to the Umayyad invasion of Hispania, Umayyad conquest of the peninsula, 910 saw the beginning of one of its most prominent historical periods, when it became the capital of the Kingdom of León, which took active part in the Reconquista against the Moors, and came to be one of the fundamenta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Paths (1954 Film)
''Two Paths'' (Spanish:''Dos caminos'') 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. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ... directed by Arturo Ruiz Castillo. Synopsis Two friends, combatants on the Republican side, separate at the end of the civil war. Miguel goes into exile in France, and Antonio stays in Spain and works as a doctor in a rural town in the Pyrenees. The return of Miguel, after having been in a concentration camp, as a maquis will allow his reunion. Cast 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 Arturo Ruiz Castillo Spanish black-and-white films 1950s Spanish films Spanish Civil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mustard Grain
''The Mustard Grain'' () is a 1962 Spanish comedy film directed and written by José Luis Sáenz de Heredia. It stars Manolo Gómez Bur, Rafael Alonso, Amparo Soler Leal, Gracita Morales and José Bódalo. Plot The storyline features a game of dominoes that results in an argument between Evelio and Horcajo and a challenge that could be deadly. As the game progresses, much effort is exerted to avoid that outcome over the course of 24 hours. Cast Production The film is a Tarfe and AS production, and it was scored by Juan Quintero. Shooting locations included Madrid. Release The film premiered at the Madrid's on 30 August 1962. Reception Bernard P. E Bentley deemed the film to be "a showcase for its large cast". In the view of , it is one of the Spanish cinema's great jewels to be discovered. Joaquín de Luna considered the film to be a "little-known" instance of Hispanic ''costumbrismo'' featuring the "refreshing" intervention of Gracita Morales. According to Jordi Bat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Reprieve (1961 Film)
''The Reprieve'' (Spanish: ''El indulto'') is a 1961 Spanish drama film directed by José Luis Sáenz de Heredia and starring Pedro Armendáriz, Concha Velasco Concepción Velasco Varona (29 November 1939 – 2 December 2023), known professionally as Concha Velasco, also Conchita Velasco, was a Spanish actress, singer, dancer, television presenter, and theatrical producer. She received numerous accolad ... and Manuel Monroy.Bentley p.149 The film's sets were designed by Sigfrido Burmann. Cast References Bibliography * Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer, 2008. External links * 1961 drama films Spanish drama films 1961 films 1960s Spanish-language films Films directed by José Luis Sáenz de Heredia 1960s Spanish films {{1960s-Spain-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tres De La Cruz Roja
''Tres de la Cruz Roja'' is a 1961 Spanish comedy film directed by Fernando Palacios and written by Vicente Coello and Pedro Masó Plot Jacinto, Pepe and Manolo are three friends and Real Madrid supporters who are upset with the high price of tickets to Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. They pursue an offer from the Spanish Red Cross to get free access to the football matches. But once in there, they abandon their selfishness and work for the cause. Cast * José Luis López Vázquez as Jacinto * Tony Leblanc as Pepe * Manolo Gómez Bur as Manolo * Ethel Rojo as Laura * Licia Calderón as Luchi * Francisco Camoiras as Felipe * Jesús Puente Jesús Puente Alzaga (18 December 1930 – 26 October 2000) was a Spanish actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1957 to 2000. In 1954 he represented ''The Taming of the Shrew'' of William Shakespeare at the Teatre Grec. Select ... as Ct. Martín External links 1960s buddy comedy films Spanish association footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plácido (film)
''Plácido'' is a 1961 Spanish black comedy film directed by Luis García Berlanga. It was nominated to the Academy Award as Best Foreign Language Film. It was also entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. In the film, affluent women in a provincial town organize a Christmas campaign of feeding the poor. They are actually both disgusted by the poor, and treating them as their personal possessions. Meanwhile, the impoverished owner of a motorcycle car tries to find enough money to pay for his vehicle. Plot In a small provincial town, a group of "pious" women is fond of ostentatiously practicing charity. They organize a Christmas campaign under the motto "Feed a poor man at your table." In order to support the initiative, the sponsorship of a pot brand is sought, and a group of second-rate artists is invited. The artists have come expressly from the capital and are received enthusiastically at the train station. The humanitarian day is completed with a colorful parade, a publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Colossus Of Rhodes (film)
''The Colossus of Rhodes'' () is a 1961 Italian sword and sandal film co-written and directed by Sergio Leone. Starring Rory Calhoun, it is a fictional account of the island of Rhodes during its classical period in the late third century BC before coming under Roman control, using the Colossus of Rhodes as a backdrop for the story of a war hero who becomes involved in two different plots to overthrow a tyrannical king: one by Rhodian patriots and the other by Phoenician agents. The film was Leone's first work as a credited director, in a genre where he already had worked before (as the replacement director for '' The Last Days of Pompeii'' and as a secondary director for both '' Ben-Hur'' and '' Quo Vadis''). It is perhaps the least known of the seven films he officially directed, and is the only one without an Ennio Morricone score. The film is set during the time following Alexander the Great’s death (323 BC) but before the rise of the Roman Empire (27 BC), known as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonso XII And María Cristina
''Alfonso XII and María Cristina'' or ''Where Are You Going, Sad Man?'' () is a 1960 Spanish historical drama film directed by Alfonso Balcázar and Guillermo Cases and starring Vicente Parra and Marga López as Alfonso XII of Spain and his second wife Maria Christina of Austria. The film is the sequel to '' Where Are You Going, Alfonso XII?'' with Vicente Parra, José Marco Davó and Tomás Blanco reprising their roles from the previous film as Alfonso XII, Antonio Cánovas del Castillo and the Duque de Sesto respectively. replaced Mercedes Vecino as Isabella II. Similar in style to the German Sissi film series, it was very popular but led to Vicente Parra's typecasting.Mira p.236 The film's sets were designed by the art director Enrique Alarcón. Cast * Vicente Parra as Alfonso XII * Marga López as María Cristina * José Marco Davó as Antonio Cánovas del Castillo * Marta Padovan as Infanta Isabel * Tomás Blanco as Duque de Sesto * as Isabella II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peace Never Comes
''Peace Never Comes'' (Spanish:''La paz empieza nunca'') is a 1960 Spanish drama film directed by León Klimovsky and starring Adolfo Marsillach, Concha Velasco and Carmen de Lirio.Bentley p.124 It is set in the years following the Spanish Civil War. A man uses his relationship with a former lover to infiltrate a group of Republican insurgents against Francoist Spain. Partial cast * Adolfo Marsillach as Juan López, a Falangist. * Concha Velasco as Paula * Carmen de Lirio as Pura * Carlos Casaravilla as Dóriga * Kanda Jaque as Carmina * Antonio Casas as Pedro * Jesús Puente as Mencia * Mario Berriatúa as Jorge * José Manuel Martín * Arturo López Javier Arturo López (born February 22, 1983) is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres. Career Los Angeles Dodgers López signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers as an inte ... * Mara Laso as Concha References Bibliography * Bentley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back To The Door
''Back to the Door'' (Spanish: ''De espaldas a la puerta'') is a 1959 Spanish crime film directed by José María Forqué and starring Emma Penella, Amelia Bence and Luis Prendes.de España, Rafael. ''Directory of Spanish and Portuguese Film-Makers and Films''. Greenwood Press, 1994. p. 263. . Cast * Emma Penella as Lola * Amelia Bence as Lidia * Luis Prendes as Enrique Simón *Elisa Loti as Patricia * José María Vilches as Tonio *José Marco Davó José Marco Davó (May 10, 1895 – September 27, 1974) was a Spanish film actor.Pitts p.307 Selected filmography * ''Es mi hombre'' (1934) * ''Don Quintín el amargao'' (1935) - Nicasio * ''La última falla'' (1940) * ''Whirlwind (1941 film), W ... as Barea * José Luis López Vázquez as Arévalo * Carlos Mendy as Perico * Félix Dafauce as Doctor Ponce * Adriano Domínguez as Fermín * Mariano Azaña as Alvarito * * *María del Valle as Amanda * María Luisa Merlo as Lucky * Luis Peña as Luis * as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Night Heaven Fell
''The Night Heaven Fell'' (''Les bijoutiers du clair de lune'') is an Eastmancolor 1958 French-Italian film directed by Roger Vadim. Vadim had already acquired international fame with his daring debut '' And God Created Woman'' (1956). Like its predecessor, ''The Night Heaven Fell'' explored the exuberant sensuality of Brigitte Bardot, who was Vadim's wife at the time. Plot Set in rural Spain, Ursula (Brigitte Bardot), is a young girl who has just left a convent and has moved in with her aunt Florentine and her violent husband, the count Ribera ( José Nieto). Ribera wants to see Lambert ( Stephen Boyd), a young man from the village, dead. Ursula quickly falls in love with Lambert. In a confrontation between the two, Lambert kills Ribera in self-defense. The reason for the conflict soon becomes clear to Ursula: he was having an affair with her aunt. However, when Florentine (Alida Valli) discovers her lover has no intention of making any commitment to her, she refuses to confirm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uncle Hyacynth
''Uncle Hyacynth'' () is a 1956 Spanish drama film directed by Ladislao Vajda. At the 6th Berlin International Film Festival, Pablito Calvo won the Golden Bear (Audience Award) for his interpretation in this film. Cast * Pablito Calvo - Pepote * Antonio Vico - Jacinto * José Marco Davó - Police inspector * Juan Calvo - Second-hand-clothes dealer * Mariano Azaña - Match seller * Pastora Peña - Stamp seller * Julio Sanjuán - Organ grinder * Miguel Gila - Paco the con man * Giulio Battiferri - Milkman * José Isbert - Sánchez the watch forger * Adriano Domínguez - Police officer * Juan Calvo Domenech - Tailor * Luis Sánchez Polack - Tailor's clerk * Joaquín Portillo 'Top' - Paco's partner in swindle * José María Lado * Rafael Bardem - Art agent * Paolo Stoppa Paolo Stoppa (6 June 1906 – 1 May 1988) was an Italian actor. Biography Paolo Stoppa was born in Rome into a family of a ministerial official, Luigi Stoppa, and Adriana De Antonis. He bega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
