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Suevia Films
Suevia Films was a Spanish film production and distribution company, founded in 1940 by entrepreneur Cesáreo González with his brother Arturo Gonzalez. During the 1940s–1960s they were one of Spain biggest studios and were responsible for more than 130 films, averaging five per year. Beginning in 1951 with the dancer Lola Flores, who was hired for five films at a cost of 6 million pesetas, Suevia signed many of Spain's leading actors to exclusive contracts. These included Francisco Rabal, Fernando Rey, Carmen Sánchez, Ángel de Andrés, Rafael Durán, Antonio Casal, Amparo Rivelles, Conrado San Martín Sara Montiel, Carmen Sevilla, Paquita Rico, Joselito and Marisol. Suevia also participated in many international co-productions which helped them open up the lucrative Latin American market. Suevia Films ceased film production within six years of Cesáreo González' death in 1968 but continued as distributors until 1983, when they finally closed down for good. Production ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cesáreo González
Cesáreo González Rodríguez (1903 – 1968) was a Spanish film producer. González was born in 1903 in Vigo, Spain. When he was 12, he took a boat to Cuba and worked as a salesman. He would later work in Mexico at his uncle's bakery, and return to Spain as a young adult. In 1940, he began a production company called Suevia Films. Its first release was ''Stowaway on Board'' (1941), a film starring Florian Rey, in 1941. He would go on to produce over 100 films. González chose local Spanish talent to act and perform music in his films, such as folk singer Lola Flores, actress María Félix, comedian Pepe Iglesias, and child prodigy Joselito. He would later produce under the name Cesáreo González Producciones Cinematográficas. He died in Madrid in 1968. Selected filmography *''Stowaway on Board'' (1941) * ''The Wheel of Life'' (1942) *''Bambú'' (1945) *'' El emigrado'' (1946) *'' The Prodigal Woman'' (1946) * ''The Holy Queen'' (1947) *'' La Fé'' (1947) *''Bot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Rey De Las Finanzas
EL, El or el may refer to: Religion * El (deity), a Semitic word for "God" People * EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer * El DeBarge, music artist * El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American politician * Ephrat Livni (born 1972), American street artist Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities * El, a character from the manga series ''Shugo Chara!'' by Peach-Pit * El, short for Eleven, a fictional character in the TV series ''Stranger Things'' * El, family name of Kal-El (Superman) and his father Jor-El in ''Superman'' *E.L. Faldt, character in the road comedy film ''Road Trip'' Literature * ''Él'', 1926 autobiographical novel by Mercedes Pinto * ''Él'' (visual novel), a 2000 Japanese adult visual novel Music * Él Records, an independent record label from the UK founded by Mike Alway * ''Él'' (Lucero album), a 1982 album by Lucero * "Él", Spanish song by Rubén Blades from ''Caminando'' (album) * "Él" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Una Mujer Cualquiera
''Just Any Woman'' (Spanish: ''Una mujer cualquiera'') is a 1949 Spanish drama film directed by Rafael Gil and starring María Félix, Antonio Vilar and Mary Delgado. Synopsis A woman who is alone tries to get ahead on her own, but precisely her beauty hinders her because all men see her as an instrument of pleasure, and the only way out of her is to "do the street". She then meets Luis, who is going to get her into a big mess, turning her life into a frenetic obstacle course. Cast * María Félix as Nieves Blanco * Antonio Vilar as Luis * Mary Delgado as Isabel * Juan Espantaleón as Comisario * José Nieto as Vecino * Juan de Landa as Padre de Luis * Manolo Morán as Taxista * Eduardo Fajardo as Ricardo * Fernando Fernández de Córdoba as Doctor * Ángel de Andrés as Camionero * Carolina Giménez as Rosa * Ricardo Acero as Viajero tren * Julia Caba Alba as Ofelia * María Isbert as Pasajera tren * Félix Fernández as Julio * Rafael Bardem as D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botón De Ancla
''Anchor Button'' (Spanish: ''Botón de ancla'') is a 1961 Spanish musical comedy film directed by Miguel Lluch and starring Manuel Gil, Ramón Arcusa and Manuel de la Calva. It is a remake of the 1948 film of the same title about three naval academy cadets. The film was filmed at the Naval Military Academy in Marín (Pontevedra) and its surroundings. Cast * Manuel Gil as Guardamarina Carlos Corbián * Ramón Arcusa as Guardamarina José Luis Salgado * Manuel de la Calva as Un guadamarina * María del Sol Arce as María Rosa * Vicente Haro as Enrique * Armonía Montez * Miguel Gila as Trinquete * Manuel Gas as Oficial * José María Caffarel as Segundo Comandante * Manuel de Melero * Luis Induni as Padre de María * Mari Ely * Juanita Espín as Visitante Academia de Marina * Berta Carbonell as Visitante Academia de Marina * Isabel Osca * Isabel Ruiz * Josep Peñalver Josep is a Catalan masculine given name equivalent to Joseph (Spanish ''Jos� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mare Nostrum
''Mare Nostrum'' (; Latin: "Our Sea") was a Roman name for the Mediterranean Sea. In Classical Latin, it would have been pronounced , and in Ecclesiastical Latin, it is pronounced . In the decades following the 1861 unification of Italy, Italian nationalists and Italian fascists who saw Italy as the successor state to the Roman Empire attempted to revive the term.Lowe (2002), p.34 Roman usage The term ''Mare Nostrum'' originally was used by the Ancient Romans to refer to the Tyrrhenian Sea after their conquest of Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica during the Punic Wars with Carthage. By 30 BC, Roman dominion had extended from the Iberian Peninsula to Egypt, and ''Mare Nostrum'' began to be used in the context of the whole Mediterranean Sea. Other names were also employed, including ''Mare Internum'' ("Internal Sea"), but they did not include ''Mare Mediterraneum'', which was a Late Latin creation that was attested to only well after the Fall of Rome. Italian nationalist usage In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Calle Sin Sol
''The Sunless Street'' (Spanish: ''La calle sin sol'') is a 1948 Spain, Spanish drama film written by Miguel Mihura and directed by Rafael Gil.Bentley p.109 Cast * Amparo Rivelles as Pilar * Antonio Vilar as Mauricio * Manolo Morán as Manolo * Alberto Romea as Pedro * Fernando Fernández de Córdoba (actor), Fernando Fernández de Córdoba * Ángel de Andrés as José * Irene Caba Alba as Diana * Julia Caba Alba as Flora * Félix Fernández (actor), Félix Fernández as Basilio * José Prada as Inspector * Rufino Inglés * Juana Mansó as Portera * Casimiro Hurtado as Camarero * Santiago Rivero as Camarero * Chotis * Mary Delgado as Elvira * José Nieto (actor), José Nieto as Luis * Manuel Requena (actor), Manuel Requena References Bibliography * Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer 2008. External links * 1948 films 1948 drama films 1940s Spanish-language films Spanish black-and-white films Spain in fiction F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reina Santa
''The Holy Crown'' (Spanish: ''Reina santa'') is a 1947 Spanish-Portuguese historical drama film starring Maruchi Fresno, Antonio Vilar and Luis Peña.Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer, 2008. p. 100. . Separate Spanish and Portuguese versions were filmed with the Spanish directed by Rafael Gil and the Portuguese by Henrique Campos and Aníbal Contreiras. It was part of a popular group of Spanish costume films made in the late 1940s. The film portrays the life of Isabel of Aragon, a Spanish-born Queen of Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ... who played a role of peacemaker between different factions at the Portuguese court as well as between Portugal and Castile. Cast References External links * 1940s historical d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Dama Del Armiño
''Lady in Ermine'' (Spanish: ''La dama del armiño'') is a 1947 Spanish historical drama film directed by Eusebio Fernández Ardavín and starring Lina Yegros, Jorge Mistral and Alicia Palacios.Mira p.56 It is based on by his brother Luis, which portrays a fictitious relationship between the daughter of the painter El Greco and a young Jewish goldsmith in sixteenth century Toledo. The film was made by Suevia Films, one of the dominant Spanish production companies of the era. It was shot at the Sevilla Film Studios in Madrid, with sets designed by the art director Enrique Alarcón. Plot summary During the reign of Philip II of Spain, Catalina poses in ermine furs for his father, who is painting ''Lady in a Fur Wrap''. Jews Samuel the young, Abraham and Job go to the procession in Toledo, Spain to admire the monstrance. They feign being Christians to be inconspicuous. When the Theotokopouloses go to the windows to venerate the body of Christ, Samuel sees Catalina and falls i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Nao Capitana
''The Captain's Ship'' (Spanish: ''La nao capitana'') is a 1947 Spanish historical drama film directed by Florián Rey and starring Paola Barbara, Manuel Luna and José Nieto.D'Lugo p.238 The film's sets were designed by the art director Sigfrido Burmann. Main cast * Paola Barbara as Doña Estrella * Manuel Luna as El Fugitivo * José Nieto as Capitán Diego Ruiz * Raquel Rodrigo as Doña Leonor * Jorge Mistral as Martín Villalba * Rafael Calvo as Fray Gutiérrez * Dolores Valcárcel as Doña Trinidad * Fernando Fernández de Córdoba as Fray José * Jesús Tordesillas as Don Antonio * José María Lado as Maestre Barrios * Manuel Dicenta * Nicolás D. Perchicot * José Jaspe * Manuel Requena as Profesor de esgrima * Nati Mistral Natividad Macho Álvarez (13 December 1928 – 20 August 2017), known by the stage name Nati Mistral, was a Spanish actress and singer. She won the National Theater Prize in 1997. Selected filmography *''The Captain's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mar Abierto
Mar, mar or MAR may refer to: Culture * Mar or Mor, an honorific in Syriac * Earl of Mar, an earldom in Scotland * MAA (singer) (born 1986), Japanese * Marathi language, by ISO 639-2 language code * March, as an abbreviation for the third month of the year in the Gregorian calendar * Biblical abbreviation for the Gospel of Mark Places * Mar, Isfahan, a village in Iran * Mar, Markazi, a village in Iran * Mar, Russia, in the Sakha Republic * Marr, a region of Scotland * Mesoamerican region, an economic region * Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a ridge on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean People * Mar (surname), a Chinese and Scottish surname (including a list of people with the surname) * Mar Abhai, a saint of the Syriac Orthodox Church * Mar Amongo (1936–2005), a Filipino illustrator *Mar Cambrollé (born 1957), Spanish trans rights activist * Mar Roxas (born 1957), Filipino politician Other uses * ''MÄR'' (''Marchen Awakens Romance''), a 2003 Japanese manga series * ''Mar'' (boat), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
