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The Gang Of Eight
''The Gang of Eight'' (Spanish:''La banda de los ocho'') is a 1962 Mexican-Spanish comedy film directed by Tulio Demicheli.King & Torrents p.138 Cast * Cesáreo Quezadas 'Pulgarcito' * Luz Romero * Antonio Vela as Quique * Mari Loli Cobos as Cobo, Mari Loli * Cristina Villerino * Fernando Alcaide * Mercedes Barranco * José María Caffarel * José Calvo * José Vicente Cerrudo * Francisco Díaz * Ángel Díaz * Alfonso Gallardo * Luis Induni * Nicolás D. Perchicot * Mary Paz Pondal * María Luisa Ponte * Francisco Vázquez * Ángel Álvarez Ángel Álvarez (26 September 1906 – 13 December 1983) was a prolific Spanish film actor. He made over 205 film appearances between 1945 and 1982. He is probably best known for his western films of the 1960s and 1970s. He appeared in Spaghett ... References Bibliography * John King & Nissa Torrents. ''The Garden of Forking Paths: Argentine Cinema''. British Film Institute, 1988. External links * 19 ...
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Tulio Demicheli
Tulio Demicheli (born August 15, 1914, Buenos Aires, Argentina - d. May 25, 1992, Madrid, Spain) was an Argentine born Spanish film director, screenwriter and film producer notable for his work during the classical era of Argentine cinema. Born as Armando Bartolomé Demichelli in 1914, Demicheli initially began as a screenwriter in 1944 but by 1950 with his directorial debut in '' Arrabalera'' in 1950 he began to simultaneously direct and write for his films. He directed and wrote for some 60 films between 1944 and 1987. Overall he is best known for his work in tango film production and worked with popular actors of the period such as Tita Merello, Santiago Gómez Cou and Tito Alonso. He died on May 25, 1992, from cancer Cancer is a group of diseases involving Cell growth#Disorders, abnormal cell growth with the potential to Invasion (cancer), invade or Metastasis, spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Po ... ...
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Ángel Díaz (singer)
Ángel Díaz ''(né'' Ángel Paya Díaz; 25 April 1929 in Buenos Aires, Argentina – 11 December 1998 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was an Argentine tango singer. In 1945, he joined the Florindo Sassone orchestra – in 1949, Alfredo Gobbi, then Ángel D'Agostino (es), and in 1950, Horacio Salgán Horacio Adolfo Salgán (June 15, 1916 – August 19, 2016) was an Argentine tango musician. He was born in Buenos Aires to an established Afro-Argentine family. Some of Salgán's most well-known compositions include ''Del 1 al 5 (Días de pago)'' ( ..., where he remained until 1956. Díaz composed songs and collaborated with many others. References 1929 births 1998 deaths 20th-century Argentine male singers {{Argentina-singer-stub ...
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Films Directed By Tulio Demicheli
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1960s Spanish-language Films
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Spanish Comedy Films
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Mexican Comedy Films
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1962 Films
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Ángel Álvarez
Ángel Álvarez (26 September 1906 – 13 December 1983) was a prolific Spanish film actor. He made over 205 film appearances between 1945 and 1982. He is probably best known for his western films of the 1960s and 1970s. He appeared in Spaghetti Western films such as ''Navajo Joe'', and '' Django'' in 1966 opposite Franco Nero. He often played a plump store keeper or a bank manager. Selected filmography * '' Eloisa Is Under an Almond Tree'' (1943) - Espectador del cine (uncredited) * '' El destino se disculpa'' (1945) - Conserje de la radio (uncredited) * ''La luna vale un millón'' (1945) - Financiero (uncredited) * ''Cinco lobitos'' (1945) * ''Unknown Path'' (1946) - Barman * ''El crimen de Pepe Conde'' (1946) * ''María Fernanda, la Jerezana'' (1947) * ''Fuenteovejuna'' (1947) * ''Don Quixote'' (1947) - Segundo Fraile (Second Friar) (uncredited) * ''Anguish'' (1947) - Bibliotecario * ''El marqués de Salamanca'' (1948) - Recepcionista hotel * ''Pequeñeces...'' (1950) - cri ...
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Francisco Vázquez (actor)
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(born 1946), Spanish politician and ambassador {{hndis, Vazquez, Francisco ...
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María Luisa Ponte
María Luisa Ponte Mancini (21 June 1918 – 2 May 1996) was a Spanish actress. She appeared in more than 130 films and television shows between 1952 and 1995. She appeared in the 1977 film '' Black Litter'', which was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography * ''The Great Galeoto'' (1951) * ''Estrella of the Sierra Morena'' (1952) * ''Where Are You Going, Alfonso XII?'' (1959) * ''El Pisito'' (1959) * '' El Cochecito'' (1960) * '' Rogelia'' (1962) * ''Not on Your Life'' (1963) * ''El extraño viaje'' (1964) * '' With the East Wind'' (1966) * ''Road to Rocío'' (1966) * '' The Troublemaker'' (1969) * ''The Love of Captain Brando'' (1974) * '' The Regent's Wife'' (1975) * '' Black Litter'' (1977) * '' Spoiled Children'' (1980) * ''Kargus'' (1981) * '' La colmena'' (1982) * '' La vaquilla'' (1985) * ''Voyage to Nowhere'' (1986) * ''El hermano bastardo de Dios ''The Bastard Brother of God'' () is a 1986 drama film directed by Benito Rab ...
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Mary Paz Pondal
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