Alberto Romea (16 January 1882 – 14 April 1960) was a Spanish
actor
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. 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
''The Barber of Seville, or The Useless Precaution'' ( ) is an ''opera buffa'' (comic opera) in two acts composed by Gioachino Rossini with an Italian libretto by Cesare Sterbini. The libretto was based on Pierre Beaumarchais's French comedy ' ...
'' (1938) - Don Basilio
* ''
Carmen
''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first performed by the O ...
'' (1938) - Comandante Ramírez
* ''
Sighs of Spain'' (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 Ramiro
* ''Yó soy mi rival'' (1940)
* ''
The Reluctant Hero'' (1941)
* ''Un marido barato'' (1941) - don Gregorio
* ''Sarasate'' (1941)
* ''Éramos siete a la mesa'' (1942)
* ''
Journey to Nowhere
''Journey to Nowhere'' (Spanish: ''Viaje sin destino'') is a 1942 Spanish comedy film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Antonio Casal, Luchy Soto and Alberto Romea.Labanyi & Pavlović p.277
Synopsis
The "Panoramas" travel agency is going th ...
'' (1942) - Garviza
* ''
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 ...
'' (1943) - Don Lorenzo
* ''Deliciosamente tontos'' (1943) - Don José
* ''Forja de almas'' (1943) - Padre Andrés Manjón
* ''
Eloisa Is Under an Almond Tree
''Eloisa Is Under an Almond Tree'' (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Eloísa está debajo de un almendro'') is a 1943 Spanish comedy film directed by Rafael Gil based on a play of Enrique Jardiel Poncela and starring Amparo Rivelles and Rafael Durán ( ...
'' (1943) - Ezequiel
* ''El 13-13'' (1944) - Coronel Berkel
* ''El hombre que las enamora'' (1944) - Fernando
* ''
The Phantom and Dona Juanita'' (1945) - Don Laureano
* ''
Thirsty Land'' (1945) - Párroco
* ''
Bamboo
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'' (1945) - Don Jerónimo, el gobernador
* ''
The Emigrant'' (1946) - Mister Wills
* ''
Mariona Rebull'' (1947) - Señor Llobet
* ''Un viaje de novios'' (1948)
* ''Extraño amanecer'' (1948)
* ''La muralla feliz'' (1948) - Don Filiberto Aguirre
* ''La próxima vez que vivamos'' (1948) - Foresten
* ''
The Sunless Street
''The Sunless Street'' ( Spanish: ''La calle sin sol'') is a 1948 Spanish drama film written by Miguel Mihura and directed by Rafael Gil.Bentley p.109
Cast
* Amparo Rivelles as Pilar
* António Vilar as Mauricio
* Manolo Morán as Manolo ...
'' (1948) - Pedro
* ''El verdugo'' (1948)
* ''
The Party Goes On
''The Party Goes On'' (Spanish: ''La fiesta sigue'') is a 1948 Spanish drama film directed by Enrique Gómez and starring Antonio Casal, María Isbert and Juan Vázquez. It is set in the world of bullfighting
Bullfighting is a physical ...
'' (1948) - Mr. Wines
* ''La mies es mucha'' (1949) - Padre Daniel
* ''Filigrana'' (1949) - Hermógenes
* ''
His Heart Awake
''His Heart Awake'' (Spanish: ''Despertó su corazón'') is a 1949 Spanish drama film directed by Jerónimo Mihura and starring Conrado San Martín, José Nieto and Margarita Andrey. Riambau & Torreiro p.266
Cast
* Conrado San Martín as Rica ...
'' (1949) - Don Tomás
* ''
My Beloved Juan'' (1950) - Doctor Palacios
* ''El señor Esteve'' (1950) - Señor Esteve
* ''
The Lioness of Castille
''The Lioness of Castille'' ( Spanish: ''La leona de Castilla'') is a 1951 Spanish historical drama film directed by Juan de Orduña and starring Amparo Rivelles
María Amparo Rivelles Ladrón de Guevara (11 February 1925 – 7 November 2013) w ...
'' (1951) - Arzobispo
* ''
Dawn of America
''Dawn of America'' (Spanish: ''Alba de América'') is a 1951 Spanish historical adventure film directed by Juan de Orduña and starring António Vilar, María Martín and José Suárez. The film depicts the discovery of the Americas by Christo ...
'' (1951) - Cardenal Mendoza
* ''
Lola the Coalgirl'' (1952) - Salazar
* ''Sobresaliente'' (1953)
* ''
Welcome Mr. Marshall!'' (1953) - Don Luis, el caballero
* ''
I Was a Parish Priest'' (1953) - Administrador
* ''
History of the Radio'' (1955) - Don Anselmo
* ''Los jueves, milagro'' (1957) - Don Ramón (final film role)
Theatre
* ''El orgullo de Albacete'' (1902), by Pierre Veber.
* ''Doña Clarines'' (1909), by
Hermanos Álvarez Quintero.
* ''No somos nadie'' (1909), by
Carlos Fernández Shaw.
* ''La losa de los sueños'' (1911), by
Jacinto Benavente.
* ''Puebla de las Mujeres'' (1912), by
Hermanos Álvarez Quintero.
* ''La propia estimación'' (1915), by
Jacinto Benavente.
* ''La campana'' (1919), by
Luis Fernández Ardavín.
* ''El abuelo'' (1920), by
Benito Pérez Galdós
Benito María de los Dolores Pérez Galdós (; 10 May 1843 – 4 January 1920) was a Spanish Spanish Realist literature, realist novelist. He was a leading literary figure in 19th-century Spain, and some scholars consider him second only to Mi ...
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* ''Los chatos'' (1924), by
Pedro Muñoz Seca
Pedro Muñoz Seca (20 February 1879 – 28 November 1936 ) was a Spanish comic playwright. He was one of the most successful playwrights of his era. He wrote approximately 300 dramatic works, both '' sainetes'' (short vignettes) and longer play ...
.
* ''Canción de cuna'' (1946), by
Gregorio Martínez Sierra
Gregorio Martínez Sierra (6 May 1881 – 1 October 1947) was a Spanish writer, poet, dramatist, and theatre director, a key figure in the revival of the Spanish theatrical avant-garde in the early twentieth century.
Biography
Firstborn son o ...
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* ''Celos del aire'' (1950), de
José López Rubio
José López Rubio y Herreros (13 December 1903 in Motril, Province of Granada, Granada – 2 March 1996) was a Spanish playwright, screenwriter, film director, theatre historian, and humorist.
Rubio y Herreros worked in Hollywood as a song ...
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References
Bibliography
* Mira, Alberto. ''The Cinema of Spain and Portugal''. Wallflower Press, 2005.
External links
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1882 births
1960 deaths
Spanish male film actors
Male actors from Madrid
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