''An Andalusian Gentleman'' (Spanish:''Un caballero andaluz'') is a 1954 Spanish

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directed by

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and starring

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and Manuel Luna.Mira p.280 The film's sets were designed by the

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and Luis Pérez Espinosa.

Synopsis

A former

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, desolated after the dead of his son, finds a little hope in Esperanza, a young gypsy girl that earns money hardly for her family. When he realizes that Esperanza is blind and that the gypsies are never educated, he decides to build a school. There are six songs in the film.

Cast

as Juan Manuel de Almodóvar *

as Esperanza 'Colorín' * Manuel Luna as Don Elías, el párroco *

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as Dolores *

José Isbert José Enrique Benito y Emeterio Ysbert Alvarruiz (3 March 1886 in Madrid – 28 November 1966 in Madrid), also known as José Isbert and/or Pepe Isbert, was a Spanish actor. Biography Early life In 1903 he worked at the Court of Accounts (Trib ...

as Joaquín *

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as Curro *

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as Locutor de radio (voice) *

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as Agregado militar *

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as Señora Acacia *

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as José Luis de Almodóvar *

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as Doctor *

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as Espectador en la plaza * Ricardo Blasco as Espectador en la plaza *

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as Oculista *

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Antonio Ozores Antonio Ozores Puchol (24 August 1928 – 12 May 2010) was a Spanish actor. He was the son of actors Mariano Ozores and Luisa Puchol, brother of director Mariano Ozores (Jr.) and of actor Jose Luis Ozores, father of Emma Ozores, and uncle ...

as Espectador en la plaza *

Francisco Pierrá Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Meaning of the name Francisco In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Commu ...

as Empresario

References

Bibliography

* Mira, Alberto. ''The A to Z of Spanish Cinema''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2010.

External links

* 1954 films Spanish musical films 1954 musical films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by Luis Lucia Cifesa films Films scored by Juan Quintero Muñoz 1950s Spanish films Spanish-language musical films {{musical-film-stub