Enrique Alarcón Sánchez-Manjavacas (1917–1995) was a Spanish film

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. He worked on over two hundred films, mostly Spanish, but also in foreign films shot in Spain, such as ''

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'' (1961). Alarcón received the

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presented by the Spanish Film Academy in

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Selected filmography

* ''

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) * '' Fantastic Night'' (1943) * '' The Phantom and Dona Juanita'' (1945) * ''

Lady in Ermine ''Lady in Ermine'' (Spanish: ''La dama del armiño'') is a 1947 Spanish historical film, 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 br ...

'' (1947) * '' The Faith'' (1947) * '' Saturday Night'' (1950) * ''

The Girl at the Inn ''The Girl at the Inn'' (Spanish: ''La niña de la venta'') is a 1951 Spanish musical comedy film directed by Ramón Torrado and starring Lola Flores, Manolo Caracol and Manuel Requena.Bentley p.125 In Cadiz a small cabaret is used as a cover for ...

'' (1951) * '' From Madrid to Heaven'' (1952) * ''

Estrella of the Sierra Morena ''Estrella of the Sierra Morena'' (Spanish: ''Estrella de Sierra Morena'') is a 1952 Spanish historical drama film directed by Ramón Torrado and starring Lola Flores, Rubén Rojo and José Nieto.Labanyi p.212 It was produced and distributed by ...

'' (1952) * ''

Feather in the Wind ''Feather in the Wind'' (French: ''Plume au vent'', Spanish: ''Pluma al viento'') is a 1952 French-Spanish musical comedy film directed by Louis Cuny and Ramón Torrado and starring Georges Guétary, Carmen Sevilla and José Luis Ozores. It was ...

'' (1952) * ''

It Happened in Seville ''It Happened in Seville'' (Spanish: ''Sucedió en Sevilla'') is a 1955 Spanish musical film directed by José Gutiérrez Maesso and starring Juanita Reina, Rubén Rojo and Alfredo Mayo.Gómez p.132 It is a remake of the 1942 film '' The White Dove ...

'' (1955) * '' The Lost City'' (1955) * '' Congress in Seville'' (1955) * '' The Sun Comes Out Every Day'' (1958) * ''

The Violet Seller ''The Violet Seller'', better known under its Spanish title ''La Violetera'', is a 1958 Spanish–Italian historical jukebox musical film produced by Benito Perojo, directed by Luis César Amadori and starring Sara Montiel, Raf Vallone, Frank Vil ...

'' (1958) * ''

The Nightingale in the Mountains ''The Nightingale in the Mountains'' (Spanish: ''El ruiseñor de las cumbres'') is a 1958 Spanish musical film directed by Antonio del Amo and starring Joselito, Roberto Camardiel and Dolores Villaespesa. Written by Jaime Garcia-Herranz with the ...

'' (1958) * ''

A Girl Against Napoleon ''A Girl Against Napoleon'' or ''The Devil Made a Woman'', also known under its Spanish title ''Carmen, la de Ronda'', is a 1959 Spanish historical adventure film directed by Tulio Demicheli and starring Sara Montiel, Jorge Mistral and Maurice R ...

'' (1959) * ''

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 ...

'' (1960) * ''

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'' (1960) * ''

'' (1961) * '' The Fair of the Dove'' (1963) * ''

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'' (1965) * '' The Lost Woman'' (1966) * ''

Road to Rocío ''Road to Rocío'' (Spanish: ''Camino del Rocío'') is a 1966 Spanish musical film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Carmen Sevilla, Francisco Rabal and Arturo Fernández Rodríguez, Arturo Fernández.Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Ci ...

'' (1966) * '' The Hunting Party'' (1971)

References

Bibliography

* Sally Faulkner. ''A Cinema of Contradiction: Spanish Film in the 1960s''. Edinburgh University Press, 2006. *

External links

* 1917 births 1995 deaths Spanish art directors People from the Province of Ciudad Real {{Spain-film-bio-stub