Eusebio Fernández Ardavín (1898–1965) was a Spanish

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

and

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. He was the brother of the playwright Luis Fernández Ardavín. His nephew

César Fernández Ardavín César Fernández Ardavín (22 July 1923 – 7 September 2012) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 40 films between 1952 and 1979. His 1959 film ''El Lazarillo de Tormes'' won the Golden Bear at the 10th Berlin In ...

who also became a film director, began his career working for Eusebio.Bentley p.128

Selected filmography

* '' The Girl from Bejar'' (1926) * '' Broken Lives'' (1933) * '' The Moorish Queen'' (1937) * '' The Queen's Flower Girl'' (1940) * '' The Strange Marchioness'' (1940) * ''

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'' (1942) * ''

El abanderado ''El abanderado'' is a 1943 Spanish historical drama film directed by Eusebio Fernández Ardavín. Synopsis Daoíz and Velarde are two Spanish army captains who die in the 2 May 1808 uprising against Napoleon in Madrid Madrid ( ; ) i ...

'' (1943) * ''

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) * ''

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'' (1949) * ''

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'' (1951) * ''

The Beauty of Cadiz ''The Beauty of Cadiz'' (French: ''La belle de Cadix'', Spanish: ''La bella de Cádiz'') is a 1953 French-Spanish musical comedy film directed by Raymond Bernard and Eusebio Fernández Ardavín and starring Luis Mariano, Carmen Sevilla and Jean T ...

'' (1953)

References

Bibliography

* Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer 2008.

External links

* 1898 births 1965 deaths Spanish film directors Spanish male screenwriters Mass media people from Madrid 20th-century Spanish screenwriters 20th-century Spanish male writers {{Spain-film-bio-stub