Jerónimo Mihura (6 July 1902 – 10 October 1990) was a Spanish

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who made a number of

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films. He is also notable for a group of

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-style comedies such as ''

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'' (1943) and '' My Beloved Juan'' (1950). He was the brother of the writer

Miguel Mihura Miguel Mihura Santos (21 July 1905, in Madrid – 27 October 1977) was a Spanish playwright. He is best known for his comedy '' Tres sombreros de copa'' (1952), a work of absurd humor that predates similar works by Beckett or Ionesco and ...

.Labanyi & Pavlović p.196

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1943) * ''

The Road to Babel ''The Road to Babel'' (Spanish: ''El camino de Babel'') is a 1945 Spanish comedy film directed by Jerónimo Mihura and starring Alfredo Mayo, Guillermina Grin and Fernando Fernán Gómez. Its style was close to that of a screwball comedy Screw ...

'' (1945) * '' When the Night Comes'' (1946) * '' Confidences'' (1948) * '' In a Corner of Spain'' (1949) * '' Troubled Lives'' (1949) * ''

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) * ''

They Always Return at Dawn ''They Always Return at Dawn'' (Spanish: ''Siempre vuelven de madrugada'') is a 1949 Spanish drama film directed by Jerónimo Mihura.Bentley p.96 Cast * Mercedes Albert as Elvira * Margarita Andrey as Susana * Manuel Arbó as Comisario Suár ...

'' (1949) * '' My Beloved Juan'' (1950) * '' I Want to Marry You'' (1951)

References

Bibliography

* Labanyi, Jo & Pavlović, Tatjana. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. John Wiley & Sons, 2012.

External links

* 1902 births 1990 deaths Spanish film directors Spanish male screenwriters People from Cádiz 20th-century Spanish screenwriters 20th-century Spanish male writers {{Spain-film-bio-stub