Julia Caba Alba (31 July 1902 – 14 November 1988) was a Spanish actress who appeared in more than a hundred films and television series during her career. She was a noted

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Irene Caba Alba Irene Caba Alba (25 August 1905 – 14 January 1957) was an Argentine-born Spanish stage and film actress. She appeared in forty films during her career including '' The Nail''.Hortelano p.176 She was born into a family of actors, the daughte ...

Selected filmography

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Saint Rogelia ''Saint Rogelia'' (Spanish:''Santa Rogelia'') is a 1940 Spanish drama film directed by Roberto de Ribón and starring Germaine Montero, Rafael Rivelles and Juan de Landa. It was shot at Cinecitta in Rome as part of an agreement between Francisc ...

'' (1940) * ''

The Sin of Rogelia Sanchez ''The Sin of Rogelia Sanchez'' (Italian:''Il peccato di Rogelia Sanchez'') is a 1940 Italian drama film directed by Carlo Borghesio and Roberto de Ribón and starring Germaine Montero, Juan de Landa and Rafael Rivelles.Balma p.128 It was made at ...

'' (1940) * ''

The Bullfighter's Suit ''The Bullfighter's Suit'' (Spanish:''El traje de luces'') is a 1947 Spanish drama film directed by Edgar Neville and starring José Nieto and José Prada. The film is set in the world of bullfighting and presents a more downbeat view of the sp ...

'' (1947) * ''

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'' (1947) * ''

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 * Antonio Vilar as Mauricio * Manolo Morán as Manolo * ...

'' (1948) * ''

Just Any Woman ''Just Any Woman'' (Spanish: ''Una mujer cualquiera'') is a 1949 Spanish drama film directed by Rafael Gil and starring María Félix, Antonio Vilar and Mary Delgado. Synopsis A woman who is alone tries to get ahead on her own, but precisely h ...

'' (1949) * '' Ninety Minutes'' (1949) * '' The Duchess of Benameji'' (1949) * '' The Maragatan Sphinx'' (1950) * ''

Black Sky ''Black Sky'' (Spanish: ''Cielo negro'') is a 1951 Spanish drama film directed by Manuel Mur Oti and starring Susana Canales, Fernando Rey and Luis Prendes.Mira p.259 A woman working in a shop falls in love with a bohemian poet. Cast * Susana ...

'' (1951) * ''

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'' (1951) * '' Malibran's Song'' (1951) * '' Captain Poison'' (1951) * '' From Madrid to Heaven'' (1952) * '' The Song of Sister Maria'' (1952) * '' Sister San Sulpicio'' (1952) * ''

Such is Madrid ''Such is Madrid'' (Spanish: ''Así es Madrid'') is a 1953 Spanish comedy film directed by Luis Marquina and starring Susana Canales, José Suárez and Manolo Morán.Bentley p.128 Cast * Susana Canales as Eulalia * José Suárez as Antonio ...

'' (1953) *''

I Was a Parish Priest ''I Was a Parish Priest'' or ''God's War'' (Spanish:''La guerra de Dios'') is a 1953 Spanish drama film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Claude Laydu, Francisco Rabal and José Marco Davó.Bentley p.121 It was awarded the Gran Premio at the fi ...

''. (1953) * ''

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'' (1953) * '' Morena Clara'' (1954) * '' Malvaloca'' (1954) * '' An Andalusian Gentleman'' (1954) * '' It Happened in Seville'' (1955) * ''

Let's Make the Impossible! ''Let's Make the Impossible!'' ( es, ¡Viva lo imposible!) is a 1958 Spanish comedy film adapted from the play ''"¡Viva lo imposible! o el contable de las estrellas"'', by Miguel Mihura and Joaquín Calvo Sotelo, and directed by Rafael Gil.de E ...

'' (1958) * ''

Luxury Cabin ''Luxury Cabin'' ( es, Camarote de lujo) is a 1959 Spanish comedy film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Antonio Casal, María Mahor and Fernando Sancho. Synopsis A young man leaves his town and goes to the capital, La Coruña, to work with ...

'' (1959) * ''

Maribel and the Strange Family ''Maribel and the Strange Family'' (Spanish: ''Maribel y la extraña familia'') is a 1960 Spanish comedy film directed by José María Forqué and starring Silvia Pinal, Adolfo Marsillach Adolfo Marsillach Soriano (January 25, 1928 – J ...

'' (1960) * ''

You and Me Are Three ''You and Me Are Three'' (Spanish: ''Tú y yo somos tres'') is a 1962 Argentine-Spanish comedy film directed by ''Rafael Gil''.de España, Rafael. ''Directory of Spanish and Portuguese Film-Makers and Films''. Greenwood Press Greenwood Publishi ...

'' (1962) * '' Queen of The Chantecler'' (1962) * ''

Aragonese Nobility ''Aragonese Nobility'' (Spanish:'' Nobleza baturra'') is a 1965 Spanish musical film directed by Juan de Orduña.Mira p.237 It is a remake of the 1935 film '' Nobleza baturra''. Cast * Manuel Arbó * Pedro Azorín * Joaquín Bergía * Julia Ca ...

'' (1965) * ''

He's My Man! ''He's My Man!'' (Spanish:''¡Es mi hombre!'') is a 1966 Spanish comedy film directed by Rafael Gil and starring José Luis López Vázquez, Soledad Miranda and Mercedes Vecino.Bentley p.69 Cast * José Luis López Vázquez as Antonio Jimén ...

'' (1966) * '' Road to Rocío'' (1966) * '' Fruit of Temptation'' (1968) * '' The Man Who Wanted to Kill Himself'' (1970)

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1902 births 1988 deaths Spanish film actresses People from Madrid 20th-century Spanish actresses {{Spain-actor-stub