''Let's Make the Impossible!'' ( es, ¡Viva lo imposible!) is a 1958 Spanish

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...

adapted from the play ''"¡Viva lo imposible! o el contable de las estrellas"'', by

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 t ...

and Joaquín Calvo Sotelo, and directed by

Rafael Gil Rafael Gil (22 May 1913 – 10 July 1986) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. His film ''La guerra de Dios'' (1953) won the Bronze Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1953 and also won best film and best director at the San Sebastián ...

.de España p.119 It was entered into the

8th Berlin International Film Festival The 8th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 27 June to 8 July 1958 with the Zoo Palast as the main venue. The festival was opened by then West Berlin's newly elected mayor Willy Brandt. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Sw ...

Cast

Paquita Rico Francisca Rico Martínez (13 October 1929 – 9 July 2017), better known as Paquita Rico, was a Spanish film actress and singer. She appeared in 30 films between 1948 and 1983. She starred in the film ''Let's Make the Impossible!'', which w ...

as Palmira López * Manolo Morán as Don Sabino López (as Manolo Moran) *

Miguel Gila Miguel Gila Cuesta (12 March 1919 – 13 July 2001) was a Spanish comedian and actor. He appeared in 27 films and television shows between 1954 and 1993, and became famous in Spain and Latin America with his comic monologues. He starred in ...

as Adriani * Julio Núñez as Eusebio López (as Julio Nuñez) * Julia Caba Alba as Rosa *

José Marco Davó José Marco Davó (1895–1974) was a Spanish film actor.Pitts p.307 Selected filmography * ''Es mi hombre'' (1934) * ''Don Quintín el amargao'' (1935) - Nicasio * ''La última falla'' (1940) * '' Whirlwind'' (1941) - Portero * '' Dawn of Amer ...

as Don Emilio (as Jose Marco Davo) * Fernando Sancho as John * Raúl Cancio as Rodolfo (as Raul Cancio) *

Vicky Lagos Vicky Lagos is a Spanish film and television actress.Cowie & Elley p.496 She is the daughter of the actress Mimí Muñoz and the actor and director Vittorio De Sica. Selected filmography * '' Let's Make the Impossible!'' (1958) * '' Son of the ...

as Margot * Ángel Ter as Zozof (as Angel Ter) * Tony Soler as Pilar *

Mario Morales Mario Morales Micheo (born November 13, 1957) is a former Puerto Rican basketball player. He is known as a.k.a. "Quijote" Morales for his ability to conquer both scoring and team championships in Puerto Rico's BSN league. He is the father of ...

* Yelena Samarina as Eloísa (as Elena Samarina) * Jesús Narro as (as Jesus Narro)

References

Bibliography

* de España, Rafael. ''Directory of Spanish and Portuguese film-makers and films''. Greenwood Press, 1994.

External links

* 1958 films 1950s Spanish-language films 1958 comedy films Films directed by Rafael Gil Spanish comedy films 1950s Spanish films Spanish-language comedy films {{1950s-comedy-film-stub