''Segundo López'' or ''Segundo López, Urban Adventurer'' (Spanish:''Segundo López, aventurero urbano'') is a 1953 Spanish
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by and starring
Ana Mariscal
Ana María Arroyo Mariscal (31 July 1923 – 28 March 1995) better known as Ana Mariscal was a classic Spanish film actress, director, screenwriter and film producer. Mariscal worked in well over 50 films between 1940 and 1968, often starring ...
. It marked the directoral debut of Mariscal, a leading actress of
General Franco
Francisco Franco Bahamonde (born Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde; 4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish general and dictator who led the Nationalist forces in overthrowing the Second Spanish Republ ...
's Spain. The film's style contains elements of
neorealism, dealing with social issues primarily affecting migrants from the countryside.
Plot
An honest man from the provinces arrives in Madrid for a living, with no more baggage than a little money and plainness. He befriends a street urchin, "The Chirri", and both live countless urban adventures.
Cast
References
Bibliography
* Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer 2008.
External links
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1953 drama films
Spanish drama films
1953 films
1950s Spanish-language films
Films directed by Ana Mariscal
Films set in Madrid
Spanish black-and-white films
Films about internal migration
1950s Spanish films
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