''Such is Madrid'' (Spanish: ''Así es Madrid'') is a 1953 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 ...

directed by

Luis Marquina Luis Marquina ( 25 May 1904 Barcelona- 26 June 1980 Madrid) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. Selected filmography * ''The Dancer and the Worker'' (1936) * ''Whirlwind'' (1941) * '' Malvaloca'' (1942) * '' Captain Poison'' (1951) * ...

and starring Susana Canales, José Suárez and

Manolo Morán Manolo Morán (30 December 1905, in Madrid – 27 April 1967, in Alicante) was a Spanish film actor. Selected filmography * ''Carmen fra i rossi'' (1939) - Il capitano Salmeron * ''El huésped del sevillano'' (1940) * '' The Unloved Woman'' ( ...

.Bentley p.128

Cast

* Susana Canales as Eulalia * José Suárez as Antonio *

as Julián * Julia Caba Alba as Carmen *

José Isbert José Enrique Benito y Emeterio Ysbert Alvarruiz (3 March 1886 in Madrid – 28 November 1966 in Madrid), also known as José Isbert and/or Pepe Isbert, was a Spanish actor. Biography Early life In 1903 he worked at the Court of Accounts (Trib ...

as Dimas * Lina Canalejas as Luisa * Rafael Arcos as Mariano *

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 ...

as Sabina * Gaspar Campos as Illecas * Milagros Leal as Regina * Ricardo Canales as Damián *

Antonio Riquelme Antonio García-Riquelme Salvador (9 November 1894 – 20 March 1968), better known as Antonio Riquelme, was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1911 and 1967. Selected filmography * ''El fantasma del castill ...

as Peluquero *

José Orjas José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...

as Ramón *

Amparo Soler Leal Amparo Soler Leal (23 August 1933 – 25 October 2013) was a Spanish film actress. She was married to Adolfo Marsillach from 1954 to 1956, and to film producer Alfredo Matas from 1969 until his death in 1996. She worked often with Luis Garcí ...

as Pitita * Juan Antonio Riquelme as Sindulfo * Aurora de Alba as Cantaora *

Francisco Bernal Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name '' Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed " Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father o ...

as Portero * Julia Pachelo as Mujer de Baldomero *

Arturo Marín Arturo is a Spanish and Italian variant of the name Arthur. People * Arturo Álvarez (footballer, born 1985), American-born Salvadoran footballer *Arturo Álvarez (footballer, born 1959), Mexican footballer *Arthuro Henrique Bernhardt (b. 1982), Br ...

as Policía * Emilio Santiago as Baldomero *

María Francés María Candelaria Francés García (2 February 1887– 9 December 1987), better known as María Francés, was a Spanish stage, film and television actress.D'Lugo p.98 Selected filmography * '' Anguish'' (1947) * ''The Vila Family'' (1950) * ' ...

as Vecina *

Manuel Guitián Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Ma ...

as Tabernero * Josefina Serratosa as Portera * Fernando Nogueras as Paco *

Antonio Molino Rojo Antonio Molino Rojo (14 September 1926 – 2 November 2011) was a Spanish film actor who appeared primarily in Spaghetti Westerns in the 1960s and 1970s. Biography He made nearly 90 appearances in film between 1955 and 1988 but is probably mos ...

as Bailarín

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1953 comedy films Spanish comedy films 1953 films 1950s Spanish-language films Films based on works by Carlos Arniches Films directed by Luis Marquina Films set in Madrid Cifesa films Spanish black-and-white films 1950s Spanish films {{1950s-Spain-film-stub