''The Nightingale in the Mountains'' (Spanish: ''El ruiseñor de las cumbres'') is a 1958 Spanish

musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the Character (arts), characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serv ...

directed by

Antonio del Amo Antonio del Amo (1911–1991) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. He enjoyed great commercial success in 1956 with '' The Little Nightingale'' starring the child star Joselito. This allowed him to found his own production company Apolo ...

and starring

Joselito Joselito is the name for: ;First name / given name *Joselito (singer), Spanish 1950s child actor and singer * Joselito Agustin (1976–2010), also known as Aksyon Lito, Filipino journalist * Joselito Altarejos, Filipino film and television directo ...

Roberto Camardiel Roberto Camardiel Escudero (29 November 1917 – 15 June 1989) was a Spanish theatre director and actor. He appeared in ''Culpables'' and ''Bajo el cielo andaluz'' (1960), both directed by Arturo Ruiz-Castillo and starring Marifé de Triana. ...

and Dolores Villaespesa. Written by Jaime Garcia-Herranz with the original title of ''Once upon a time there was a shepherd'' (Spanish: Era una vez un pastor) it is the last film of what was called the Nightingale trilogy, which included '' The Little Nightingale (Spanish: El Pequeño Ruiseñor)'' (1956) and ''

The Song of the Nightingale ''Chant du Rossignol'' (English: ''Song of the Nightingale''), as it was published in 1921, is a ''symphonic poem, poème symphonique'' by Igor Stravinsky adapted in 1917 from his 1914 opera ''The Nightingale (opera), The Nightingale''. Opera Str ...

'' (Spanish: ''Saeta del ruiseñor'') (1957). The film's sets were designed by Enrique Alarcón. It was filmed in the Spanish locations of

Alcalá de la Selva Alcalá de la Selva is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 523 inhabitants. Formerly a Moorish town known as Al-Qual' at, Alcalá de la Selva ...

and Mora de Rubielos, as per the insistence of the writer, Jaime Garcia-Herranz, natural of Mora de Rubielos.

Plot

Joselito is a boy, with a prodigious voice, who spends most of his time in the mountains taking care of a flock of sheep. One fine day he discovers that the fruit of his work ends in drunkenness for his father and decides to try his luck in life through music, for which he associates with the cunning Peppino.

Cast

as Joselito *

as Peppino *Dolores Villaespesa as Manuela, Joselito's mother *

Antonio Casas Antonio Casas Barros (11 November 1911 – 14 February 1982) was a Spanish footballer turned film actor who appeared in film between 1941 and his death in 1982. Casas originally began as a footballer for Atlético Madrid, but entered film i ...

as Sebastián, Joselito's father * as owner of the villa * Félix Fernández as Dueño puesto de feria *José Moratalla as Crispín *

Adela Carboné Adela Carboné (1890 – 9 August 1960) was an Italian-born actress who lived in Spain. Biography Adela Carboné was born in Genoa and moved to Spain when she was 10 years old. Dedicated to the theater at a young age, and after training with Mar ...

*Domingo Rivas as Don Javier *Rosa Fúster *Juan García Delgado as Alcalde *Juana Cáceres as owner's wife *José Cuenca as Sr. Félix *Francisco Gómez Delgado as doctor *Emilia Zambrano *Mery Leyva as Camarera *

María Teresa Campos María Teresa Campos Luque (18 June 1941 – 5 September 2023) was a Spanish journalist, radio and television presenter with a long professional career spanning over five decades. She was considered a pioneer of Spanish journalism, and received ...

as visitor at the villa *Carmelo G. Robledo *José Mayordomo

References

External links

* 1958 musical films Spanish musical films Films directed by Antonio del Amo Films produced by Cesáreo González Films scored by Augusto Algueró 1950s Spanish films {{Musical-film-stub