Xan das Bolas

Tomás Ares Pena, known as Xan das Bolas (30 October 1908 – 13 September 1977) was a Spanish comic actor active during the franquism with films including Botón de ancla (1961). Source: Article "Xan das Bolas" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)

In Paris, in the beginning of the Twentieth Century, Cesar Charron owns a theater at the Rue Morgue where he performs the play "Murders in the Rue Morgue" with his wife Madeleine Charron, who has dreadful nightmares. When there are several murders by acid of people ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gordon Hessler
CAST:  Jason Robards  •  Herbert Lom  •  Christine Kaufmann  •  Adolfo Celi

In Paris, in the beginning of the Twentieth Century, Cesar Charron owns a theater at the Rue Morgue where he performs the play "Murders in the Rue Morgue" with his wife Madeleine Charron, who has dreadful nightmares. When there are several murders by acid of people ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gordon Hessler
CAST:  Jason Robards  •  Herbert Lom  •  Christine Kaufmann  •  Adolfo Celi

La vida alrededor (1959)

Josephine and Antonio have reached a delicate economic balance after marriage. The salary of lawyer from him, and wins her in the hospital, allows them to survive and fantasize about some freak. The situation is complicated by the news that Josephine is pregnant. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Fernán Gómez
CAST:  Analía Gadé  •  Fernando Fernán Gómez  •  Manolo Morán  •  Carmen de Lirio

Josephine and Antonio have reached a delicate economic balance after marriage. The salary of lawyer from him, and wins her in the hospital, allows them to survive and fantasize about some freak. The situation is complicated by the news that Josephine is pregnant. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Fernán Gómez
CAST:  Analía Gadé  •  Fernando Fernán Gómez  •  Manolo Morán  •  Carmen de Lirio

Life Ahead (1958)

Finished their careers of Law and Medicine, respectively, Antonio Redondo and Josefina Castro, a pair of young Spanish newlyweds, are looking for work to buy an apartment and start a life together, but they will face enormous difficulties throughout the process.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Fernán Gómez
CAST:  Analía Gadé  •  Fernando Fernán Gómez  •  José Isbert  •  Félix de Pomés

Finished their careers of Law and Medicine, respectively, Antonio Redondo and Josefina Castro, a pair of young Spanish newlyweds, are looking for work to buy an apartment and start a life together, but they will face enormous difficulties throughout the process.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Fernán Gómez
CAST:  Analía Gadé  •  Fernando Fernán Gómez  •  José Isbert  •  Félix de Pomés

Vengeance (1958)

After spending ten years in prison for a crime he did not commit, John is free. He is determined to kill Luis "The Twisted", which believes that is the blame for his misfortunes, but as he needs money, he has no choice than to work for their enemy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juan Antonio Bardem
CAST:  Raf Vallone  •  Jorge Mistral  •  Carmen Sevilla  •  José Prada

After spending ten years in prison for a crime he did not commit, John is free. He is determined to kill Luis "The Twisted", which believes that is the blame for his misfortunes, but as he needs money, he has no choice than to work for their enemy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juan Antonio Bardem
CAST:  Raf Vallone  •  Jorge Mistral  •  Carmen Sevilla  •  José Prada

La vida empieza a medianoche (1944)

Silvia Heredia, since her arrival to Madrid is staying at her best friends' house, Mary. Her aim is to work as a secretary of a famous novelist. But at night the house is full of people and they confuse her with the owner of the floor. A series of misunderstandings ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juan de Orduña
CAST:  Marta Santaolalla  •  Armando Calvo  •  Julia Lajos  •  José Isbert

Silvia Heredia, since her arrival to Madrid is staying at her best friends' house, Mary. Her aim is to work as a secretary of a famous novelist. But at night the house is full of people and they confuse her with the owner of the floor. A series of misunderstandings ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juan de Orduña
CAST:  Marta Santaolalla  •  Armando Calvo  •  Julia Lajos  •  José Isbert

Ella, él y sus millones (1944)

Arturo Salazar is a powerful businessman who wants to be related to the nobility, so he asks an aristocratic friend to find him a blue-blooded bride.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juan de Orduña
CAST:  Rafael Durán  •  Josita Hernán  •  Roberto Rey  •  Luchy Soto

Arturo Salazar is a powerful businessman who wants to be related to the nobility, so he asks an aristocratic friend to find him a blue-blooded bride.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juan de Orduña
CAST:  Rafael Durán  •  Josita Hernán  •  Roberto Rey  •  Luchy Soto

Tuvo la culpa Adán (1944)

Nora leaves the convent where she has been raised to marry a relative. Just arrived she has an accident resulting in total amnesia. Her identity mistaken a new life begins for her, where she will encounter love, adventure and even crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juan de Orduña
CAST:  Luchy Soto  •  Rafael Durán  •  María Esperanza Navarro  •  Guadalupe Muñoz Sampedro

Nora leaves the convent where she has been raised to marry a relative. Just arrived she has an accident resulting in total amnesia. Her identity mistaken a new life begins for her, where she will encounter love, adventure and even crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juan de Orduña
CAST:  Luchy Soto  •  Rafael Durán  •  María Esperanza Navarro  •  Guadalupe Muñoz Sampedro

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DIRECTION:  Rafael Gil
CAST:  Antonio Casal  •  Rosita Yarza  •  Manuel Arbó  •  Xan das Bolas

Girl from La Mancha (1963)

The story of Dulcinea, the love of Don Quixote, who was only a normal girl named Aldonza that is suddenly involved by the legend of the brave and ingenous gentleman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vicente Escrivá
CAST:  Millie Perkins  •  Folco Lulli  •  Walter Santesso  •  Vittoria Prada

The story of Dulcinea, the love of Don Quixote, who was only a normal girl named Aldonza that is suddenly involved by the legend of the brave and ingenous gentleman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vicente Escrivá
CAST:  Millie Perkins  •  Folco Lulli  •  Walter Santesso  •  Vittoria Prada

Radio Stories (1955)

Three short stories based on radio competitions, all linked by speaker Gabriel and his fiancee. Two inventors who want to patent a piston and need money, a thief who answers a phone call while robbing and a child who needs to go to Sweden for an operation are the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Sáenz de Heredia
CAST:  Carlos Acevedo  •  Margarita Andrey  •  Alicia Altabella  •  Francisco Rabal

Three short stories based on radio competitions, all linked by speaker Gabriel and his fiancee. Two inventors who want to patent a piston and need money, a thief who answers a phone call while robbing and a child who needs to go to Sweden for an operation are the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Sáenz de Heredia
CAST:  Carlos Acevedo  •  Margarita Andrey  •  Alicia Altabella  •  Francisco Rabal

Placido (1962)

In a small Spanish town, during the Christmas holidays, a group of rich old ladies organize a peculiar event that consists of inviting a homeless person to sit down to dinner at their wealthy table. Plácido, a humble worker, is hired by the organizers to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luis García Berlanga
CAST:  Cassen  •  Elvira Quintillá  •  José Luis López Vázquez  •  Manuel Alexandre

In a small Spanish town, during the Christmas holidays, a group of rich old ladies organize a peculiar event that consists of inviting a homeless person to sit down to dinner at their wealthy table. Plácido, a humble worker, is hired by the organizers to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luis García Berlanga
CAST:  Cassen  •  Elvira Quintillá  •  José Luis López Vázquez  •  Manuel Alexandre

Madame (1961)

Catherine Hubscher, who washes the shirts of young Napoleon and other soldiers fighting the Revolution, falls in love with Sergeant Lefebvre. Circumstances bring Lefebvre a noble title and even more -- Napoleon decides to make him the local ruler over a large ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christian-Jaque
CAST:  Sophia Loren  •  Robert Hossein  •  Julien Bertheau  •  Marina Berti

Catherine Hubscher, who washes the shirts of young Napoleon and other soldiers fighting the Revolution, falls in love with Sergeant Lefebvre. Circumstances bring Lefebvre a noble title and even more -- Napoleon decides to make him the local ruler over a large ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christian-Jaque
CAST:  Sophia Loren  •  Robert Hossein  •  Julien Bertheau  •  Marina Berti

The Pride and the Passion (1957)

During the Napoleonic Wars, when the French have occupied Spain, some Spanish guerrilla soldiers are going to move a big cannon across Spain in order to help the British defeat the French. A British officer is there to accompany the Spanish and along the way, he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Kramer
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Frank Sinatra  •  Sophia Loren  •  Theodore Bikel

During the Napoleonic Wars, when the French have occupied Spain, some Spanish guerrilla soldiers are going to move a big cannon across Spain in order to help the British defeat the French. A British officer is there to accompany the Spanish and along the way, he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Kramer
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Frank Sinatra  •  Sophia Loren  •  Theodore Bikel

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DIRECTION:  José María Forqué
CAST:  Jon Finch  •  Manuel de Blas  •  Xan das Bolas  •  Verónica Forqué

Un paso al frente (1960)

Rafael, Miguel and Gabriel are three boys of different social status, who come to the call of the Flags of Hunters Parachute enroll in their ranks. Between them comes a great friendship and starring a host of incidents, until Rafael starts a relationship with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ramón Torrado
CAST:  Tomás Blanco  •  Xan das Bolas  •  José Campos  •  Germán Cobos

Rafael, Miguel and Gabriel are three boys of different social status, who come to the call of the Flags of Hunters Parachute enroll in their ranks. Between them comes a great friendship and starring a host of incidents, until Rafael starts a relationship with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ramón Torrado
CAST:  Tomás Blanco  •  Xan das Bolas  •  José Campos  •  Germán Cobos

La venganza de don Mendo (1961)

Don Mendo, Marquess of Cabra, gallant and dashing knight of medieval Castilian, is also a virtuous mandoline player and a specialist in climbing towers. But he has a bad run, all played and all lost at seven-thirty (card game), and lost his honor playing in his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Fernán Gómez
CAST:  Fernando Fernán Gómez  •  Paloma Valdés  •  Juanjo Menéndez  •  Antonio Garisa

Don Mendo, Marquess of Cabra, gallant and dashing knight of medieval Castilian, is also a virtuous mandoline player and a specialist in climbing towers. But he has a bad run, all played and all lost at seven-thirty (card game), and lost his honor playing in his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Fernán Gómez
CAST:  Fernando Fernán Gómez  •  Paloma Valdés  •  Juanjo Menéndez  •  Antonio Garisa

El pobre García (1961)

García is employed of advertising at a factory of razor blades and goes out in secret with Conchita, the daughter of the director. One day, taking advantage of the cycle return to Spain, García puts into practice a new and risky system of making him an advertising, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Leblanc
CAST:  Tony Leblanc  •  Tony Leblanc hijo  •  Lina Morgan  •  Manolo Gómez Bur

García is employed of advertising at a factory of razor blades and goes out in secret with Conchita, the daughter of the director. One day, taking advantage of the cycle return to Spain, García puts into practice a new and risky system of making him an advertising, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Leblanc
CAST:  Tony Leblanc  •  Tony Leblanc hijo  •  Lina Morgan  •  Manolo Gómez Bur

Conqueror of Maracaibo (1961)

Alan Braves, captain of a pirate ship, is, by the treachery of a comrade, accused of a crime of which he is innocent. He decides to go to America, but during his trip, he finds a Spanish galleon that saved from attack by pirates, and escorting the galleon to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eugenio Martín
CAST:  Hans von Borsody  •  Luisella Boni  •  Helga Liné  •  Luis Induni

Alan Braves, captain of a pirate ship, is, by the treachery of a comrade, accused of a crime of which he is innocent. He decides to go to America, but during his trip, he finds a Spanish galleon that saved from attack by pirates, and escorting the galleon to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eugenio Martín
CAST:  Hans von Borsody  •  Luisella Boni  •  Helga Liné  •  Luis Induni

¡Aquí están las vicetiples! (1961)

Carmen, Merche and Paula are three young singers living in the same pension. Every night are forced to dodge men arriving from Madrid in search of adventure. They are assisted by Don Narciso, a fellow board that has solutions for everything. What I really want is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ramón Fernández
CAST:  Mercedes Alonso  •  Manolo Gómez Bur  •  Pilar Cansino  •  Nuria Torray

Carmen, Merche and Paula are three young singers living in the same pension. Every night are forced to dodge men arriving from Madrid in search of adventure. They are assisted by Don Narciso, a fellow board that has solutions for everything. What I really want is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ramón Fernández
CAST:  Mercedes Alonso  •  Manolo Gómez Bur  •  Pilar Cansino  •  Nuria Torray
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