Carlos Díaz de Mendoza

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Love on Wheels (1954)

A taxi driver participates in a singing contest of a radio station for non-professionals and enters the final round. Being among the finalists he meets at the radio station a famous singer and falls in love with her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ramón Torrado
CAST:  Alicia Altabella  •  Matilde Artero  •  Pepe Blanco  •  Carmen Morell

A taxi driver participates in a singing contest of a radio station for non-professionals and enters the final round. Being among the finalists he meets at the radio station a famous singer and falls in love with her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ramón Torrado
CAST:  Alicia Altabella  •  Matilde Artero  •  Pepe Blanco  •  Carmen Morell

Haute Couture (1954)

Tona, model of a fashion house goes to see her ex-boyfriend to claim for some letters and finds him dead. Under the fear that the crime is attributed to her and also because she will soon marry Ramon, a rich young man of good family, she says nothing and goes to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luis Marquina
CAST:  Pedro Anzola  •  Francisco Arenzana  •  Mario Berriatúa  •  Laura Valenzuela

Tona, model of a fashion house goes to see her ex-boyfriend to claim for some letters and finds him dead. Under the fear that the crime is attributed to her and also because she will soon marry Ramon, a rich young man of good family, she says nothing and goes to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luis Marquina
CAST:  Pedro Anzola  •  Francisco Arenzana  •  Mario Berriatúa  •  Laura Valenzuela

There Were Thirteen (1931)

This is the Spanish-language version, with a different cast and crew, of the Charlie Chan film Charlie Chan Carries On, in which Charlie sets out to discover the killer of an American found dead in a London hotel room.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Howard
CAST:  Juan Torena  •  Ana María Custodio  •  Rafael Calvo  •  Raul Roulien

This is the Spanish-language version, with a different cast and crew, of the Charlie Chan film Charlie Chan Carries On, in which Charlie sets out to discover the killer of an American found dead in a London hotel room.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Howard
CAST:  Juan Torena  •  Ana María Custodio  •  Rafael Calvo  •  Raul Roulien

Thunderstorm (1956)

A luminously beautiful, provocative young woman is rescued near a small fishing village on the Spanish coast. The scene is set for a drama of dangerous passion that threatens to tear apart the simple, tranquil life of the village forever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Guillermin
CAST:  Carlos Thompson  •  Linda Christian  •  Charles Korvin  •  Gary Thorne

A luminously beautiful, provocative young woman is rescued near a small fishing village on the Spanish coast. The scene is set for a drama of dangerous passion that threatens to tear apart the simple, tranquil life of the village forever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Guillermin
CAST:  Carlos Thompson  •  Linda Christian  •  Charles Korvin  •  Gary Thorne

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

Boyfriend in Sight (1954)

In 1914, a young woman is taken to a coastal resort by her parents to find her a suitable husband.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luis García Berlanga
CAST:  Josette Arno  •  Jorge Vico  •  Julia Caba Alba  •  Terele Pávez

In 1914, a young woman is taken to a coastal resort by her parents to find her a suitable husband.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luis García Berlanga
CAST:  Josette Arno  •  Jorge Vico  •  Julia Caba Alba  •  Terele Pávez

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

Alhucemas (1948)

In 1922, Infantry Captain Fernando Salas, arriving from Madrid, joins, without much enthusiasm, a battalion ruled by Commander Almendro, a tough veteran of the African war who soon notices a clear lack of military vocation in the new recruit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José López Rubio
CAST:  Julio Peña  •  Nani Fernández  •  José Bódalo  •  Adriano Rimoldi

In 1922, Infantry Captain Fernando Salas, arriving from Madrid, joins, without much enthusiasm, a battalion ruled by Commander Almendro, a tough veteran of the African war who soon notices a clear lack of military vocation in the new recruit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José López Rubio
CAST:  Julio Peña  •  Nani Fernández  •  José Bódalo  •  Adriano Rimoldi

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DIRECTION:  José Díaz Morales
CAST:  Rafael Durán  •  Maruchi Fresno  •  Manuel Luna  •  Asunción Sancho

Dawn of America (1951)

Kingdom of Castile, the late fifteenth century. The film chronicles the events that Cristóbal Colón lived (Antonio Vilar) from their stay in the Convent of La Rabida, his meeting with the Catholic Monarchs and, above all, the great odyssey that led to cross the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juan de Orduña
CAST:  António Vilar  •  María Martín  •  José Suárez  •  Virgílio Teixeira

Kingdom of Castile, the late fifteenth century. The film chronicles the events that Cristóbal Colón lived (Antonio Vilar) from their stay in the Convent of La Rabida, his meeting with the Catholic Monarchs and, above all, the great odyssey that led to cross the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juan de Orduña
CAST:  António Vilar  •  María Martín  •  José Suárez  •  Virgílio Teixeira

Feather in the Wind (1952)

Carlos, veterinary, poet, musician in his spare time and a fun-minded Don Juan,pretends to be his friend Fernando who has inherited a pharmacy in Madrid. There he meets an old girl friend that attracts him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ramón Torrado  •  Louis Cuny
CAST:  Georges Guétary  •  Carmen Sevilla  •  Jean Gaven  •  Nicole Francis

Carlos, veterinary, poet, musician in his spare time and a fun-minded Don Juan,pretends to be his friend Fernando who has inherited a pharmacy in Madrid. There he meets an old girl friend that attracts him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ramón Torrado  •  Louis Cuny
CAST:  Georges Guétary  •  Carmen Sevilla  •  Jean Gaven  •  Nicole Francis

Asylum (1954)

Carlos goes to visit his girlfriend Juana at the asylum where she works. Once there, the director introduces him to his niece, who is obsessed with playing the harp, and to a nurse who repeats word for word what Carlos says.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Fernán Gómez  •  Luis María Delgado
CAST:  Fernando Fernán Gómez  •  Susana Canales  •  Julio Peña  •  Elvira Quintillá

Carlos goes to visit his girlfriend Juana at the asylum where she works. Once there, the director introduces him to his niece, who is obsessed with playing the harp, and to a nurse who repeats word for word what Carlos says.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Fernán Gómez  •  Luis María Delgado
CAST:  Fernando Fernán Gómez  •  Susana Canales  •  Julio Peña  •  Elvira Quintillá

El tren expreso (1955)

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DIRECTION:  León Klimovsky
CAST:  Laura Hidalgo  •  Jorge Mistral  •  Manuel Monroy  •  Juan Calvo

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DIRECTION:  León Klimovsky
CAST:  Laura Hidalgo  •  Jorge Mistral  •  Manuel Monroy  •  Juan Calvo

Las muchachas de azul (1957)

Serving the customers of a department store, the salesgirls in their blue uniform go out of their way to serve them. But in their young minds, one idea surpasses all: the hunt for a husband. Ana is in love with Juan, who seems to be very well in his condition of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pedro Lazaga Sabater
CAST:  Analía Gadé  •  Fernando Fernán Gómez  •  Tony Leblanc  •  Licia Calderón

Serving the customers of a department store, the salesgirls in their blue uniform go out of their way to serve them. But in their young minds, one idea surpasses all: the hunt for a husband. Ana is in love with Juan, who seems to be very well in his condition of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pedro Lazaga Sabater
CAST:  Analía Gadé  •  Fernando Fernán Gómez  •  Tony Leblanc  •  Licia Calderón

Messengers of Peace (1957)

Try the descent to Earth, specifically to Spain, of the Three Wise Men.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José María Elorrieta
CAST:  Rafael Luis Calvo  •  Félix Dafauce  •  Antonio Almorós  •  Rafael Albaicín

Try the descent to Earth, specifically to Spain, of the Three Wise Men.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José María Elorrieta
CAST:  Rafael Luis Calvo  •  Félix Dafauce  •  Antonio Almorós  •  Rafael Albaicín

Los chicos (1959)

Four young men are cited in a kiosk during a rainy afternoon. One has to study and the other three go to the cinema, although they are not allowed to entry because their young age. The group consists of Andrés, who works as bellboy in a hotel and dreams of becoming ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marco Ferreri
CAST:  José Luis García  •  Joaquín Cascales Zarzo  •  Alberto Jiménez  •  José Sierra

Four young men are cited in a kiosk during a rainy afternoon. One has to study and the other three go to the cinema, although they are not allowed to entry because their young age. The group consists of Andrés, who works as bellboy in a hotel and dreams of becoming ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marco Ferreri
CAST:  José Luis García  •  Joaquín Cascales Zarzo  •  Alberto Jiménez  •  José Sierra

The Savior (1959)

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DIRECTION:  Joseph Breen
CAST:  Félix Acaso  •  Mariano Azaña  •  María Bassó  •  Dolores Cantabella

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DIRECTION:  Joseph Breen
CAST:  Félix Acaso  •  Mariano Azaña  •  María Bassó  •  Dolores Cantabella
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