José Alburquerque

Welcome Mr. Marshall! (1953)

A small Spanish town, Villar del Río, is alerted to the upcoming visit of American diplomats and its ruling townsmen begin preparations to impress the American visitors, in the hopes of benefiting under the Marshall Plan. Hoping to demonstrate the side of Spanish ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luis García Berlanga
CAST:  José Isbert  •  Lolita Sevilla  •  Alberto Romea  •  Manolo Morán

A small Spanish town, Villar del Río, is alerted to the upcoming visit of American diplomats and its ruling townsmen begin preparations to impress the American visitors, in the hopes of benefiting under the Marshall Plan. Hoping to demonstrate the side of Spanish ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luis García Berlanga
CAST:  José Isbert  •  Lolita Sevilla  •  Alberto Romea  •  Manolo Morán

All Is Possible in Granada (1954)

Following meetings between Spain and the United States a delegation of a mining company arrives to Granada in search of uranium. The company contacted with the landowners, who agree to sell less of them. Such owner refuses because his ground a treasure supposedly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Sáenz de Heredia
CAST:  Peter Damon  •  Rafael Bardem  •  Merle Oberon  •  José Isbert

Following meetings between Spain and the United States a delegation of a mining company arrives to Granada in search of uranium. The company contacted with the landowners, who agree to sell less of them. Such owner refuses because his ground a treasure supposedly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Luis Sáenz de Heredia
CAST:  Peter Damon  •  Rafael Bardem  •  Merle Oberon  •  José Isbert

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

Es mi hombre (1934)

A 1934 film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Benito Perojo
CAST:  José Alburquerque  •  Eva Arión  •  José Marco Davó  •  Carlos del Pozo

A 1934 film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Benito Perojo
CAST:  José Alburquerque  •  Eva Arión  •  José Marco Davó  •  Carlos del Pozo

Fortunato (1942)

Fortunato is a loser, a family man, who has lost his job and tries his luck in all the trades he finds. However, it seems that his name —that means “fortunate” in English— is not in line with his situation, since, no matter how hard he tries, fortune does not want ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Delgado de Lara
CAST:  Antonio Vico  •  Carmen Carbonell  •  Florencia Bécquer  •  María Luisa Arias

Fortunato is a loser, a family man, who has lost his job and tries his luck in all the trades he finds. However, it seems that his name —that means “fortunate” in English— is not in line with his situation, since, no matter how hard he tries, fortune does not want ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Delgado de Lara
CAST:  Antonio Vico  •  Carmen Carbonell  •  Florencia Bécquer  •  María Luisa Arias

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

Tres eran tres (1954)

An anthology film centered around a film company called Tiacapa.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eduardo García Maroto
CAST:  Manuel Arbó  •  Manolo Morán  •  Joaquín «Top» Portillo  •  Manuel Requena

An anthology film centered around a film company called Tiacapa.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eduardo García Maroto
CAST:  Manuel Arbó  •  Manolo Morán  •  Joaquín «Top» Portillo  •  Manuel Requena

Suspiros de Triana (1955)

The famous singer Carlos Ojeda has come to Seville to hire some Spanish figure to accompany him on the show to be presented in Mexico. Negotiations with Dorita, The Cadiz, fail and Carlos is about to return to empty when discovered Reyes, selling beautiful flowers ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ramón Torrado
CAST:  José Alburquerque  •  Matilde Artero  •  Angelillo  •  Antonio Riquelme

The famous singer Carlos Ojeda has come to Seville to hire some Spanish figure to accompany him on the show to be presented in Mexico. Negotiations with Dorita, The Cadiz, fail and Carlos is about to return to empty when discovered Reyes, selling beautiful flowers ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ramón Torrado
CAST:  José Alburquerque  •  Matilde Artero  •  Angelillo  •  Antonio Riquelme

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DIRECTION:  Jerónimo Mihura
CAST:  Blanca de Silos  •  Manolo Morán  •  Raúl Cancio  •  Camino Garrigó

Good news (1954)

Beliche, a naive postman, suffers from depression because he has almost no letters to deliver. The neighbors to whom Beliche takes their correspondence decide then to launch a plan to receive many more.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eduardo Manzanos
CAST:  José Luis Ozores  •  María Luz Galicia  •  Juan Calvo  •  Manuel Arbó

Beliche, a naive postman, suffers from depression because he has almost no letters to deliver. The neighbors to whom Beliche takes their correspondence decide then to launch a plan to receive many more.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eduardo Manzanos
CAST:  José Luis Ozores  •  María Luz Galicia  •  Juan Calvo  •  Manuel Arbó