Modesto Rivas

Sister San Sulpicio (1927)

Spanish silent comedy based on Armando Palacio Valdés' novel. It was the first film starring Imperio Argentina.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Florián Rey
CAST:  Imperio Argentina  •  María Anaya  •  Florencia Bécquer  •  Carmen Fernández Mateu

Spanish silent comedy based on Armando Palacio Valdés' novel. It was the first film starring Imperio Argentina.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Florián Rey
CAST:  Imperio Argentina  •  María Anaya  •  Florencia Bécquer  •  Carmen Fernández Mateu

The Cursed Village (1930)

Region of Castilla La Vieja, Spain, early 20th century. In Luján, a village ravaged by drought, Juan, a humble farmer who survives with his wife and son, confronts a local loan shark and is imprisoned as a result.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Florián Rey
CAST:  Carmen Viance  •  Pedro Larrañaga  •  Amelia Muñoz  •  Pilar Torres

Region of Castilla La Vieja, Spain, early 20th century. In Luján, a village ravaged by drought, Juan, a humble farmer who survives with his wife and son, confronts a local loan shark and is imprisoned as a result.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Florián Rey
CAST:  Carmen Viance  •  Pedro Larrañaga  •  Amelia Muñoz  •  Pilar Torres

La bejarana (1926)

In the celebrations of the recruits, Don Esteban rejects José Luis, the boyfriend of his daughter Luz María, who promises to kidnap her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eusebio Fernández Ardavín
CAST:  Celia Escudero  •  José Nieto  •  María Luz Callejo  •  Modesto Rivas

In the celebrations of the recruits, Don Esteban rejects José Luis, the boyfriend of his daughter Luz María, who promises to kidnap her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eusebio Fernández Ardavín
CAST:  Celia Escudero  •  José Nieto  •  María Luz Callejo  •  Modesto Rivas

Jailers (1922)

In a Cordovan farmhouse, Soledad arouses a passion in two men, which will be cause of misfortune for both when the boyfriend of the protagonist in a jealous attack kills the rival in his presence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Buchs
CAST:  Elisa Ruiz Romero  •  José Romeu  •  José Montenegro  •  Modesto Rivas

In a Cordovan farmhouse, Soledad arouses a passion in two men, which will be cause of misfortune for both when the boyfriend of the protagonist in a jealous attack kills the rival in his presence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Buchs
CAST:  Elisa Ruiz Romero  •  José Romeu  •  José Montenegro  •  Modesto Rivas

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DIRECTION:  Luis R. Alonso
CAST:  Carmen Viance  •  Ana de Siria  •  Consuelo Quijano  •  Matilde Artero

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DIRECTION:  José Buchs
CAST:  Mariano Asquerino  •  María Comendador  •  José Crespo  •  Anna Maria Ferri

The Grandfather (1925)

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DIRECTION:  José Buchs
CAST:  Modesto Rivas  •  Doris Wilton  •  Celia Escudero  •  Arturo de la Riva

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DIRECTION:  José Buchs
CAST:  Modesto Rivas  •  Doris Wilton  •  Celia Escudero  •  Arturo de la Riva

Pilar Guerra (1926)

A woman abandoned by her lover sells his body to a sculptor, who is the best friend of her lover.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Buchs
CAST:  María Antonieta Monterreal  •  Juan de Orduña  •  Rafael Calvo  •  Modesto Rivas

A woman abandoned by her lover sells his body to a sculptor, who is the best friend of her lover.  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Buchs
CAST:  María Antonieta Monterreal  •  Juan de Orduña  •  Rafael Calvo  •  Modesto Rivas