Cinema of Spain
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The cinema of Spain, or Spanish cinema, comprises the film industry and its film productions, whether made within Spain or by Spanish film production companies abroad.
Excerpt from El hotel eléctrico (Segundo de Chomón, 1908).
Actress Sara Montiel circa 1955
Marisol was a popular wunderkind during Francoism.
Several international blockbusters were shot in Spain in the 1950s and 1960s. An example is the Italian-American Samuel Bronston-produced epic historical drama El Cid. In the image, shooting of the film in the Castle of Belmonte.
Marisol (actress)
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Josefa Flores González, known professionally as Marisol or Pepa Flores, is a retired Spanish singer and actress who was an evolving icon in Spain since her first appearance in 1960 as a child star unt
Cinema of Spain
…public, winning the Silver Bear award at the 5th Berlin International Film Festival. This film would trigger a trend of child actors, such as Joselito, Marisol, Rocío Dúrcal or Pili y Mili starring in popular musical films. In 1951, the regime instituted the Ministry of Information and Tourism to safeguard and…
Marisol in 1962
On the Dutch Rudy Carrell Show, 1962