Poor Valbuena
| Poor Valbuena | |
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| Directed by | José Buchs |
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| Produced by | Óscar Hornemann |
| Cinematography | José María Maristany |
Production company | Film Española |
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| Country | Spain |
| Languages | Silent Spanish intertitles |
Poor Valbuena (Spanish:El pobre Valbuena) is a 1923 Spanish silent film directed by José Buchs.[1] It is based on a popular zarzuela of the same title.[2][3]
Cast
- Alfonso Aguilar
- María Anaya
- Carmen Andrés
- María Comendador
- Antonio Gil Varela 'Varillas'
- Ana de Leyva
- Celso Lucio
- José Montenegro
- Manuel San Germán
Production
The film was said to be one of the sainetes made by Buchs in which he showed his understanding of the commercial potential of costumbrismo in film.[4][5]
References
- ^ Mira p.58
- ^ León, Juan Sebastián Ospina (16 March 2021). Struggles for Recognition: Melodrama and Visibility in Latin American Silent Film. Univ of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-30542-7.
- ^ Rodrigo, Juan Ignacio Lahoz (9 December 2005). La construcción de un cine nacional: Fracaso industrial y éxito popular entre 1921 y 1930 (in Spanish). Liceus, Servicios de Gestió. ISBN 978-84-9822-264-7.
- ^ Mira, Alberto (4 December 2019). Historical Dictionary of Spanish Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-2268-6.
- ^ Nouselles, Alberto Mira (2010). Historical Dictionary of Spanish Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-8108-5957-9.
Bibliography
- Mira, Alberto. The A to Z of Spanish Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield, 2010.
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