Antonio del Amo

Directing

Antonio del Amo

Born September 9, 1911 · Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Died June 19, 1991 · aged 79

Antonio del Amo Algara (Valdelaguna, Madrid, September 9, 1911 - Madrid, June 19, 1991) was a Spanish film director, screenwriter and film essayist. He was maternal grandfather of director Rodrigo Sorogoyen, distant relative of director José Luis Madrid, and great-uncle of Mexican director Sebastián del Amo.

Known For

The TwinsThe Twins · 1963
The Twins
7.01963
MovieComedy
Twins separated at birth are reunited 12 years later.
Día tras díaDía tras día · 1951
Día tras día
6.31951
MovieDrama
The everyday stories of a parish priest and his sheep, some more troublesome than others, in Madrid's El Rastro neighborhood.
Noventa minutosNoventa minutos · 1949
Noventa minutos
5.01949
MovieDramaThriller
London, England, World War II. During a bombing, several people are trapped in the basement of a building where the air will run out in only ninety minutes.
Bello recuerdoBello recuerdo · 1961
Bello recuerdo
5.61961
MovieDramaMusic
Back from vacation, Lucy, a school's music teacher, misses a boy. People say he will not return because he recently lost his father. She is very affected by his favorite student, so she decides to go to see him, finding the house in utter ruin. But chance makes Lucy forced to take the child and immediately found in him the son that was kidnapped years ago in America when she was a famous artist.
Melocotón en almíbarMelocotón en almíbar · 1960
Melocotón en almíbar
7.01960
MovieDrama
Nightingale SongNightingale Song · 1957
Nightingale Song
6.11957
MovieDramaFamily
Joselito is a naughty boy that sings like the nightingales. He lives in a little town near Sevilla. He has a great success due to his magnificent voice and then he can practice charity with a girl from his town.
Alas de juventudAlas de juventud · 1949
Alas de juventud
4.01949
MovieDrama
Cursed MountainsCursed Mountains · 1955
Cursed Mountains
6.41955
MovieDrama
A small Spanish town is divided between the upper and lower parts. In the wealthy upper part, all the women are barren. Juan from the poor lower part falls in love with Luz, a pretty girl from the upper side: a girl who must of course be barren.

Movies

The TwinsThe Twins · 1963
The Twins
7.01963
MovieComedy
Twins separated at birth are reunited 12 years later.
Día tras díaDía tras día · 1951
Día tras día
6.31951
MovieDrama
The everyday stories of a parish priest and his sheep, some more troublesome than others, in Madrid's El Rastro neighborhood.
Noventa minutosNoventa minutos · 1949
Noventa minutos
5.01949
MovieDramaThriller
London, England, World War II. During a bombing, several people are trapped in the basement of a building where the air will run out in only ninety minutes.
Bello recuerdoBello recuerdo · 1961
Bello recuerdo
5.61961
MovieDramaMusic
Back from vacation, Lucy, a school's music teacher, misses a boy. People say he will not return because he recently lost his father. She is very affected by his favorite student, so she decides to go to see him, finding the house in utter ruin. But chance makes Lucy forced to take the child and immediately found in him the son that was kidnapped years ago in America when she was a famous artist.
Melocotón en almíbarMelocotón en almíbar · 1960
Melocotón en almíbar
7.01960
MovieDrama
Nightingale SongNightingale Song · 1957
Nightingale Song
6.11957
MovieDramaFamily
Joselito is a naughty boy that sings like the nightingales. He lives in a little town near Sevilla. He has a great success due to his magnificent voice and then he can practice charity with a girl from his town.
Alas de juventudAlas de juventud · 1949
Alas de juventud
4.01949
MovieDrama
Cursed MountainsCursed Mountains · 1955
Cursed Mountains
6.41955
MovieDrama
A small Spanish town is divided between the upper and lower parts. In the wealthy upper part, all the women are barren. Juan from the poor lower part falls in love with Luz, a pretty girl from the upper side: a girl who must of course be barren.
The Little ColonelThe Little Colonel · 1960
The Little Colonel
5.81960
MovieDramaFamily
Joselito is the son of Colonel José de Alvear, Earl of Almond. When his heroic father dies in the colonies, the victim of a cholera epidemic, the child is held by her guardian and executor, his uncle Martin, who wants to take his fortune.
Los dos golfillosLos dos golfillos · 1961
Los dos golfillos
5.61961
MovieComedyDrama
The brother of a condemned man kidnaps the son of the warden to blackmail him. But the director, firm in the line of duty, does not agree, so the criminals decide to get rid of the child. After seven years, the kidnapped boy lives with tramps and together with another child sings along the streets to earn money while committing rogueries
El ruiseñor de las cumbresEl ruiseñor de las cumbres · 1958
El ruiseñor de las cumbres
4.61958
MovieComedyAdventure
Joselito is a shepherd who lives happily taking care of his sheep in the mountains. From time to time he goes down to the village where his parents live. His mother always expects him but his father is never there. When Joselito discovers the real reason for this absence (his father spends all the money the boy carries home in drinking) he decides to quit everything. Then he associates with Pepino a sympathetic rogue who believes that the voice of the shepherd is going to provide them a lot of money
¿Chico o chica?¿Chico o chica? · 1962
¿Chico o chica?
6.31962
MovieComedy
A woman emigrates to Mexico and leaves her young daughter with relatives. After a few years she returns to look for her but they are not going to make it easy for her.
The Little NightingaleThe Little Nightingale · 1957
The Little Nightingale
5.51957
MovieMusicDrama
Joselito is a child whose mother left town when he was just a baby and whose father has died. He lives with his grandfather, the bellringer of the town, and his best friend is the sexton. He enjoys singing and has not lost hope of someday meeting her mother.
Days of HopeDays of Hope · 1940
Days of Hope
6.61940
MovieDramaWar
Spanish Civil War, 1937. A platoon of Republican soldiers plans to stop the advance of the rebel troops by bombing a bridge on the road to Zaragoza, near the city of Linás. With the close collaboration of the peasants of the area, the soldiers try to overcome the continuous bombardments and endure the harsh and tireless opposition of the powerful enemy…
El secreto de TomyEl secreto de Tomy · 1963
El secreto de Tomy
7.51963
MovieDrama
The racing stables of Gandia family go to auction. Tomy, son of the owner, manages to save his favorite horse, "Cantador". Now, his only obsession is to resolve the problems of his father, providing him a new wife and riding his horse at the races. After a while, in the Official Prize, "Cantador", ridden by Tomy wins. This fact causes everyone to be interested in the horse and eventually Tomy will be forced to auction it to liquidate their debts. But the new owner is the father of Luchy, Tomy's classmate , and he will do everything possible to recover it.
Reina santaReina santa · 1947
Reina santa
4.31947
MovieDramaHistory
A virtuous Spanish princess becomes queen of Portugal, and soon is affected by the social struggles and the reckless fight to power between the king's faction and that of his son's.
Listen to My SongListen to My Song · 1959
Listen to My Song
5.51959
MovieDramaMusic
A poor child, who does not know his parents, joins a caravan of puppeteers to escape from the house where it is received and try to find his mother. Although living in extreme poverty, the child has, however, something that helps you get ahead: his great voice. One day, when a producer heard her singing in the street, receives an invitation to go to television.
Puebla de las mujeresPuebla de las mujeres · 1953
Puebla de las mujeres
7.01953
MovieComedy
A young man arrives at Puebla de las Mujeres, a village of Andalusia with the tradition that man that arrives, man that marries there. The foreigner is going to solve some issues of interest of an aunt who lives in the village. Soon as he arrives all women mobilize, captained by the mayor, for electing bride and organize the wedding. The designated Juanita de la Rosa, does not want to participate and he laughs at the arrangements saying that he has a girlfriend in Madrid.
The Devil's RoundupThe Devil's Roundup · 1952
The Devil's Roundup
1952
MovieFantasy
Divided in several episodes, this film presents different stories that share the fantasy theme.
Jesse James' KidJesse James' Kid · 1965
Jesse James' Kid
1965
MovieWestern
Bill James is still a child when his father, Jesse James, is killed by his cousin Bob. Twenty years later, now with his father's image, his face causes him much trouble, because nobody can forgive him for looking like the man who, for so many years, had been the terror of the whole countryside.
Adventures of Joselito and Tom ThumbAdventures of Joselito and Tom Thumb · 1960
Adventures of Joselito and Tom Thumb
5.41960
MovieDramaFamily
Joselito lives with his grandmother in a fishing village. His father went to America long ago to make a fortune. One day, the boy decides to travel there to meet him. He takes courage and embarks on a fragile boat and miraculously is saved at sea by a vessel that leads him to Mexico where he meets Tom Thumb, a little newsboy who lives many adventures and helps him in the search.
Historia en dos aldeasHistoria en dos aldeas · 1950
Historia en dos aldeas
8.01950
MovieDrama
Madres solterasMadres solteras · 1975
Madres solteras
10.01975
MovieDrama
Tres gorriones y picoTres gorriones y pico · 1965
Tres gorriones y pico
9.01965
MovieComedy