Antonio del Amo

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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

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.
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.
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.
The TwinsThe Twins · 1963
The Twins
7.01963
MovieComedy
Twins separated at birth are reunited 12 years later.
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.
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.
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.
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

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