Jesús Yagüe

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Jesús Yagüe

Born December 12, 1937 · Portugalete, Biskaia, Euskadi, Spain

Died March 31, 2021 · aged 83

Jesús Yagüe was born on 12 December 1937 in Portugalete, Vizcaya, País Vasco, Spain. He was a director and writer, known for La mujer es cosa de hombres (1975), Los escondites (1969) and Megatón Ye-Ye (1965). He died on 31 March 2021 in Madrid, Spain.

Known For

The Girl in MourningThe Girl in Mourning · 1964
The Girl in Mourning
5.31964
MovieComedy
Rocio and Raphael are a young couple from a small Spanish town. Rocio must mourn the death of a relative for six months and is forbidden to see Raphael. Very much in love, they are frustrated by the old-fashioned customs of their village. When they can finally see each other, the two plan to soon marry. Unfortunately, the girl's grandfather dies and she must start the process of mourning all over again. This time Raphael begs her to rebel against her family and the villagers, but she refuses for fear of persecution. When Rocio has had enough of putting her own happiness aside, she decides to run away with Raphael in spite of what her family will say. Things do not go as planned, however, when yet another family member passes away.
Préstame tu mujerPréstame tu mujer · 1981
Préstame tu mujer
9.01981
MovieComedy
Megatón ye-yeMegatón ye-ye · 1965
Megatón ye-ye
7.51965
MovieComedy
The story of a music band from the sixties who wants to succeed in music in the style of Richard Lester films. There are two parallel plots: one is the love story between the singer Juan Erasmo 'Mochi' and Elena, a middle-class girl who has studied in Madrid and moved to Paris to work and to learn French. The other half of the film corresponds to 'Micky y Los Tonys', and especially to the wild Micky.
Casa de citasCasa de citas · 1978
Casa de citas
6.31978
MovieComedy
Luciano has been working in an important company for fifteen years without be rewarded for his efforts, his fidelity and submission. On the recommendation of a cousin, he acts as front man for the shameful business of his managers. They get it so far as to force him to marry the former mistress of one of the directors. Finally, because of a fire in the chalet where he lives and where they cook the dirty business of which he is not responsible for, Luciano ends up in jail for covering up and taking on some responsibilities that are not his, fulfilling his role of straw man until the end.
Más fina que las gallinasMás fina que las gallinas · 1977
Más fina que las gallinas
4.81977
MovieComedy
Los flamencosLos flamencos · 1968
Los flamencos
7.01968
MovieMusicDrama
Diego, retired from flamenco due to an illness, is obsessed with the memory of Antonia Jiménez, a beautiful woman he loved in the past and with whom he formed an artistic duet. Now, after having triumphed on the stages of half the world, she returns from America, while he is dedicated to survive in the suburbs of Madrid mixed up in shady business. He kills the man who stole his woman. A tragedy could be sensed in the air.
La mujer es cosa de hombresLa mujer es cosa de hombres · 1976
La mujer es cosa de hombres
8.01976
MovieComedy
The Hiding PlacesThe Hiding Places · 1969
The Hiding Places
7.01969
MovieDrama
Little orphan Jorge, kisses his parents' grave to absorb their spirits. Her aunt Amelia helps her travel through time.

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The Girl in MourningThe Girl in Mourning · 1964
The Girl in Mourning
5.31964
MovieComedy
Rocio and Raphael are a young couple from a small Spanish town. Rocio must mourn the death of a relative for six months and is forbidden to see Raphael. Very much in love, they are frustrated by the old-fashioned customs of their village. When they can finally see each other, the two plan to soon marry. Unfortunately, the girl's grandfather dies and she must start the process of mourning all over again. This time Raphael begs her to rebel against her family and the villagers, but she refuses for fear of persecution. When Rocio has had enough of putting her own happiness aside, she decides to run away with Raphael in spite of what her family will say. Things do not go as planned, however, when yet another family member passes away.

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