Francisco Algora

Acting

Francisco Algora

Born December 7, 1948 · Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Died March 30, 2016 · aged 67

No biography available.

Known For

El buscónEl buscón · 1979
El buscón
6.31979
MovieComedy
XVII century Spain. Don Pablo tries to climb position and falls into the hands of students, rogues, whores, fake skilled, executioners, jailers and comedians. Based on "The Buscón called Pablos" Francisco de Quevedo.
¡Mi adúltero esposo! ('In Situ')¡Mi adúltero esposo! ('In Situ') · 1979
¡Mi adúltero esposo! ('In Situ')
2.81979
MovieComedy
Emanuelle - A Woman from a Hot CountryEmanuelle - A Woman from a Hot Country · 1978
Emanuelle - A Woman from a Hot Country
4.11978
MovieThrillerAdventure
A man and a woman hitch a ride in the dark and swap their sad tales of failed relationships.
País S. A.País S. A. · 1975
País S. A.
7.01975
MovieComedy
A useless kidnapper tries to kdnap a rich industrialist.
Girls... The HallGirls... The Hall · 1977
Girls... The Hall
4.51977
MovieComedy
TramuntanaTramuntana · 1991
Tramuntana
8.01991
MovieHistoryAdventure
In the 13th century, desolation and misery lead the inhabitants of a village in the Pyrenees to emigrate to Burriana, in Valencia, a region considered to be the Promised Land. During the journey, love, hatred and suffering will jeopardize their arrival at their longed-for destination. At the same time, they will be involved in the war waged by King James I to reconquer these lands held by the Muslims. Reaching the end of the journey will be an odyssey.
El DoradoEl Dorado · 1988
El Dorado
6.31988
MovieAdventureHistory
The story of an expedition down the Orinoco and Amazon rivers in 1560 by Spanish soldiers searching for the fabled city of gold, El Dorado.
Traffic JamTraffic Jam · 1979
Traffic Jam
6.81979
MovieDramaComedy
A tremendous congestion hits the Rome highway ring. The biggest traffic jam ever seen lasts more than 36 hours. At the beginning the people blocked in their cars react normally. But as more time passes, the more we witness personal dramas, hysteric reactions and other grotesque situations. All the episodes are linked as if in a single plot. Cars and their hosts are a microcosm of stories part of a larger universe: the congestion.

Filmography

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KargusKargus · 1981
Kargus
7.01981
MovieComedy
A series of vignettes is woven into a larger story in this first film to be written and directed by Juan Minon and Miguel A. Trujillo. A writer who works in a bookshop to earn a living meets a wealthy American named Kargus looking for talent to ensconce in his projected art colony in the Gilbert Islands. In order to convince the American to take him on as a good prospect, the writer promotes his own stories -- the vignettes seen in the film. One story is about a young man trying to impress his girlfriend with his new car, a car he indirectly borrowed from a rental agency. His efforts to hide the rental sign on top of the car lead to various comical posturings. Other vignettes are from the era of the Spanish Civil War, including one about two people trying to survive by hunting cats and killing them to sell to butchers. Another vignette shows pro-Franco activists eradicating anti-Franco graffiti in Madrid.

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Réquiem por un campesino españolRéquiem por un campesino español · 1985
Réquiem por un campesino español
5.41985
MovieCrimeWar
Hypocrisy and betrayal are the two dramatic pivots in this effective, emotionally gripping tragedy about the life and death of Paco (Antonio Banderas), a Spanish peasant who had been fighting against the feudal landowning system that kept farmers impoverished. Paco's life is told in flashbacks by a priest (Antonio Ferrandis) who is seen officiating at an anniversary mass attended by three wealthy landowners and no one else. The priest recalls Paco's baptism, his communion, his marriage ceremony and then his work for the peasants as he advocated and led them in a land-reform movement. The rest of the story will rest heavy on the priest's conscience, as he looks out at his empty church.

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