Alejandro Casona

Writing

Alejandro Casona

Born March 3, 1903 · Besullo, Allande, Principality of Asturias, Kingdom of Spain [now Spain]

Died September 17, 1965 · aged 62

Alejandro Rodríguez Álvarez, known as Alejandro Casona (23 March 1903 – 17 September 1965) was a Spanish poet and playwright born in Besullo, Spain, a member of the Generation of '27. Casona received his bachelor's degree in Gijon and later studied at the University of Murcia. After Franco's rise in 1936, he was forced, like many Spanish intellectuals, to leave Spain. He lived in Buenos Aires, Arg…

Known For

The Third WordThe Third Word · 1956
The Third Word
★ 7.01956
MovieComedyRomance
A young teacher is sent to a remote estate to educate a wealthy man who has grown up isolated from society. As she introduces him to formal education and social conventions, their contrasting views of the world lead to a series of unexpected encounters.
If I Should Die Before I WakeIf I Should Die Before I Wake · 1952
If I Should Die Before I Wake
★ 6.61952
MovieDramaThriller
While playing a prank, a young boy accidentally discovers the identity of a criminal lurking in the neighborhood.
La barca sin pescadorLa barca sin pescador · 1964
La barca sin pescador
★ 6.21964
MovieDrama
Never Open That DoorNever Open That Door · 1952
Never Open That Door
★ 7.21952
MovieDramaThriller
A man tries to avenge the death of his sister, a gambling addict. Another man, an ex-convict who whistles when he commits a crime, is reunited with his blind mother.
La cigüeña dijo síLa cigüeña dijo sí · 1955
La cigüeña dijo sí
★ 5.81955
MovieComedy
A mature couple happily receives the news of pregnancy while a young couple has the disappointment of a frustrated attempt.
Las tres perfectas casadasLas tres perfectas casadas · 1973
Las tres perfectas casadas
★ 6.51973
MovieComedyDrama
Veinte años y una nocheVeinte años y una noche · 1941
Veinte años y una noche
★ 8.01941
MovieDrama
A young woman returns from boarding school and will repeat in a certain way her mother's secret story, but she will be happy.
The Three Perfect WivesThe Three Perfect Wives · 1953
The Three Perfect Wives
★ 4.71953
MovieDramaRomance
Three married couples gather to celebrate the eighteenth anniversary of their marriage mourning the absence of a friend who was best man at all three weddings.

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