Mercedes Borqué

Acting

Mercedes Borqué

Born September 24, 1923

Died January 21, 1999 · aged 75

No biography available.

Known For

Beyond the WallsBeyond the Walls · 1985
Beyond the Walls
★ 5.21985
MovieDramaRomance
This 1985 Spanish film reveals one of the many terrible aspects of 16th century Spain, still plagued by the radical Christian Inquisition, one of a plethora of difficulties Spaniards faced at the time. Spanish super star Carmen Maura plays a nun who agrees to a selfless scam, a fake stigmata, only to avoid separation from her lover, another nun. It's a serious and passionate work, highlighting the theme of outspoken women-against-repression, seen in other good gay and lesbian films. This is not a lesbian "Nun sense" or another "Dark Habits" (by Almodovar, which also starred Carmen Maura, and also set in a Spanish convent, with some lesbian nuns). Perhaps, best of all, 'Extramuros' is realistic and frank. It isn't shy about its characters' sexuality. Their sexuality, and the film as a whole are genuine.
Un rayo de luzUn rayo de luz · 1960
Un rayo de luz
★ 5.61960
MovieComedyMusic
A man and a woman have been secretly married. He belongs to a rich family and she is a poor actress and singer that is failing to success in her career. One day, he decides to tell his family that he's married and flies to Italy, where they live, but the flight has an accident and he dies. The man's brother goes to Spain to look for the body, and he discovers not only that his brother is married, also that his brother's wife is pregnant.
Adiós, cigüeña, adiósAdiós, cigüeña, adiós · 1971
Adiós, cigüeña, adiós
★ 6.31971
MovieComedy
During a trip to the mountains with their schoolmates, Arturo, who has just turned fifteen, gets thirteen-year-old Paloma pregnant.
Cuando el cuerno suenaCuando el cuerno suena · 1975
Cuando el cuerno suena
★ 4.51975
MovieComedy
Feature film.
El niño es nuestroEl niño es nuestro · 1973
El niño es nuestro
★ 7.01973
MovieComedy
Immediately following the events in Adiós, Cigüeña, Adiós (1971), Arturo, Paloma, and their friends now face a struggle with their parents and various other authorities over what is to be done with their new addition to the gang. Arturo's father just wants the whole matter to go away, Paloma's father prefers to dump the baby at a foundlings' home run by nuns, and the nuns don't care where the infant originated or what his parents want for him. All other options exhausted, the gang ultimately has no choice but to make a daring raid on the foundlings' home to get their child back, because, as they've repeatedly pointed out... "The child is ours!"
Guapo heredero busca esposaGuapo heredero busca esposa · 1972
Guapo heredero busca esposa
★ 5.21972
MovieComedy
El cronicónEl cronicón · 1970
El cronicón
★ 6.01970
MovieComedy
TómbolaTómbola · 1962
Tómbola
★ 6.11962
MovieRomance
Marisol is a young girl with a vivid imagination and a heart of gold who witnesses a picture robbery in a museum...

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Beyond the WallsBeyond the Walls · 1985
Beyond the Walls
★ 5.21985
MovieDramaRomance
This 1985 Spanish film reveals one of the many terrible aspects of 16th century Spain, still plagued by the radical Christian Inquisition, one of a plethora of difficulties Spaniards faced at the time. Spanish super star Carmen Maura plays a nun who agrees to a selfless scam, a fake stigmata, only to avoid separation from her lover, another nun. It's a serious and passionate work, highlighting the theme of outspoken women-against-repression, seen in other good gay and lesbian films. This is not a lesbian "Nun sense" or another "Dark Habits" (by Almodovar, which also starred Carmen Maura, and also set in a Spanish convent, with some lesbian nuns). Perhaps, best of all, 'Extramuros' is realistic and frank. It isn't shy about its characters' sexuality. Their sexuality, and the film as a whole are genuine.