María Francés

Acting

María Francés

Born February 2, 1887 · Tudela, Spain

Died December 9, 1987 · aged 100

María Francés was a Spanish stage, film and television actress.

Known For

PlacidoPlacido · 1962
Placido
★ 7.71962
MovieComedy
In a small Spanish town, during the Christmas holidays, a group of rich old ladies organize a peculiar event that consists of inviting a homeless person to sit down to dinner at their wealthy table. Plácido, a humble worker, is hired by the organizers to participate in a parade with his three-wheeled vehicle, a seemingly simple mission that will not be easy for him to accomplish.
The Sadistic Baron Von KlausThe Sadistic Baron Von Klaus · 1962
The Sadistic Baron Von Klaus
★ 5.11962
MovieHorror
In the eerie village of Holfen, a series of gruesome murders sparks rumors of a centuries-old curse, with a noble heir caught between suspicion and his own dark urges.
The Lovers of ToledoThe Lovers of Toledo · 1953
The Lovers of Toledo
★ 4.01953
MovieDramaRomance
Toledo, 1825. To save her fiancé, an opponent of the regime, the beautiful Inès agrees to marry the chief of police.
El niño de las monjasEl niño de las monjas · 1959
El niño de las monjas
★ 6.01959
MovieDrama
When a newborn baby is abandoned in a convent Andalusian Mother Superior decides to be the gardener who takes over from him. As the boy grows, manifest a decided vocation for bullfighting and, although his adoptive father did not endorse, struggle to achieve his dream.
Another Man's WifeAnother Man's Wife · 1967
Another Man's Wife
★ 3.01967
MovieDrama
Ana and Andres meet again after many years. They are no longer two youngsters, both are married with children. Andres insists, but Ana has trouble in forgetting what happened long ago, when he left without saying goodbye to go to Paris.
El señor de La SalleEl señor de La Salle · 1964
El señor de La Salle
★ 7.21964
MovieDrama
Biography of San Juan Bautista de la Salle , where the effort and hardships that this canon of the nobility had to overcome in order to offer universal and free education to children, his main devotion, in the time of Louis XIV, are appreciated.
A Chaste Spanish ManA Chaste Spanish Man · 1973
A Chaste Spanish Man
★ 5.51973
MovieComedyDrama
Don Santiago, a forty-year-old owner of a pastry shop in Madrid de los Austrias, receives surprising news: a woman, in fact his real mother, leaves him with a brothel in England.
Platero y yoPlatero y yo · 1966
Platero y yo
★ 5.71966
MovieDrama
After a long period of absence, living in large and anonymous cities, a poet, Juan, returns to the village of his birth, Moguer, there he finds happiness through; the friendship of a small donkey, Platero, a free spirited girl, Aguedilla, and recalling memories of his childhood.

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