Rafael Gil

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Rafael Gil

Born May 23, 1913 · Madrid, Spain

Died July 10, 1986 · aged 73

Rafael Gil Álvarez (1913-1986) was a Spanish film director, writer, and producer. He is one of the most prominent figures of the Spanish classic cinema.

Known For

En busca de una canciónEn busca de una canción · 1937
En busca de una canción
★ 10.01937
MovieComedy
Queen of the ChanteclerQueen of the Chantecler · 1962
Queen of the Chantecler
★ 5.91962
MovieRomanceDrama
A Spanish music hall performer gets caught up in espionage during the First World War.
De camisa vieja a chaqueta nuevaDe camisa vieja a chaqueta nueva · 1982
De camisa vieja a chaqueta nueva
★ 6.71982
MovieComedy
A former Francoist becomes a democrat after the Spanish Transition
El relicarioEl relicario · 1970
El relicario
★ 7.01970
MovieDramaMusic
While watching on television a bullfight where his son Luis acts, the matador Rafael Lucena dies of a heart attack upon discovering Virginia in the bullring, a woman who looks like Soledad. Soledad was his father ‘s, Manuel Lucena, great love. Both Luis and his brother Alejandro meet the singer Virginia and fall in love with her but when Luis suffers serious goring, he begins to think that Virginia brings bad luck.
The Sunless StreetThe Sunless Street · 1948
The Sunless Street
★ 5.81948
MovieDramaRomance
Mauricio is a Frenchman who arrived in Barcelona fleeing from justice. He takes refuge in a hostel in Chinatown and falls in love with Pilar, the niece of the owner. When a murder is committed in the neighborhood, Mauricio becomes the prime suspect.
La vida nueva de Pedrito de AndíaLa vida nueva de Pedrito de Andía · 1965
La vida nueva de Pedrito de Andía
★ 5.81965
MovieComedy
Pedrito de Andia is an adolescent self-conscious about his height something that, in love with his childhood friend, Isabel, goes to port forward to receive her after a long stay abroad. However, when he sees his friend turned into a slender woman, the boy feels dwarfed and, indeed, when he receives a snub by refusing a dance, preferring a more attractive guy with whom Pedrito fight. This scandal ends in punishment and he is sent to Andia, his town, to think. He agrees with the hope that one day she recognize love beyond appearances.
Don QuixoteDon Quixote · 1947
Don Quixote
★ 6.01947
MovieDramaAdventure
The old hidalgo Don Alonso Quijano, maddened by the excessive reading of books on chivalry and determined to become a famous and heroic knight-errant, leaves his village and sets out on the road in search of adventure, accompanied by his faithful friend Sancho Panza.
¡Viva lo imposible!¡Viva lo imposible! · 1958
¡Viva lo imposible!
★ 6.71958
MovieComedy
Tired of the hardship imposed by his modest salary, Don Sabino selling their meager belongings and convinces his sons to join him in the adventure of know other cities, other people and another way of living.

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