Juan Calvo

Acting

Juan Calvo

Born May 22, 1892 · Onteniente, Valencia, Spain

Died March 7, 1962 · aged 69

Juan Calvo was a Spanish actor. He began his contact with cinema in 1934, with a small part in the sound version of Florián Rey's La hermana San Sulpicio. During part of the war he was representing theatrical plays in the national zone, but at the end of the war he abandoned the stage to devote himself fully to the cinema, whose filmography consists of about eighty titles. In 1938 he shot in the G…

Known For

Suspiros de EspañaSuspiros de España · 1939
Suspiros de España
6.01939
MovieComedy
Dolores works as a washerwoman with her daughter Sole and they both live with the girl's stepfather and her godfather, a nice good-for-nothing guy. Although they all have a very different personality, they share the illusion of seeing Sole become a great artist.
… Y después del cuplé… Y después del cuplé · 1959
… Y después del cuplé
5.51959
MovieComedy
Garcia, a shy young musician who can not release any of his works, is in love with Lupe, a singer who makes a living working in a modest amusement park.
Tuvo la culpa AdánTuvo la culpa Adán · 1944
Tuvo la culpa Adán
9.01944
MovieComedy
Nora leaves the convent where she has been raised to marry a relative. Just arrived she has an accident resulting in total amnesia. Her identity mistaken a new life begins for her, where she will encounter love, adventure and even crime.
The Miracle of MarcelinoThe Miracle of Marcelino · 1955
The Miracle of Marcelino
7.41955
MovieDrama
Left on the doorstep of a monastery as an infant, Marcelino was raised by the monks. He was well-cared for but lonely and missed having a mother. One day he found a special friend in the forbidden attic, hanging on a cross. A friend that would repay Marcelino's kindness by granting him one heart-felt wish.
Hermoso idealHermoso ideal · 1948
Hermoso ideal
6.01948
Movie
Two Spanish children, boy and girl, make friends with a Mexican boy while on vacation. In adulthood, their friendship turns into a romantic triangle. Then bullfighting and the Foreign legion and stuff.
The Rocket from CalabuchThe Rocket from Calabuch · 1956
The Rocket from Calabuch
7.51956
MovieComedy
Professor Hamilton, a naive Nuclear scientist who once thought bombs were good for humanity, realizes his mistake and runs away from his inventions. He hides in Calabuch, a beautiful seaside town where people still believe in humor and friendship.
El escándaloEl escándalo · 1943
El escándalo
6.91943
Movie
In 1860s Madrid, Fabián Conde is a dissolute young man who drives his dishonored identity into a life of seduction and dueling. When he eventually falls in love, changes for good and finds the truth about his family, his two opposite friends give him contrasted advice on what he should do. He chooses and time goes by. Then something unexpected happens that will put him on the brim of loosing everything he has fought for.
El fantasma y doña JuanitaEl fantasma y doña Juanita · 1945
El fantasma y doña Juanita
4.21945
MovieComedyRomance
Fearing that her niece Rosita will abandon her true love and enter into a marriage of convenience, doña Juanita tells her the story of when, many years ago, she fell in love with an accountant who worked in a circus.

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