Vicente Escrivá

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Vicente Escrivá

Born June 1, 1913 · Valencia, Spain

Died April 18, 1999 · aged 85

Vicente Escrivá (1 June 1913 – 18 April 1999) was a Spanish film director, producer and screenwriter. He worked on more than 50 films between 1948 and 1999. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vicente Escrivá, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

El golfoEl golfo · 1969
El golfo
6.31969
MovieComedy
Tired of the monotony of her work, Mary O'Hara, executive of an important American company, travels to Acapulco for a few days in search of love and adventure. On the beach, her high hopes fade, since she only meets unscrupulous playboys. She declines all offers she gets until she meets Pancho el Golfo, a young man who makes a living as he can.
The AngelThe Angel · 1969
The Angel
9.51969
MovieDramaMusic
A Spanish singer, known as "El Ángel", owner of a nightclub, lives a double life as an expert in alarms for gangs of thieves. In his last robbery, he betrays his partners, and his lover is kidnapped and he is blackmailed. Thinking that she has betrayed him, he abandons her to her fate. Finally, she committed suicide. El Ángel reconsiders his life and decides to become a monk. But his former life will meet him within the walls of the monastery.
Sin un adiósSin un adiós · 1970
Sin un adiós
6.21970
MovieDrama
Mario Leyva, famous singer in full glory harassed every day more for his "fans", takes the life that they allow him, dedicated to his art and directed professionally by his "manager". His popularity makes him be mixed in the advertising of a brand of cigarettes by advertising phrases that repeat themselves in all the languages.
Primera ComuniónPrimera Comunión · 1969
Primera Comunión
6.41969
MovieDramaFamily
A very humble boy longs conditions make their first communion, but circumstances do not allow it until, after a tragic accident, Paco Malgesto and a group of people who help make his dream.
¡Aquí están las vicetiples!¡Aquí están las vicetiples! · 1961
¡Aquí están las vicetiples!
7.01961
MovieComedy
Carmen, Merche and Paula are three young singers living in the same pension. Every night are forced to dodge men arriving from Madrid in search of adventure. They are assisted by Don Narciso, a fellow board that has solutions for everything. What I really want is to get married and all three have found a boyfriend, but every couple has their problems.
SoledadSoledad · 1959
Soledad
5.81959
MovieComedy
Soledad and Miguel are two young people in a romantic relationship. Don Ramón, a wealthy stranger, arrives in their small town and marries Soledad. Miguel leaves town and wanders aimlessly throughout the region with a peddler.
Johnny RatónJohnny Ratón · 1969
Johnny Ratón
8.01969
Movie
¡Vente a Alemania, Pepe!¡Vente a Alemania, Pepe! · 1971
¡Vente a Alemania, Pepe!
5.21971
MovieComedy
Peralejos, a quiet village in Upper Aragon, is a place where nothing ever happens. One day Angelino returns home to spend the holidays, an immigrant who drives a Mercedes and tells great wonders of Germany and their women. Pepe, fascinated by the stories of his friend, decides to immigrate, but his dream begins at five o'clock, cleaning windows, and ends at twelve o'clock pasting posters.

Movies

El golfoEl golfo · 1969
El golfo
6.31969
MovieComedy
Tired of the monotony of her work, Mary O'Hara, executive of an important American company, travels to Acapulco for a few days in search of love and adventure. On the beach, her high hopes fade, since she only meets unscrupulous playboys. She declines all offers she gets until she meets Pancho el Golfo, a young man who makes a living as he can.
The AngelThe Angel · 1969
The Angel
9.51969
MovieDramaMusic
A Spanish singer, known as "El Ángel", owner of a nightclub, lives a double life as an expert in alarms for gangs of thieves. In his last robbery, he betrays his partners, and his lover is kidnapped and he is blackmailed. Thinking that she has betrayed him, he abandons her to her fate. Finally, she committed suicide. El Ángel reconsiders his life and decides to become a monk. But his former life will meet him within the walls of the monastery.
Sin un adiósSin un adiós · 1970
Sin un adiós
6.21970
MovieDrama
Mario Leyva, famous singer in full glory harassed every day more for his "fans", takes the life that they allow him, dedicated to his art and directed professionally by his "manager". His popularity makes him be mixed in the advertising of a brand of cigarettes by advertising phrases that repeat themselves in all the languages.
Primera ComuniónPrimera Comunión · 1969
Primera Comunión
6.41969
MovieDramaFamily
A very humble boy longs conditions make their first communion, but circumstances do not allow it until, after a tragic accident, Paco Malgesto and a group of people who help make his dream.
¡Aquí están las vicetiples!¡Aquí están las vicetiples! · 1961
¡Aquí están las vicetiples!
7.01961
MovieComedy
Carmen, Merche and Paula are three young singers living in the same pension. Every night are forced to dodge men arriving from Madrid in search of adventure. They are assisted by Don Narciso, a fellow board that has solutions for everything. What I really want is to get married and all three have found a boyfriend, but every couple has their problems.
SoledadSoledad · 1959
Soledad
5.81959
MovieComedy
Soledad and Miguel are two young people in a romantic relationship. Don Ramón, a wealthy stranger, arrives in their small town and marries Soledad. Miguel leaves town and wanders aimlessly throughout the region with a peddler.
Johnny RatónJohnny Ratón · 1969
Johnny Ratón
8.01969
Movie
¡Vente a Alemania, Pepe!¡Vente a Alemania, Pepe! · 1971
¡Vente a Alemania, Pepe!
5.21971
MovieComedy
Peralejos, a quiet village in Upper Aragon, is a place where nothing ever happens. One day Angelino returns home to spend the holidays, an immigrant who drives a Mercedes and tells great wonders of Germany and their women. Pepe, fascinated by the stories of his friend, decides to immigrate, but his dream begins at five o'clock, cleaning windows, and ends at twelve o'clock pasting posters.
Visanteta, estáte quietaVisanteta, estáte quieta · 1979
Visanteta, estáte quieta
5.81979
MovieComedy
Just when normalcy seemed to have returned to the Valencian town of Favara with Visanteta's marriage, tragedy strucks and she's widowed. To avoid the wrath of Saint Barbara after Visanteta's honor is threatened, they seek her a husband, but none lasts for long.
Forbidden Love GameForbidden Love Game · 1975
Forbidden Love Game
5.11975
MovieComedyCrime
The film begins with a school teacher bidding farewell to his students, who are leaving for the summer. As he is heading home he notices two of his students are hitch-hiking and picks them up. He invites them over for dinner and lodging, which they accept.. The majority of the film from this point on is set at the mansion, where the two students turn from guests to prisoners under the teacher's command.
Path to the KingdomPath to the Kingdom · 1952
Path to the Kingdom
10.01952
MovieDrama
Soledad is a famous singer who, one fine day, decides to turn her life around and enter a convent to help others. The press and her family are baffled: now, the great figure of Spanish singing has become Sister María de la Asunción and works caring for the sick in a hospital that has serious financial problems. At first, everything is difficult, but the intrepid nun manages to get ahead through courage and generosity.
Matar al NaniMatar al Nani · 1988
Matar al Nani
4.51988
MovieCrimeDrama
The story of El Nani, a juvenile delinquent from the years of the Transition, whose disappearance in a police station after an interrogation has not yet been clarified, putting the accent on the denunciation of police brutality and speculating on the outcome of the story. A story that mixes political denunciation and social chronicle of an era.
K. O. MiguelK. O. Miguel · 1958
K. O. Miguel
6.71958
MovieComedy
By chance, Miguel el Tarta becomes a potential boxing champion. Manipulated by Manolo, his opportunistic and cynical best friend, and several unscrupulous individuals, Miguel is thrown into the ring, where he tries to fight with more enthusiasm than technique.
Agustina of AragonAgustina of Aragon · 1950
Agustina of Aragon
5.51950
MovieHistoryDrama
1808. During the Spanish Independence war the city of Zaragoza is besieged by French troops. Spanish forces under General Palafox are scarce. Brave Agustina doesn't hesitate to lead the battle and even fire a cannon to stop the invaders when others run away. Based on historical facts.
Girls... The HallGirls... The Hall · 1977
Girls... The Hall
4.51977
MovieComedy
Sor Ye-yéSor Ye-yé · 1968
Sor Ye-yé
5.11968
MovieComedyMusic
Maria is a young orphan who lives with her wealthy aunt. Maria sings in a cocktail bar with his friends, who form a rock band, and enjoy the night with them. One of his friends, Ernesto, is in love with her, though she does not seem to feel the same about him. In fact, multiple existential doubts and feel a strange emptiness in his life suddenly drive to enter a convent as a novice, breaking Ernestos' heart. However, with her cheerlul character, open and rebellious, not appear to conform to life in the cloister, and especially have problems with the novices director , who often punished for trying to take the right path. In the convent, which also functions as children's hospital, she meets a doctor with which it takes quite right for the contrast between his two characters, but his way with love and mutual respect.
El señor está servidoEl señor está servido · 1976
El señor está servido
5.01976
MovieComedy
Three stories of three housemaids: Martina, shop steward, serves a marriage that can not have children because she entered the house with that condition. Basilia, Cateta coming to serve and not do anything, the contract for a small fee and let she carry a transistor always hung over the shoulder. And Lali, a gorgeous girl, but very serious and decent, it does not last any longer than 24 hours home because everyone wants to conquer.
El canto del galloEl canto del gallo · 1955
El canto del gallo
5.51955
MovieDrama
A Catholic priest lives in a communist country where all religious are being killed. When trying to escape is stopped by a commissioner who had been a fellow student.
La gran mentiraLa gran mentira · 1956
La gran mentira
6.31956
MovieDramaRomance
César Neira, an almost forgotten Spanish actor, gets involved by chance with Teresa, a teacher from a small village in the province of Cáceres, who has won a radio contest. The prize is a trip to Madrid to experience just for a fortnight the life of the famous and wealthy people.
Cateto a baborCateto a babor · 1970
Cateto a babor
5.61970
MovieComedy
Miguel Cañete is a village man who is called up by the Navy to do military service, but he lives alone with his little brother and doesn't know where to leave him...
Tuareg: Desert WarriorTuareg: Desert Warrior · 1984
Tuareg: Desert Warrior
5.31984
MovieActionAdventure
In a desolate section of the Sahara once ruled by the French, two thirsty men stumble into the camp of a Tuareg warrior where they're given water and shelter. Soldiers from the new Arab government now arrive by Jeep and demand the two men be turned over to them. The warrior refuses, citing the sacred laws of hospitality. The soldiers shoot dead one of the men and carry off the other - a political foe of the new government. The warrior mounts his camel and rides off to rescue his kidnapped guest.
Girl from La ManchaGirl from La Mancha · 1963
Girl from La Mancha
5.71963
MovieDrama
The story of Dulcinea, the love of Don Quixote, who was only a normal girl named Aldonza that is suddenly involved by the legend of the brave and ingenous gentleman.
Zorrita MartínezZorrita Martínez · 1975
Zorrita Martínez
4.31975
MovieComedyDrama
Zorrita Martínez is the stage name of Lydia Martínez, a Venezuelan artist based in Spain. Zorrita, however, runs into an unexpected problem: she cannot stay in the country any longer if she does not marry a man of Spanish nationality.
El virgo de VisantetaEl virgo de Visanteta · 1979
El virgo de Visanteta
5.21979
MovieComedy

TV Shows

Manos a la obraManos a la obra · 1998
Manos a la obra
5.61998
SeriesComedy
Requiem for GranadaRequiem for Granada · 1991
Requiem for Granada
9.71991
SeriesDrama
In the late 15th century, the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada, the last Muslim stronghold in Spain after eight centuries of splendor, faces its final days. As the Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella launch their campaign to conquer the Emirate, internal rivalries, palace intrigues, and power struggles within the Nasrid dynasty — particularly between Sultan Muley Hacén, his son Boabdil, and the rival factions of the Abencerrajes and Zegríes — accelerate the kingdom’s downfall. Blending historical events with drama, romance, and epic battles, Réquiem por Granada recounts the tragic and glorious history of the fall of Granada from a perspective centered on its Muslim rulers and people, capturing the cultural richness, betrayals, and human cost of one of the defining moments in Spanish history.
Manolo y Benito CorporeisionManolo y Benito Corporeision · 2006
Manolo y Benito Corporeision
4.52006
Series
¿Quién da la vez?¿Quién da la vez? · 1995
¿Quién da la vez?
9.01995
SeriesDrama
Lleno, por favorLleno, por favor · 1993
Lleno, por favor
7.01993
SeriesComedy