Directing
Carlos Velo
Carlos Velo (15 November 1909 – 10 March 1988) was a Spanish film director. He directed 45 films between 1934 and 1983. His 1956 film Torero! was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Known For
Nazarín · 1959Nazarín
★ 7.61959
MovieDrama
A Catholic priest in a poor community lives a charitable life in accordance with his religious principles, but others do not return the favor.
Someone Wants to Kill Us! · 1970Someone Wants to Kill Us!
★ 5.81970
MovieComedyCrime
A woman is sent to Mexico to kill the person who presumptly killed her father.
Pedro Paramo · 1967Pedro Paramo
★ 7.21967
MovieDramaFantasy
When his mother Dolores dies, Juan Preciado, son of Pedro Páramo, goes to Comala to claim his inheritance; but when he arrives he finds an abandoned and sinister place, inhabited by mysterious voices and whispers…
The Big City · 1975The Big City
★ 8.01975
MovieDocumentary
A short film that takes us on a small auditory and visually remarkable journey through parts of Mexico City.
The Shunammite · 1965The Shunammite
★ 6.31965
MovieDrama
Luisa returns to her village, where she cares for her uncle on his deathbed, who tells her the story of his life with a hidden purpose.
5 of Chocolate and 1 of Strawberry · 19685 of Chocolate and 1 of Strawberry
★ 5.31968
MovieComedy
A novice eats some special mushrooms and changes her personality acting like a crazy psychedelic girl.
Romancero marroquí · 1939Romancero marroquí
1939
MovieDocumentary
The young farmer Aalami leaves his family to find work elsewhere. He gets to know the country and its people, customs and traditions at Küste in North Africa: Market life in Tetuan, the art of craftsmanship, the life of the Moors, dances and festivities in honour of the caliph, white mosques, the call of the muezzin of the minaret and the music of the shepherd flutes. Aalami also follows Franco's call and flies from Morocco to Spain to fight at Bürgerkrieg. In the end Aalami comes back to his wife and children.
Tajimara · 1965Tajimara
★ 7.31965
MovieDramaRomance
First of two films that make up the collaborative film "Los Bienamados" (The Beloved, 1965). It narrates the encounters and misunderstandings of a pair of lovers during the years, from their adolescence to maturity.













