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El genio alegre

  • 1939
  • 1h 28m
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El genio alegre (1939)
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In an Andalusian village lives a rich and austere family whose son and heir worries her mother with his fun-loving lifestyle. When joyful Consolación comes to her aunt's home she will quite ... Read allIn an Andalusian village lives a rich and austere family whose son and heir worries her mother with his fun-loving lifestyle. When joyful Consolación comes to her aunt's home she will quite upset their life, and things will begin to change.In an Andalusian village lives a rich and austere family whose son and heir worries her mother with his fun-loving lifestyle. When joyful Consolación comes to her aunt's home she will quite upset their life, and things will begin to change.

  • Director
    • Fernando Delgado
  • Writers
    • Fernando Delgado
    • Jacinto Álvarez Quintero
    • Joaquín Álvarez Quintero
  • Stars
    • Leocadia Alba
    • Concha Catalá
    • Lolita Astolfi
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    • Director
      • Fernando Delgado
    • Writers
      • Fernando Delgado
      • Jacinto Álvarez Quintero
      • Joaquín Álvarez Quintero
    • Stars
      • Leocadia Alba
      • Concha Catalá
      • Lolita Astolfi
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    Leocadia Alba
    Leocadia Alba
    • Chacha Pepa
    Concha Catalá
    Concha Catalá
    • Tía Sacramento, marquesa de los Arrayanes
    Lolita Astolfi
    Lolita Astolfi
    • Coralito, doncella
    Antonio Vico
    Antonio Vico
    • Lucío
    Fernando Fernández de Córdoba
    Fernando Fernández de Córdoba
    • Julio
    Alberto Romea
    Alberto Romea
    • Don Eligio, el administrador
    Juan Calvo
    Juan Calvo
    • Ambrosio
    Armando Calvo
    Armando Calvo
    • Antoñito
    Pablo Hidalgo
    Edmundo Barbero
      Rosita Díaz Gimeno
      Rosita Díaz Gimeno
      • Consolación
      • (uncredited)
      Erasmo Pascual
      Erasmo Pascual
        Anita Sevilla
        Anita Sevilla
        • Veletilla
        • (uncredited)
        • Director
          • Fernando Delgado
        • Writers
          • Fernando Delgado
          • Jacinto Álvarez Quintero
          • Joaquín Álvarez Quintero
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        • Trivia
          Rosita Díaz Gimeno was married to the son of the Republican President Juan Negrín. As the picture was shot when the Spanish civil war had just started (1936) and was not premiered until 3 years after when Franco was ruling, her name as a republican actress was plainly censored from the credits, even though she was the leading lady! Compare novelized film cover to official heralds images as a proof. The same happened with her fellow republican supporting actors in the cast.
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          Remade as El genio alegre (1957)

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        • Release date
          • December 27, 1939 (Spain)
        • Country of origin
          • Spain
        • Language
          • Spanish
        • Filming locations
          • Córdoba, Andalucía, Spain
        • Production company
          • Compañía Industrial Film Español S.A. (CIFESA)
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        • Runtime
          1 hour 28 minutes
        • Color
          • Black and White
        • Sound mix
          • Mono
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.37 : 1

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