Carmen Santonja
Also Known As: María del Carmen Santonja Esquivias
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Adult: No
Birthday: July 04, 1934
Age: 90 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: July 23, 2000
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At the Service of Spanish Womanhood
Overview: A sexually dissatisfied woman is confronted with a man who is the victim of a puritanic education.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1978-10-16
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The Impeccable Sinner
Overview: Honorio Sigüenza is a man in his forties who has always lived under the yoke of his possessive mother. When his mother dies, he undergoes a radical transformation that will lead him to live numerous love affairs in the face of the disapproval of his cousin Veni, who wanted to marry him.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1987-08-13
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La becerrada
Overview: San Ginés de la Sierra is a small village lost in the mountains in southern Spain. It is known throughout the region for two peculiar characteristics: its "persistent" drought and a "Home of the Vanquished". This "home" is an institution that houses some twenty old people, to whose care are eleven nuns and crosses a distressing economic situation. The nuns are desperately seeking a solution and decide to hold a charity bulls run.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1963-05-27
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National Heritage
Overview: After the death of General Franco, the Leguineche family leaves their estate of Los Tejadillos, where they have remained for decades in voluntary exile, with the purpose of returning to Madrid to actively participate in the social events of the aristocracy and to get closer to the closest circle of the Spanish monarch. The obsession of the old marquis is centered on getting in touch with the most illustrious surnames, to ascend socially and to resume the pomp and courtly life that his family lost a long time ago. To this end, he decides to move into an old palace he owns, located in the center of the capital, but not before overcoming the difficulties posed by his wife, who deeply hates both her husband and her son. To regain control of the palace, the Marquis of Leguineche tries to handicap his wife, arguing an incurable mental illness, and then undertake a reform of the place in order to adapt it to aristocratic life.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1981-03-26
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The Girl in Mourning
Overview: Rocio and Raphael are a young couple from a small Spanish town. Rocio must mourn the death of a relative for six months and is forbidden to see Raphael. Very much in love, they are frustrated by the old-fashioned customs of their village. When they can finally see each other, the two plan to soon marry. Unfortunately, the girl's grandfather dies and she must start the process of mourning all over again. This time Raphael begs her to rebel against her family and the villagers, but she refuses for fear of persecution. When Rocio has had enough of putting her own happiness aside, she decides to run away with Raphael in spite of what her family will say. Things do not go as planned, however, when yet another family member passes away.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1964-11-16
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Leo
Overview: Salva working as security guard in an industrial estate on the outskirts of Madrid. There he meets Leo, a girl who makes a living collecting cardboard. Gradually Salva be falling in love for the young, but the life of Leo holds a dark past.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2000-09-01
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