
Directing
Juan de Orduña
Born — Died
1900-12-26 — 1974-02-02
Place of birth
Madrid, Spain
Known for
Directing
Credits
60 titles
Juan de Orduña y Fernández-Shaw (Madrid, December 27, 1900-id., February 3, 1974) was a Spanish film director and actor. Born into a family of aristocrats, he studied law. His artistic career as an actor began in the twenties, joining Emilio Thuiller's theater company. In the following years he took part in numerous silent plays. He participated as a leading actor in the first sound film of Spanish cinema, El misterio de la Puerta del Sol (1929). After the arrival of sound films, his presence in front of the camera became less frequent, although he would still participate in films of certain renown such as Nobleza baturra (1935), by Florián Rey. His career as a director stood out especiall…
Known for
5.6A spaghetti western in which three adventurers team up during the Mexican Revolution. Mary O'Donnell, a radical Irish journalist, wants to foment a peasant revolt in Mexico. She enlists the help of a seedy bandit, Lozoya, by saving him from a death sentence in Utah. They meet a man calling himself Prince Dmitri Vassilovich Orlowsky, who claims to be a Russian prince, not to mention a man of the cloth. Wallach pretends to be a Mexican folk hero. The trio crosses the border, the two men seeking a cache of gold while O'Donnell pursues her revolution.
Don't Turn the Other Cheek
1971
5.0No synopsis available yet.
Me has hecho perder el juicio
1973
7.5No synopsis available yet.
El caserío
1972
5.9Pompeyo and Rodolfo work in a newspaper, but they dream of becoming film actors, so they go to a casting for an American film that will be shot in Madrid for a few days; but things will not turn out as they expect…
The Mystery of Puerta del Sol
1930
A love story between a gypsy woman and a nobleman, who disguises himself as a gypsy under the name Andrés Caballero to test the sincerity of her declarations of love. Based on the novel of the same name by Miguel de Cervantes.
La gitanilla
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6.5No synopsis available yet.
The Unruly Girl
1924
Film credits
1980s · 1 titles
1940s · 3 titles
1930s · 4 titles
5.9Pompeyo and Rodolfo work in a newspaper, but they dream of becoming film actors, so they go to a casting for an American film that will be shot in Madrid for a few days; but things will not turn out as they expect…
The Mystery of Puerta del Sol
1930
2.8Women from the different Spanish regions dress in their traditional costumes to attend the triumphal parade celebrating the victory of Francisco Franco and the rebel side over the Second Republic in 1939; the deeds of past heroes are remembered; and a patriotic poem by Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío is recited.
Ya viene el cortejo…
1939
7.2Aragón, Spain, early 20th century. María del Pilar is a honest girl whose good name is dirtied when an old suitor seeking revenge accuses her of losing her virginity outside of marriage. The scandal soon spreads throughout the countryside.
Nobleza baturra
1935
8.0Father Juan is a humble priest in a small 19th-century village in Salamanca. The quiet, even somber life of this village is recounted by the priest, who is always concerned for the well-being of his parishioners and the condition of the church, which is beginning to show its age.
El cura de aldea
1936
1920s · 8 titles
6.5No synopsis available yet.
The Unruly Girl
1924
5.6A young woman abandoned by her lover sells her body to his mentor, a renowned sculptor.
Pilar Guerra
1926
10.0Rocío Dalbaicín is a singer who returns to Spain after a long stay in America. Now, she triumphs again in Barcelona, but various love problems await her there.
Rocío Dalbaicín
1927
No synopsis available yet.
The Girl
1925
9.0Two navy ensigns, Manuel d'Astures and the Viscount of Brazza, nicknamed Boy, return to Spain after a long mission at sea. The latter is surprised to find his father with a woman he hates instantly. Soon afterward, he falls for a countess, whose lavish lifestyle ruins him. Unfortunately, the lender from whom he has just borrowed money is murdered and Boy is suspected.
Boy
1926
No synopsis available yet.
An Adventure Worth a Movie
1928
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Students and Seamstresses
1927
10.0Original adaptation of the novel by its director, Alejandro Pérez Lujín, centered on the university adventures of a young man studying abroad who stays in a boarding house known as The House of Troy.
La casa de la Troya
1925
Behind the camera
5.6A spaghetti western in which three adventurers team up during the Mexican Revolution. Mary O'Donnell, a radical Irish journalist, wants to foment a peasant revolt in Mexico. She enlists the help of a seedy bandit, Lozoya, by saving him from a death sentence in Utah. They meet a man calling himself Prince Dmitri Vassilovich Orlowsky, who claims to be a Russian prince, not to mention a man of the cloth. Wallach pretends to be a Mexican folk hero. The trio crosses the border, the two men seeking a cache of gold while O'Donnell pursues her revolution.
Don't Turn the Other Cheek
1971
5.6A spaghetti western in which three adventurers team up during the Mexican Revolution. Mary O'Donnell, a radical Irish journalist, wants to foment a peasant revolt in Mexico. She enlists the help of a seedy bandit, Lozoya, by saving him from a death sentence in Utah. They meet a man calling himself Prince Dmitri Vassilovich Orlowsky, who claims to be a Russian prince, not to mention a man of the cloth. Wallach pretends to be a Mexican folk hero. The trio crosses the border, the two men seeking a cache of gold while O'Donnell pursues her revolution.
Don't Turn the Other Cheek
1971
5.0No synopsis available yet.
Me has hecho perder el juicio
1973
7.5No synopsis available yet.
El caserío
1972
A love story between a gypsy woman and a nobleman, who disguises himself as a gypsy under the name Andrés Caballero to test the sincerity of her declarations of love. Based on the novel of the same name by Miguel de Cervantes.
La gitanilla
—
2.8Women from the different Spanish regions dress in their traditional costumes to attend the triumphal parade celebrating the victory of Francisco Franco and the rebel side over the Second Republic in 1939; the deeds of past heroes are remembered; and a patriotic poem by Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío is recited.
Ya viene el cortejo…
1939
4.0Paris 1900. Sharing a house in the Bohemian District are Roberto, a fledgling Musician, who is composing an Opera with his friend the poet Victor Duval; and the beautiful Cossette, daughter of a retired tenor, who goes up and down the stairs, taking advantage of Roberto's music to train her voice. The young bohemian musician does not know Cosette, but hears her sing daily. Instead, she's in love with Roberto and follows his steps as a composer.
Bohemians
1969
4.0Paris 1900. Sharing a house in the Bohemian District are Roberto, a fledgling Musician, who is composing an Opera with his friend the poet Victor Duval; and the beautiful Cossette, daughter of a retired tenor, who goes up and down the stairs, taking advantage of Roberto's music to train her voice. The young bohemian musician does not know Cosette, but hears her sing daily. Instead, she's in love with Roberto and follows his steps as a composer.
Bohemians
1969
8.0Arriving at a Guinean Christian mission, a young priest is told by his elder ones the story of Father Javier, another young missioner who restlessly fought to convert a villain not only for God's sake, but also for sentimental reasons.
White Mission
1946
8.0Arriving at a Guinean Christian mission, a young priest is told by his elder ones the story of Father Javier, another young missioner who restlessly fought to convert a villain not only for God's sake, but also for sentimental reasons.
White Mission
1946
8.0No synopsis available yet.
La revoltosa
1969
6.5Once the Spanish Civil War is over, the sons of the wealthy classes, who support politically and militarily the new regime, are preparing to begin their ascent in the social and economic sphere.
Porque te vi llorar
1941
6.5Once the Spanish Civil War is over, the sons of the wealthy classes, who support politically and militarily the new regime, are preparing to begin their ascent in the social and economic sphere.
Porque te vi llorar
1941
6.5Once the Spanish Civil War is over, the sons of the wealthy classes, who support politically and militarily the new regime, are preparing to begin their ascent in the social and economic sphere.
Porque te vi llorar
1941
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Serenata española
1947
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Serenata española
1947
8.0No synopsis available yet.
La canción del olvido
1969
6.3Arturo Salazar is a powerful businessman who wants to be related to the nobility, so he asks an aristocratic friend to find him a blue-blooded bride.
Ella, él y sus millones
1944
6.3Arturo Salazar is a powerful businessman who wants to be related to the nobility, so he asks an aristocratic friend to find him a blue-blooded bride.
Ella, él y sus millones
1944
5.3In North Africa, in a detachment of the Spanish Legion, el Grajo, a brave veteran, and Mauro, who has just enlisted, become close friends. When an unfortunate circumstance results in the death of a man, suspicions fall on one of them.
Follow the Legion!
1942
8.0Silvia Heredia, since her arrival to Madrid is staying at her best friends' house, Mary. Her aim is to work as a secretary of a famous novelist. But at night the house is full of people and they confuse her with the owner of the floor. A series of misunderstandings makes her meet Ricardo Ariaga, the musician whose opera "Life begins at midnight" is about to debut. Ricardo convinces Sylvia to act as his wife. With a "rented" child they try to be the perfect family of a lonely old man.
La vida empieza a medianoche
1944
8.0Silvia Heredia, since her arrival to Madrid is staying at her best friends' house, Mary. Her aim is to work as a secretary of a famous novelist. But at night the house is full of people and they confuse her with the owner of the floor. A series of misunderstandings makes her meet Ricardo Ariaga, the musician whose opera "Life begins at midnight" is about to debut. Ricardo convinces Sylvia to act as his wife. With a "rented" child they try to be the perfect family of a lonely old man.
La vida empieza a medianoche
1944
5.3The passion that Joan of Castile, daughter of the Catholic Kings and heir to the throne, feels for her husband, Philip the Handsome, sovereign of the Netherlands and son of Maximilian of Austria and Mary of Burgundy, is not reciprocated. Her temperament, her jealousy and an unexpected tragedy will throw Joan into the dark realm of madness and obsession with death, the only realm where she will be a true queen…
Locura de amor
1948
No synopsis available yet.
An Adventure Worth a Movie
1928
Felipe Crespo, because of their anarchist ideology, Barcelona fleeing persecution for justice. Starving, he reaches the manor house and asks for protection Villares pretending repentance. He soon won the confidence of the wealthy owner of the land, a man of high moral and religious training, blind for years, who lives with his beautiful young wife. This, to know the true story of Philip, treats him with disgust, but over time, created in her a strong passion.
El amor de los amores
1962
5.3Susana is an unappreciated, naive and somewhat clumsy orphan who has lived since she was a child at doña Engracia's house, because her mother died a few days after she was born. In this house, which also houses three nephews of doña Engracia without a penny to one's name, Susana is the maid of all. Economic necessities lead Engracia to rent a room. Felipe, a handsome man with a bad reputation, will reply to the ad.
La tonta del bote
1970
5.8Crown of Castile, 1520. The Comuneros rise up against Charles I, king of Castile and Aragon and emperor of the Hispanic Monarchy. While Juan de Padilla, leader of the uprising, and his captains, Juan Bravo and Francisco Maldonado, fight against the imperial armies, his wife, María de Pacheco, rules the city of Toledo, capital of the rebels.
La Leona de Castilla
1951
5.8Crown of Castile, 1520. The Comuneros rise up against Charles I, king of Castile and Aragon and emperor of the Hispanic Monarchy. While Juan de Padilla, leader of the uprising, and his captains, Juan Bravo and Francisco Maldonado, fight against the imperial armies, his wife, María de Pacheco, rules the city of Toledo, capital of the rebels.
La Leona de Castilla
1951
7.0The Sevillano's guest is a story full of intrigues. The title alludes to the fact that a character who appears, the guest of the El Sevillano inn in Toledo, is the writer Miguel de Cervantes.
El huesped del sevillano
1970
8.0San Fernando Island, Cádiz, Spain, 1860. Lola embarks for Sanlúcar de Barrameda to go to the estate of Don Diego, a rich landowner who is in love with her.
La Lola se va a los puertos
1947
8.0San Fernando Island, Cádiz, Spain, 1860. Lola embarks for Sanlúcar de Barrameda to go to the estate of Don Diego, a rich landowner who is in love with her.
La Lola se va a los puertos
1947
8.0San Fernando Island, Cádiz, Spain, 1860. Lola embarks for Sanlúcar de Barrameda to go to the estate of Don Diego, a rich landowner who is in love with her.
La Lola se va a los puertos
1947
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Yo no me caso
1944
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Yo no me caso
1944
5.8Kingdom of Castile, the late fifteenth century. The film chronicles the events that Cristóbal Colón lived (Antonio Vilar) from their stay in the Convent of La Rabida, his meeting with the Catholic Monarchs and, above all, the great odyssey that led to cross the Atlantic and reach the shores of America (1492), thus beginning a new era in the history of mankind.
Dawn of America
1951
5.8Kingdom of Castile, the late fifteenth century. The film chronicles the events that Cristóbal Colón lived (Antonio Vilar) from their stay in the Convent of La Rabida, his meeting with the Catholic Monarchs and, above all, the great odyssey that led to cross the Atlantic and reach the shores of America (1492), thus beginning a new era in the history of mankind.
Dawn of America
1951
9.0Nora 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.
Tuvo la culpa Adán
1944
9.0Nora 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.
Tuvo la culpa Adán
1944
5.51808. 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.
Agustina of Aragon
1950
5.51808. 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.
Agustina of Aragon
1950






