
Acting
Ismael Merlo
Born 1918-09-01 · Valencia, Spain
Acting credits
7.0Clara Bell, a famous French actress, rejects the protection of a producer and falls in love with a handsome Spaniard. But the story is complicated and his love will not come to fruition.
Ídolos
1943
5.0A gang of Spanish pickpockets decide to send one of them to Chicago to learn how to be a gangster...
Sabían demasiado
1962
NRAfter Pompey's defeat at the Battle of Farsalia, Julius Caesar becomes the beacon of the Roman Republic and the master of its destiny; but many patricians want to avoid the birth of a tyranny and plot to assassinate him…
Julio César
1965
7.0Cristina Guzmán is hired to impersonate the disappeared sister-in-law of a rich man.
Cristina Guzmán
1943
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Las señoritas de mala compañía
1973
7.0Leonel is a pianist, nostalgic of sweet melodies, while his son is the (real-life) leader of Os Gatos Pretos (black cats), a twist musical group. The conflict is eventu ally solved when Leonel's daughter, Cilinha, starts dating Raúl, a well-off young man, who promote a new dancing club, the Lisboa Antiga e Moderna, where old new music get even shares.
Canção da Saudade
1964
6.5No synopsis available yet.
Entre hermanos
1984
5.4No synopsis available yet.
Trío de damas
1960
4.8No synopsis available yet.
Climax
1977
9.0A former convict, named Raul Vela, and a cabaret singer, called Clara, are a couple who tries to lead a normal life. He has found an employment and she wants to leave the cabaret. One day an old chief, who wants to disappear, proposes him to justify his supposed death in a supposed accident. In exchange, Raúl will receive one hundred thousand pesetas as gratification. Raul refuses to engage in the deception. Shortly after, he reads in a newspaper about the death of Cervera, which makes the police relate him to the case.
Trampa mortal
1963
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Trigo limpio
1962
6.2A young man, Marco, working as a butcher, accidentally kills a taxi driver. His girlfriend Paula wants to go to the police so he has to kill her too. He then has to kill his brother, his brother’s fiancée and his father, who have become suspicious. He gets rid of the bodies by taking them to a slaughter house.
The Cannibal Man
1972
6.1Since childhood, Luisa and Miguel have always been good friends; but several years later, as adults, when Spain faces the abyss of the Civil War (1936-1939), they support ideologically opposed camps.
Red and Black
1942
5.1In Spain of 1972 a student couple decides to test the marriage before marrying in reality in order to prevent a irremediable failure. But this was like a revolution for the catholic society of this time.
Experiencia prematrimonial
1972
5.0Alfredo Di Stéfano plays himself, not as a soccer player but as a man, husband and father. This is a personal portrait of the mythical athlete, in the decline of his career. Film made to the greater glory of the football player Alfredo Di Stefano. In principle it is a portrait of manners of the life of the athlete at the time of professional retirement. Filmed by Luis Marquina, " The Battle of Sunday " mixes the form of a conventional film with the topics of biographical documentaries. However, the film was an important public success, given the importance of Di Stefano in Spanish football.
La batalla del domingo
1963
8.0Three friends in love, are ignored because of their lack of gift to conquer. After learning of the existence of a school of seduction, are enrolled as students.
School of Seductresses
1962
6.3Spain, 1936. The Civil War breaks out. In a village near Barcelona, several families decide to continue living in their summer houses until the violence ends.
The Long Vacations of '36
1976
6.7Comedy consists of three stories about the sudden death of three husbands: a newly married man dies as a result of the excessive enthusiasm of his wife ("Honeymoon"), another because of a fling with a girl too fiery ("The Anniversary" ), and finally, a husband dies because of his greed and stinginess ("Portrait of Regino").
Las viudas
1966
No synopsis available yet.
Stowaway on Board!
1941
5.5Nina, secretary of the lawyer Mr. Mendoza, is an imaginative liar. Because of her work, she has access to the will of an old millionaire who died naming as the sole beneficiary his daughter, the fruit of a love affair of youth. Only the millionaire's sister, the widow of Martiarena, knows who she is and where she lives. Nina decides to impersonate her and, to his astonishment, is recognized as the real daughter by the sister. But the housekeeper and the doctor of Mrs. Martiarena decide to resolve the situation.
Mentirosa
1962
8.3The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young man is guilty or innocent of murdering his father.
Doce hombres sin piedad
1973
7.0Three veterans of the Spanish Civil War go rabbit hunting. While doing so, old wounds open up.
The Hunt
1966
10.0The Eternal Spain, birthplace of the Cid, Hammer of Heretics... and other deserved historical appellations, is suddenly transformed, through democratic elections, in a chaotic Tower of Babel where every province, every town, each village wants to have its own opinion. Comedy about the rise of nacionalism in the different Spanish regions with the arrival of democracy.
Las autonosuyas
1983
9.0No synopsis available yet.
La viudita naviera
1961