Directing
Juan María Codina
Born — Died
1870-01-01 — 1936-02-24
Place of birth
Miravet, Spain
Known for
Directing
Credits
14 titles
Known for
María Rosa is a Spanish silent film directed by Juan María Codina.
María Rosa
1908
5.5One night, after saying her boyfriend goodbye, Adriana has to go to the chemist’s to buy some medicine to her mother. On the way she is assaulted by the Marquess del Olmo and two mates who bring her to a brothel where they perpetrate the rape. With the father of Adriana claiming damages, the Marquess just offers him money because he asserts that she went there of her free will. The father rejects the money but he believes in the infamy of the Marquess and, wounded his honour, throws Adriana out. It is at the home of her old dance teacher that Adriana finds solace. Some months later, now a genuine artist, she leaves Spain for the distant shores of America. Under the name of Tórtola Valencia, Adriana becomes a famous dancer.
Pasionaria
1915
NRAn adventure film in three episodes following two orphaned sisters living in a Romani camp that is attacked by a band of fugitive bandits. Considered lost.
El signo de la tribu
1914
NROne of the longest films ever made
Satan's Protégé
1917
NROne of the longest films ever made
Mefisto
1917
8.0A story of a man writing letters to a woman. Based on the 1910 novel 'El Otro' by Eduardo Zamacois.
The Other
1919
Behind the camera
María Rosa is a Spanish silent film directed by Juan María Codina.
María Rosa
1908
5.5One night, after saying her boyfriend goodbye, Adriana has to go to the chemist’s to buy some medicine to her mother. On the way she is assaulted by the Marquess del Olmo and two mates who bring her to a brothel where they perpetrate the rape. With the father of Adriana claiming damages, the Marquess just offers him money because he asserts that she went there of her free will. The father rejects the money but he believes in the infamy of the Marquess and, wounded his honour, throws Adriana out. It is at the home of her old dance teacher that Adriana finds solace. Some months later, now a genuine artist, she leaves Spain for the distant shores of America. Under the name of Tórtola Valencia, Adriana becomes a famous dancer.
Pasionaria
1915
5.5One night, after saying her boyfriend goodbye, Adriana has to go to the chemist’s to buy some medicine to her mother. On the way she is assaulted by the Marquess del Olmo and two mates who bring her to a brothel where they perpetrate the rape. With the father of Adriana claiming damages, the Marquess just offers him money because he asserts that she went there of her free will. The father rejects the money but he believes in the infamy of the Marquess and, wounded his honour, throws Adriana out. It is at the home of her old dance teacher that Adriana finds solace. Some months later, now a genuine artist, she leaves Spain for the distant shores of America. Under the name of Tórtola Valencia, Adriana becomes a famous dancer.
Pasionaria
1915
NRAn adventure film in three episodes following two orphaned sisters living in a Romani camp that is attacked by a band of fugitive bandits. Considered lost.
El signo de la tribu
1914
NROne of the longest films ever made
Satan's Protégé
1917
NROne of the longest films ever made
Satan's Protégé
1917
NROne of the longest films ever made
Mefisto
1917
8.0A story of a man writing letters to a woman. Based on the 1910 novel 'El Otro' by Eduardo Zamacois.
The Other
1919
4.0Paco, a jealous and bitter man who is in love with Rosario, conspires in the shadows to bring about the downfall of Manuel, her husband.
Lucha de corazones
1912
4.0Paco, a jealous and bitter man who is in love with Rosario, conspires in the shadows to bring about the downfall of Manuel, her husband.
Lucha de corazones
1912
5.0A couple of senioritas go to a bullfighting event.
The 13th Barrier
1913
Spanish horror movie from 1919.
The Ghost Lady
1919
5.0A secret band murders one of the Winter brothers, scientists, who have discovered a new explosive.
The Black Masks
1918
NRIn this version, opposite to Gelabert's film of 1908, the story tells about a woman who dies of a broken heart.
Love that Kills
1911
