Carlos Larrañaga

Acting

Carlos Larrañaga

Born — Died

1937-03-11 — 2012-08-30

Place of birth

Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Known for

Acting

Credits

58 titles

Known for

La que se avecina poster
8.1

La que se avecina is a Spanish television comedy created by Alberto Caballero, Laura Caballero and Daniel Deorador. The TV-series focusing around the inhabitants of Mirador de Montepinar, a fictional building located on the outskirts of a big city. Both its storylines and cast are heavily based on Aquí no hay quien viva, which ended when Telecinco bought Miramón Mendi, the series production company. The episodes debuted on the Telecinco network, and were later rerun by the same network as well as cable/satellite channels FactoríaDeFicción and Paramount Comedy. The series debuted in 22 April 2007 and became popular thanks to its funny characters, witty script, use of catchphrases and capacity to integrate and poke fun at contemporary issues; the program presents a caustic satire of many of the 'types' found in Spanish society. The name of the show involves wordplay, as "vecina" is the Spanish word for neighbour.

La que se avecina

2007

Curro Jiménez poster
7.3

Curro Jiménez was a successful Spanish TV series that aired on TVE1 from 22 December 1976 to 1979. Its main theme was Andalusian "bandolerismo" in the 19th century, located in the Ronda mountains. The main characters were four bandits, Curro Jiménez

Curro Jiménez

1976

Un paso adelante poster
6.0

Un Paso Adelante was a Spanish TV drama similar to the American 1980’s TV series Fame. It was originally broadcast on Spanish channel Antena 3 from 2002 to 2005. It has also been a huge success in Spanish-speaking countries, in Germany, Italy, Serbia, Montenegro and in France. It began airing on Séries+ in Canada in 2011.

Un paso adelante

2002

Tales to Keep You Awake poster
7.6

Tales of terror by established authors such as Ray Bradbury or Edgar Allan Poe, as well as original scripts.

Tales to Keep You Awake

1966

Farmacia de guardia poster
6.4

A pharmacist attends to her colorful neighbors with the help — or distraction — of her eccentric assistants, restless children and flirty ex-husband.

Farmacia de guardia

1991

Segunda Enseñanza poster
4.0

No synopsis available yet.

Segunda Enseñanza

1986

Film credits

2010s · 4 titles

2000s · 8 titles

Bienvenido a casa poster
5.3

Young couple Samuel and Eva move to Madrid and start living together when he finds work as a photographer. Although Samuel doesn't knows, Eva's expecting a baby.

Bienvenido a casa

2006

Merry-Go-Round c. 1950 poster
6.0

A series of vignettes set in Madrid, where its residents manage to sustain entertainment, hope and love in a city still suffering the wounds caused by the Spanish Civil War.

Merry-Go-Round c. 1950

2004

School of Seduction poster
3.9

"Escuela de seducción" is an acceptable comedy which deals, for the umpteenth time, with the war of the sexes using misunderstandings and fake personalities as dramatic resources. The premise is by no means original, but this is something most films lack nowadays, and therefore the result could have been more than acceptable.

School of Seduction

2004

Robbery at 3 O'clock… and Half poster
5.7

A German bank buys a small Spanish entity and announces to its employees that it will pre-retire them on January 1st. The cashier Galindo proposes his fellow coworkers a plan to steal a large sum of euros which will arrive on New Year's Eve.

Robbery at 3 O'clock… and Half

2003

The Last Gateway poster
5.0

Marianne and Michael, recently married, come to discover that their peaceful lives about to turned upside down once Michael discovers he has a Gateway to hell hidden in his stomach. The problem is not only the people who are after gateway but also those who want to escape from hell, through the same doorway. And so the nightmare begins...

The Last Gateway

2007

Sunday Light poster
5.9

The small Asturian village of Cenciella, Spain, at the beginning of the twentieth century. The quiet life of Urbano and Estrella, a kind and naive couple in love, is seriously altered when they get involved in the fierce struggle between the local political factions.

Sunday Light

2007

Blood of May poster
6.0

Revolution in Spain, around the events of 2 May 1808, when the people of Madrid rise up in rebellion against French occupation.

Blood of May

2008

Cowboys Come Riding poster
5.8

Great friggin' flick! Roger Corman would be proud! A no-holds barred, adrenaline-fueled, thrill-ride with a pulse-pounding soundtrack! Influenced by the likes of Tony Scott, Martin Scorsese, Dennis Hopper, Sergio Leone, Edgar Wright, and Sam Raimi, with a story inspired by the music of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Cowboys - Gang life 4 ever is pure white rush adrenaline!

Cowboys Come Riding

2008

1980s · 7 titles

1970s · 3 titles

1960s · 13 titles

Ha llegado un ángel poster
5.4

After losing her father at sea, young Marisol leaves Cádiz for Madrid, stepping into a household unraveling under the vanity of her aunt Leonor and the chaos of her spoiled cousins. With Javier facing jail, Churri chasing suitors, Jorge skipping studies, and little Pili lost in cinema dreams, Marisol takes it upon herself to restore order. Armed with grit, a loyal maid, and a friend from the train, she battles dysfunction and deception—earning Leonor’s scorn but fighting for a family worth saving.

Ha llegado un ángel

1961

Girlfriends poster
5.5

A group of women, who have always been good friends, are going through tough times: not only criticize each other and make life impossible, but also their love relationships are very poor. They will have to put everything in their power to get through this difficult time.

Girlfriends

1969

La Oferta poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

La Oferta

1966

Strange Voyage poster
7.3

In a small town near Madrid, Paquita and her brother Venancio, both single and with a childish personality, live under the shadow of their bossy older sister, Ignacia, a grumpy old maid.

Strange Voyage

1964

Siempre es domingo poster
7.0

In a sector of Madrid inhabited by families of a well-off class, a gang of boys and girls has continuous fun, sleep and drink, while their parents ignore practically everything. However, each of these young people has, to a greater or lesser degree, a problem. The parties and parties enjoyed by a group of young people from the upper class are the basis of the story that explains this film. Among them we find the famous couple, once happy, formed by Carlos Larrañaga and María Luisa Merlo. Directed by Fernando Palacios, and with a script by Rafael J. Salvia and Pedro Masó, " It's always Sunday " has no greater intention than entertainment, despite giving history a certain sociological touch, for that of valuing the behavior of the Youth of the time.

Siempre es domingo

1961

The Little Colonel poster
5.8

Joselito is the son of Colonel José de Alvear, Earl of Almond. When his heroic father dies in the colonies, the victim of a cholera epidemic, the child is held by her guardian and executor, his uncle Martin, who wants to take his fortune.

The Little Colonel

1960

La alternativa poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

La alternativa

1963

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

La chica del gato

1966

El traje de oro poster
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

El traje de oro

1960

Melocotón en almíbar poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Melocotón en almíbar

1960

De cuerpo presente poster
6.7

After seeing that Nelson kisses his lover, Barlow poisons him. But it turns out that Nelson comes back to life when he was about to be buried. From that moment, Barlow does not stop chasing him to finish his work.

De cuerpo presente

1967

School of Nurses poster
9.0

The millionaire Lucia enters a nursing school on a whim and there meets some good friends in trouble.

School of Nurses

1968

Siega verde poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Siega verde

1961

1950s · 10 titles

The Pride and the Passion poster
6.0

During the Napoleonic Wars, when the French have occupied Spain, some Spanish guerrilla soldiers are going to move a big cannon across Spain in order to help the British defeat the French. A British officer is there to accompany the Spanish and along the way, he falls in love with the leader's girl.

The Pride and the Passion

1957

A Glass of Whiskey poster
6.6

Víctor is a handsome boy, skeptical and lover of the pleasures of life. He has no job or benefit and lives on women without realizing that his behavior triggers dramas and disappointments, pain and hopelessness.

A Glass of Whiskey

1959

In Cold Blood poster
5.8

Carlos a young man who lives in the suburbs of the big city has ambitions and wants to change his life. Influenced by friends of doubtful moral character, habituated to frequent harmful environments. Little by little, he begins to see himself doomed to crime and one day he abandons his girlfriend, María, for Isabel, an attractive and intelligent woman who plays with him and takes him wherever he wants. When Carlos, once he has committed a robbery, realizes the nature of Isabel and his friends, and that he will never be happy in that environment, he tries to go back, but the violence of the facts will lead him to a bloodthirsty outcome.

In Cold Blood

1959

15 under the canvas poster
6.0

The film is about the daily life of fifteen students enrolled in the University Military service. During three months, they will have a course of military training and will live in the same tent at Camp Robledo. The different personalities and concerns of young people: the serious Eduardo, the glutton Ruiz, the philosopher Ortiguesa, the athletic Colmero, the irreverent Fresneda ... have the common denominator of enthusiasm for the future.

15 under the canvas

1959

La puerta abierta poster
10.0

Shortly after moving to Madrid, a dancer is killed. His condition as a womanizer, in addition to his arrogance, makes us suspect that it is a crime of passion. As the investigation progresses, the doubts and jealousy of one of his neighbors threatens to ruin his family life.

La puerta abierta

1957

Pequeñeces poster
3.3

Madrid in the 1870s. Amidst political intrigues against King Amadeo de Saboya, wealthy and strong-willed countess Curra de Albornoz makes her own way in spite of her son and husband, considering her indiscretions as merely trifles ("pequeñeces") until tragedy strikes her. Period drama with a luxurious production design.

Pequeñeces

1950

The Adventures of Gil Blas poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Adventures of Gil Blas

1956

No artwork available
7.0

The struggles of a newly married couple to achieve marital and economic stability.

Date With My Old Love

1950

Parque de Madrid poster
7.0

In the Madrid of the fifties, during any day, whether by chance or fate, a series of characters live all kinds of stories, funny stories and some not so, in one of the most beautiful parks that exist in the city, the Retiro park, known as Parque de Madrid.

Parque de Madrid

1959

...And She Chose Hell poster
7.0

In Western Germany, two brothers and their organization help people escape to non-communist Germany. A policeman chasing them falls in love with the sister and feels divided between love and duty.

...And She Chose Hell

1957

Series credits

La que se avecina poster
8.1

La que se avecina is a Spanish television comedy created by Alberto Caballero, Laura Caballero and Daniel Deorador. The TV-series focusing around the inhabitants of Mirador de Montepinar, a fictional building located on the outskirts of a big city. Both its storylines and cast are heavily based on Aquí no hay quien viva, which ended when Telecinco bought Miramón Mendi, the series production company. The episodes debuted on the Telecinco network, and were later rerun by the same network as well as cable/satellite channels FactoríaDeFicción and Paramount Comedy. The series debuted in 22 April 2007 and became popular thanks to its funny characters, witty script, use of catchphrases and capacity to integrate and poke fun at contemporary issues; the program presents a caustic satire of many of the 'types' found in Spanish society. The name of the show involves wordplay, as "vecina" is the Spanish word for neighbour.

La que se avecina

2007

Curro Jiménez poster
7.3

Curro Jiménez was a successful Spanish TV series that aired on TVE1 from 22 December 1976 to 1979. Its main theme was Andalusian "bandolerismo" in the 19th century, located in the Ronda mountains. The main characters were four bandits, Curro Jiménez

Curro Jiménez

1976

Un paso adelante poster
6.0

Un Paso Adelante was a Spanish TV drama similar to the American 1980’s TV series Fame. It was originally broadcast on Spanish channel Antena 3 from 2002 to 2005. It has also been a huge success in Spanish-speaking countries, in Germany, Italy, Serbia, Montenegro and in France. It began airing on Séries+ in Canada in 2011.

Un paso adelante

2002

Tales to Keep You Awake poster
7.6

Tales of terror by established authors such as Ray Bradbury or Edgar Allan Poe, as well as original scripts.

Tales to Keep You Awake

1966

Farmacia de guardia poster
6.4

A pharmacist attends to her colorful neighbors with the help — or distraction — of her eccentric assistants, restless children and flirty ex-husband.

Farmacia de guardia

1991

Segunda Enseñanza poster
4.0

No synopsis available yet.

Segunda Enseñanza

1986

Los Gozos y las Sombras poster
6.1

No synopsis available yet.

Los Gozos y las Sombras

1982

Proceso a Mariana Pineda poster
5.8

Mariana Pineda is a liberal activist in 19th Century Spain who gets arrested and tried for conspiracy in 1831.

Proceso a Mariana Pineda

1984

Tristeza de Amor poster
7.0

The COI, a radio station, is getting ready to air a new programm, "Tristeza de Amor", in the team they've hired, there are two reporters who used to be well known to the audience, journalist Ceferino Reyes, who just returned to Spain after ten years living in South America, and commentator Carlota Núñez, the woman who, years ago, somehow forced the latter to leave the country. This series deals with this radio programm crew's everyday adventures, and their professional and personal troubles.

Tristeza de Amor

1986

¿Se Puede? poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

¿Se Puede?

2004