Biography
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 especially in the decade following the end of the Spanish Civil War, when he became one of the most prolific filmmakers of the time and also one of the public's favorites.
Directed 41
1970s
- 1973
Me has hecho perder el juicio
Director
Eusébio, The Black Panther
Director
- 1972
- 1970
El huesped del sevillano
Director
La tonta del bote
Director
1960s
- 1969
Bohemians
Director
La canción del olvido
Director
Maruxa
Director
- 1968
Despedida de casada
Director
Las golondrinas
Director
- 1966
Man on the Spying Trapeze
Director
Delitto d'amore
Director
- 1965
Rustic Chivalry
Director
- 1963
Bochorno
Director
- 1961
Teresa de Jesús
Director
1950s
- 1958
La Tirana
Director
Música de ayer
Director
- 1957
The Last Couplet
Director
- 1955
El Padre Pitillo
Director
Zalacaín el aventurero
Director
- 1954
Reeds and Mud
Director
- 1951
Dawn of America
Director
La Leona de Castilla
Director
- 1950
Pequeñeces
Director
Agustina of Aragon
Director
Tempestad en el alma
Director
1940s
- 1948
Locura de amor
Director
- 1947
La Lola se va a los puertos
Director
- 1946
Un drama nuevo
Director
White Mission
Director
- 1944
Ella, él y sus millones
Director
La vida empieza a medianoche
Director
Tuvo la culpa Adán
Director
Yo no me caso
Director
- 1943
Deliciosamente tontos
Director
Autumn Roses
Director
- 1942
Follow the Legion!
Director
El frente de los suspiros
Director
- 1941
Porque te vi llorar
Director
Wrote 18
1970s
- 1971
1960s
- 1969
Bohemians
Writer
- 1965
Rustic Chivalry
Writer
- 1963
Bochorno
Writer
1950s
- 1951
Dawn of America
Screenplay
La Leona de Castilla
Screenplay
- 1950
Agustina of Aragon
Writer
1940s
- 1947
La Lola se va a los puertos
Writer
- 1946
Un drama nuevo
Writer
White Mission
Screenplay
- 1944
Ella, él y sus millones
Writer
La vida empieza a medianoche
Writer
Tuvo la culpa Adán
Screenplay
Yo no me caso
Writer
- 1943
Deliciosamente tontos
Writer
- 1941
Porque te vi llorar
Writer
No release date
La gitanilla
Writer
Acted in 14
1970s
- 1972
To the Devil, with Love
Vigilante del faro
1950s
- 1955
Zalacaín el aventurero
(no acreditado)
1940s
- 1942
Flora y Mariana
Gerardo
- 1940
Leyenda rota
José María
1930s
- 1936
El cura de aldea
Diego Núñez
- 1935
Nobleza baturra
Sebastián
- 1930
The Mystery of Puerta del Sol
Pompeyo Pimpollo
1920s
- 1927
Rocío Dalbaicín
Movie
Students and Seamstresses
Movie
- 1926
Pilar Guerra
Luciano
Boy
Le vicomte de Brazza dit Boy
- 1925
La casa de la Troya
Augusto
- 1924
The Unruly Girl
Felipe
No release date
La gitanilla
Andresillo / Don Juan de Cárcamo
Produced 10
1970s
- 1971
1960s
- 1968
Despedida de casada
Producer
- 1963
Bochorno
Producer
1950s
- 1958
La Tirana
Producer
- 1957
The Last Couplet
Producer
- 1955
El Padre Pitillo
Producer
- 1954
Reeds and Mud
Producer
1940s
- 1947
La Lola se va a los puertos
Producer
- 1941
Porque te vi llorar
Producer
1930s
- 1939
Ya viene el cortejo…
Producer
Appearances3
2020s
- 2022
La Antorcha de los Éxitos: Cifesa (1932-1961)
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
1940s
- 1943
Fin de curso
Self (uncredited)
1930s
- 1939
Ya viene el cortejo…
Self - Narrator (voice)