Biography
Alfonso Paso (12 September 1926 – 10 July 1978) was a Spanish dramatist. He wrote over a hundred plays, mainly light comedies, sometimes laced with black humour and tragedy. There were also police dramas and examples of what he called "social theatre". He was known for the well crafted complexity of his plots and for the originality of his situations and characters. Alfonso Paso Gil was born into a "theatre dynasty" in Madrid. His father was the Zarzuela playwright and librettist Antonio Paso y Cano (1878–1950). His mother was the actress Juana Gil. Early on he abandoned a career as an aeronautical engineer and turned to the study of Philosophy and Literature, graduating in 1952 and focusing on American History and Archeology. Later he studied Medicine and Psychiatry, then switching again, this time to journalism. He would continue to work as a journalist until the mid-1970s. He married Evangelina Jardiel, daughter of Enrique Jardiel Poncela (1901–1952). Their children included the actress Paloma Paso Jardiel. Although he often worked as an actor, his more lasting notability results from his work as a writer.
Wrote 66
1980s
- 1986
Mingo y Aníbal en la mansión embrujada
Author
- 1984
Ohnsorg Theater - Oh, diese Eltern!
Writer
- 1980
The Song of the Cicada
Screenplay
1970s
- 1978
Préstamela esta noche
Writer
- 1977
Usted puede ser un asesino
Writer
Estoy hecho un chaval
Writer
La mujer es un buen negocio
Screenplay
- 1976
El alegre divorciado
Screenplay
- 1975
Eva, ¿Qué hace ese hombre en tu cama?
Screenplay
- 1974
Doctor, me gustan las mujeres, ¿es grave?
Story, Screenplay
Dormir Y Ligar: Todo Es Empezar
Writer
El primer paso... de la mujer
Book
- 1973
Si Yo Fuera Rico
Writer
Celos, amor y Mercado Común
Writer
El canto de la cigarra
Theatre Play
El abuelo tiene un plan
Writer
Me gusta esa chica
Idea
- 1972
Ligue Story
Screenplay
- 1971
Cómo casarse en siete días
Writer
- 1970
En un lugar de la Manga
Dialogue
Enseñar a un sinvergüenza
Writer
The Other Residence
Writer
Los extremeños se tocan
Screenplay
Una señora estupenda
Story
1960s
- 1969
Españolear
Screenplay
Cuatro noches de boda
Screenplay
No somos ni Romeo ni Julieta
Writer
- 1968
Los subdesarrollados
Writer
Los que tocan el piano
Writer
¡Cómo está el servicio!
Original Story
- 1967
40 grados a la sombra
Writer
Las que tienen que servir
Theatre Play
- 1966
De profesión sospechosos
Theatre Play
Life is formidable
Theatre Play, Story
- 1965
Una tal Dulcinea
Writer
Fiebre de primavera
Theatre Play
- 1964
Find Me That Girl
Writer, Story, Dialogue
The Palomos
Story
El pecador y la bruja
Story
The New Cinderella
Writer, Story, Dialogue
- 1963
Marisol rumbo a Río
Writer
Una tal Dulcinea
Writer
Los derechos de la mujer
Writer
- 1962
Wedding Dinner
Book
Vamos a contar mentiras
Theatre Play
Salto mortal
Writer
- 1961
Ha llegado un ángel
Screenplay
Usted puede ser un asesino
Theatre Play
¡Adiós, Mimí Pompón!
Screenplay
Cuidado con las personas formales
Writer
- 1960
Navidades en junio
Screenplay
Crimen para recién casados
Dialogue
There Is Someone Behind the Door
Screenplay
1950s
- 1959
De espaldas a la puerta
Screenplay
- 1958
La noche y el alba
Story
Aquellos tiempos del cuplé
Writer
- 1957
Desert Warrior
Adaptation
Susanna and Me
Writer
- 1955
Cursed Mountains
Writer
- 1954
Merry Christmas
Writer
El alcalde de Zalamea
Writer
Acted in 7
1970s
- 1976
Mauricio, mon amour
Enfermo en la clínica
El señor está servido
Sotillo
- 1974
Dormir Y Ligar: Todo Es Empezar
Alfonso Paso, miembro del jurado (uncredited)
- 1973
El abuelo tiene un plan
Dr. Juan G. Bolt
- 1972
Ligue Story
Señor del anuncio (uncredited)
1960s
- 1967
- 1966
Lola, espejo oscuro
Dorigan
Directed 6
1970s
- 1973
Celos, amor y Mercado Común
Director
- 1972
Ligue Story
Director
- 1970
The Other Residence
Director
Los extremeños se tocan
Director
1960s
- 1969
No somos ni Romeo ni Julieta
Director
Vamos por la parejita
Director
Other crew 2
1950s
- 1957
Un tesoro en el cielo
Additional Dialogue
- 1956
La fierecilla domada
Additional Dialogue