Biography
Florián Rey, real name Antonio Martínez del Castillo (La Almunia de Doña Godina, Zaragoza, January 25, 1894-Benidorm, April 11, 1962), was a Spanish film director, one of the greatest representatives of silent films and the Spanish film industry of the Second Republic. His film La aldea maldita (1930) is considered the masterpiece of Spanish cinema of the silent stage and some of his popular works of the Republican stage, such as Nobleza baturra (1935) or Morena Clara (1936), starring Imperio Argentina, were very successful, which led him to compete even with the American film industry and opened the possibility of developing a genuinely Spanish film industry, although it was aborted with the outbreak of the Civil War. Since 1996, the Florián Rey Association created in his hometown has held the La Almunia Film Festival (FESCILA) every May in honor of this Aragonese filmmaker. This festival hosts a short film contest, a screenplay contest, the Villa de La Almunia award to a person related to the film world who is also related to this town and the Florián Rey award to the professional career.
Directed 33
1950s
- 1955
La Cruz de Mayo
Director
- 1954
La danza de los deseos
Director
3 citas con el destino
Director
La moza de cántaro
Director
- 1950
Cuentos de la Alhambra
Director
1940s
- 1948
Brindis a Manolete
Director
La cigarra
Director
- 1947
The Captain's Ship
Director
- 1946
Audiencia pública
Director
- 1945
La luna vale un millón
Director
- 1944
Ana María
Director
Orosia
Director
- 1943
- 1942
The Cursed Village
Director
Éramos 7 a la mesa
Director
- 1941
Stowaway on Board!
Director
- 1940
Song of Aixa
Director
1930s
- 1938
Carmen la de Triana
Director
- 1936
- 1935
Nobleza baturra
Director
I'm a Gentleman
Director
- 1934
Sister San Sulpicio
Director
Mom's Boyfriend
Director
- 1931
Her Wedding Night
Director
- 1930
The Cursed Village
Director
1920s
- 1929
Agustina of Aragon
Director
- 1927
The Village Priest
Director
Sister San Sulpicio
Director
- 1926
Gigantes y cabezudos
Director
- 1925
El lazarillo de Tormes
Director
The School Children
Director
- 1924
The Unruly Girl
Director
Wrote 22
1950s
- 1950
Cuentos de la Alhambra
Writer
1940s
- 1948
Brindis a Manolete
Writer
La cigarra
Adaptation
- 1944
Ana María
Writer
Orosia
Writer
- 1942
The Cursed Village
Screenplay
Éramos 7 a la mesa
Writer
- 1941
Stowaway on Board!
Writer
- 1940
Song of Aixa
Screenplay
1930s
- 1938
Carmen la de Triana
Writer
Nights in Andalusia
Adaptation
- 1936
- 1935
Nobleza baturra
Screenplay
I'm a Gentleman
Screenplay, Story
- 1934
Sister San Sulpicio
Writer
Mom's Boyfriend
Writer
- 1930
The Cursed Village
Screenstory, Screenplay
1920s
- 1929
Agustina of Aragon
Writer
- 1927
The Village Priest
Writer
Sister San Sulpicio
Writer
- 1926
Gigantes y cabezudos
Screenplay
- 1925
El lazarillo de Tormes
Writer
Acted in 3
1940s
- 1943
¡¡Campeones!!
Florián Rey (uncredited)
1920s
- 1925
La casa de la Troya
Panduriño
- 1921
La verbena de la paloma
Julián
Produced 1
1930s
- 1930
The Cursed Village
Producer