Antonio Román

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9 november 1911 — 16 juni 1989 (77 years)
Antonio Román (9 November 1911 – 16 June 1989) was a prolific Spanish film director, screenwriter, film producer.

Antonio Román was born Ourense, Spain on 9 November 1911. Román began directing films in the later 1930s starting with documentaries. His first dramatic feature film was Esquadrilla. His other work includes an adaptation of Lola Montes and La Fierecilla domada, a retelling of The Taming of the Shrew. Many of these films star his wife, actress Yvonne Bastien.

Román has won several international awards such as Golden Olive Tree from the Cine de Humor de Bordighera in Italy for Bombas para la paz and an award for Pacto de silencio from the Cork Festival in Ireland.

Román died on 16 June 1989. Prior to his death, he worked with Radio Exterior. The Spanish newspaper El País stated on his death that Román was one of the most "prominent names in post-war Spanish cinema" directing over 30 films.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Planet of the Vampires
    Planet of the Vampires1965
  • Ringo del Nebraska
    Ringo del Nebraska1966

Known For

  • Raza
    Raza1942
  • Ringo del Nebraska
    Ringo del Nebraska1966
  • Los últimos de Filipinas
    Los últimos de Filipinas1945
  • The Taming of the Shrew
    The Taming of the Shrew1956
  • Fuenteovejuna
    Fuenteovejuna1947
  • Bombas para la paz
    Bombas para la paz1959
  • Madrugada
    Madrugada1957
  • Congreso en Sevilla
    Congreso en Sevilla1955
  • Bugles of Fear
    Bugles of Fear1958
  • Pacto de silencio
    Pacto de silencio1949
  • La moglie di mio marito
    La moglie di mio marito1961
  • El mesón del gitano
    El mesón del gitano1970

Cinematografie

1965
Planet of the Vampires · as ScreenplayOp Plex
1957
1956
The Taming of the Shrew · as Screenplay
1955
Congreso en Sevilla · as Screenplay
1945
Los últimos de Filipinas · as Screenplay
1942
Raza · as Screenplay