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Juan de Orduña

Director, Writer, Producer, Actor, Additional Credits
Born December 26, 1900Died February 2, 1974 (73 years)
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.

Known For

  • The Last Torch Song
  • Don't Turn the Other Cheek!
  • La tonta del bote
  • Madness of Love
  • The Siege
  • Trifles
  • ¡A mí la Legión!
  • Man on the Spying Trapeze
  • Dawn of America
  • Teresa de Jesús
  • Deliciosamente tontos
  • Zalacaín el aventurero
  • Nobleza baturra
  • The Lioness of Castille
  • Tuvo la culpa Adán
  • La Lola se va a los puertos
  • Nobleza baturra
  • Porque te vi llorar
  • Despedida de casada
  • El frente de los suspiros
  • Spanish Serenade
  • Shame
  • Música de ayer

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