Carlos Arévalo Calvet

Carlos Arévalo Calvet (born August 19, 1906, Madrid, Spain – September 7, 1989, Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish sculptor and film director.[1]

Carlos Arévalo Calvet
BornAugust 19, 1906
Madrid, Spain
DiedSeptember 7, 1989(1989-09-07) (aged 83)
Madrid, Spain
Occupation(s)Sculptor, film director

Biography

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Born in Madrid in 1906, he studied sculpture at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando.

A Falangist activist,[2] he was involved in filmmaking during the Francoist dictatorship and directed several successful films. Notably, the premiere of Harka (1941),[3] although the film has since been criticized as "militaristic and pro-Francoist propaganda".[4]

In 1942, he released Rojo y negro, a film with Falangist undertones[5] that, after a few weeks in theaters, did not receive approval from the authorities and was eventually withdrawn from circulation.[6] Also in that year, he unsuccessfully attempted to adapt the theatrical work Fuenteovejuna for the screen.[7]

From 1944 onwards, he focused on sculpture and eventually became a professor at the School of Arts and Crafts.[8]

In the 1950s, he resumed his filmmaking activities, directing several more films.[9]

He passed away in Madrid in 1989.[10]

Filmography

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  • Ya viene el cortejo (1939)
  • Harka (1941)
  • Rojo y negro (1942)
  • Siempre mujeres (1942)
  • Arribada forzosa (1943)
  • Su última noche (1944)
  • Ángeles sin cielo (1957)
  • Hospital general (1958)
  • Mission in Morocco (1959)
  • The Two Rivals (1960)
  • An American in Toledo (1960)

Bibliography

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  • Berthier, Nancy; Sánchez-Biosca, Vicente (2012). Retóricas del miedo. Imágenes de la Guerra Civil Española. Madrid: Casa de Velázquez. ISBN 978-84-96820-70-8.

References

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  1. ^ "Carlos Arévalo Calvet, Director falangista de Harka y de Rojo y Negro". F.N. Francisco Franco (in Spanish). 2014-05-22. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  2. ^ Poyato 2005, p. 43.
  3. ^ Feliu Torruella & Hernàndez 2013, p. 101.
  4. ^ Fernández 2007, p. 95.
  5. ^ Berthier & Sánchez-Biosca 2012, p. 108.
  6. ^ Gubern 1981, p. 68.
  7. ^ Coira 2004, p. 118.
  8. ^ Torres 2004, pp. 28–29.
  9. ^ Torres 2004, p. 29.
  10. ^ Torres 2004, p. 28.
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