Florián Rey

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1894-01-23

Deathday 1962-04-11 (68 years old)

Place of Birth La Almunia de Doña Godina, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain

Florián Rey

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.

Known For

Director

1957
Polvorilla

as Director

1955
La Cruz de Mayo

as Director

1954
The Pitcher Wench

as Director

1954
1954
1950
Alhambra Tales

as Director

1948
La cigarra

as Director

1948
Toast to Manolete

as Director

1947
The Captain's Ship

as Director

1946
Audiencia pública

as Director

1945
1944
Orosia

as Director

1944
Ana María

as Director

1943
Ídolos

as Director

1942
The Cursed Village

as Director

1941
Stowaway on Board!

as Director

1940
La Dolores

as Director

1940
Song of Aixa

as Director

1938
1936
Morena clara

as Director

1935
Nobleza baturra

as Director

1934
I'm a Gentleman

as Director

1934
1934
Mom's Boyfriend

as Director

1931
Her Wedding Night

as Director

1930
Solfeiting Love

as Director

1930
The Cursed Village

as Director

1928
Agustina of Aragon

as Director

1927
1927
The Village Priest

as Director

1927
1927
Madrid's Rogue

as Director

1926
1925
1925
The Girl

as Director

1925
1924
The Unruly Girl

as Director

Writer

1957
Polvorilla

as Writer

1950
Alhambra Tales

as Writer

1948
La cigarra

as Adaptation

1948
1944
Orosia

as Writer

1944
Ana María

as Writer

1941
1940
Song of Aixa

as Screenplay

1938
1938
Andalusische Nächte

as Adaptation

1936
Morena clara

as Adaptation

1935
Nobleza baturra

as Screenplay

1934
I'm a Gentleman

as Screenplay

1934
1934
1934
Mom's Boyfriend

as Writer

1930
The Cursed Village

as Screenstory

1930
The Cursed Village

as Screenplay

1927
1927
1927
Madrid's Rogue

as Writer

1926
1925
The Girl

as Writer

Actor

1943
¡¡Campeones!!

as Florián Rey (uncredited)

1925
The House of La Troya

as Panduriño

1921
Victim of Hatred

as Fernando Guerra

Producer

1930
The Cursed Village

as Producer