Carlos Arévalo Calvet
Spanish sculptor and film director
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Carlos Arévalo Calvet (19 August 1906 – 7 September 1989) was a Spanish sculptor and film director.[1]
Carlos Arévalo Calvet | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 August 1906 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 7 September 1989 (aged 83) Madrid, Spain |
| Occupations | Sculptor, film director |
Biography
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undertones[5] that, after a few weeks in theaters, did not receive approval from the authorities and was eventually withdrawn from circulation.[6] Also in that year, he unsuccessfully attempted to adapt the theatrical work Fuenteovejuna for the screen.[7]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 died in Madrid in 1989.[10]
Filmography
- 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
- 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.
- Coira, Pepe (2004). Antonio Román: Un cineasta de la posguerra. Editorial Complutense. ISBN 978-84-7491-775-8.
- Feliu Torruella, María; Hernàndez, Francesc Xavier (2013). Didáctica de la guerra civil española. Barcelona: Editorial Graó. ISBN 978-84-9980-493-4.
- Fernández, Miguel Anxo (2007). Las imágenes de Carlos Velo. UNAM. ISBN 978-970-32-4570-3.
- Gubern, Román (1981). La censura. Función política y ordenamiento jurídico bajo el franquismo (1936-1975). Península. ISBN 978-84-297-1630-6.
- Poyato, Pedro (2005). Historia(s), motivos y formas del cine español. BPR Publishers. ISBN 978-84-933871-5-0.
- Torres, Augusto M. (2004). Directores españoles malditos. Madrid: Huerga y Fierro. ISBN 978-84-8374-480-2.