Segundo López

1953 film

Leocadio Mejías
Ana Mariscal

Produced byAna MariscalStarringAna MariscalCinematographyValentín JavierEdited by

Francisco García Velázquez
Margarita de Ochoa

Music by

Antón Apruzzese
Rafael Franco

Production
company

Bosco Films

Distributed byBosco Films

Release date

5 February 1953 (1953-02-05)

Running time

80 minutesCountrySpainLanguageSpanish

Segundo López or Segundo López, Urban Adventurer (Spanish:Segundo López, aventurero urbano) is a 1953 Spanish drama film directed by and starring Ana Mariscal. It marked the directoral debut of Mariscal, a leading actress of General Franco's Spain. The film's style contains elements of neorealism,^[1] dealing with social issues primarily affecting migrants from the countryside.^[2]

Plot

An honest man from the provinces arrives in Madrid for a living, with no more baggage than a little money and plainness. He befriends a street urchin, "The Chirri", and both live countless urban adventures.

Cast

Ana Mariscal as Marta
Luisa Esteso
Martín Ramírez as Chirri
Tony Leblanc as Fotógrafo
Adela Carboné
Mariano Azaña as Podólogo
Dolores Bremón
Matilde Artero
Emilio González de Hervás
Ernesto Lapeña
José Luis Alonso
Carlos Fernández Cuenca
Manuel Mur Oti
Leocadio Mejías as El escritor
Severiano Población as Segundo López

References

^ Bentley p.131
^ Ballesteros, I. (2016). "Éxodo rural, migración e inmigración en el cine español". Hispanófila. 177 (1): 252. doi:10.1353/hsf.2016.0042.