The Cat (1956 film)

1956 film

The Cat

Directed by|

* Margarita Alexandre
* Rafael María Torrecilla

Written by| César Fernández Ardavín
Produced by|

* Margarita Alexandre
* Juan José Melgar
* Luis Ramírez Villasuso
* Rafael María Torrecilla

Cinematography| Juan Mariné
Edited by| Mercedes Alonso
Music by| Miguel Asins Arbó

Production
companies

* Eurociné
* Hispano Foxfilms
* Nervión Films

Distributed by| Hispano Foxfilms

Release date

* 1 April 1956 (1956-04-01)

Running time

| 94 minutes
Countries|

* France
* Spain

Language| Spanish

The Cat (Spanish:La gata) is a 1956 French-Spanish drama film directed by Margarita Alexandre and Rafael María Torrecilla and starring Aurora Bautista, Jorge Mistral and José Nieto. It is set in the world of bullfighting. It was shot in Eastmancolor and Cinemascope.[1]

## Plot

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Her name is María, but everyone knows her by the nickname of The Cat. Daughter of the overseer of an Andalusian cortijo, she is wooed by several men of the village, among them the young Joselillo. But The Cat only feels love for Juan, a handsome and cocky worker who dreams of being a bullfighter.

## Cast

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* Aurora Bautista as María 'La gata'
* Jorge Mistral as Juan
* José Nieto
* Nani Fernández
* José Guardiola
* Felipe Simón
* José Sepúlveda
* Francisco Arenzana
* Santiago Rivero
* Rafael Calvo Revilla
* Tomás Torres
* Manuel Aroca
* María Saco
* Alberto San Martín
* Antonio García Quijada
* Juan Segovia
* María Estrella
* Manuel Regueira
* Paco Martínez
* Mariano Martín Carriles
* Guillermo Méndez

## References

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1. ^ Bentley p.127

## Bibliography

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* Bentley, Bernard. A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer 2008.

## External links

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* The Cat at IMDb

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