Juan de Orduña

Director · Actor · Writer

Juan de Orduña y Fernández-Shaw (Madrid, December 27, 1900-id., February 3, 1974) was a Spanish film director and actor. Born into a family of aristocrats, he studied law. His artistic career as an actor began in the twenties, joining Emilio Thuiller's theater company. In the following years he took part in numerous silent plays. He participated as a leading actor in the first sound film of Spanish cinema, El misterio de la Puerta del Sol (1929). After the arrival of sound films, his presence in front of the camera became less frequent, although he would still participate in films of certain renown such as Nobleza baturra (1935), by Florián Rey. His career as a director stood out especially in the decade following the end of the Spanish Civil War, when he became one of the most prolific filmmakers of the time and also one of the public's favorites.

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KNOWN FOR

Yo no me caso

1944

Boy

1926

Serenata española

1947

Un drama nuevo

1946

La revoltosa

1969

Agustina of Aragon

1950

FILMOGRAPHY

ACTOR20

DIRECTOR41

WRITER18

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