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Antonio del Amo

1911 – 1991

Spanish screenwriter and film director

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Lived 1911 – 1991 (aged 79). Antonio del Amo was a Spanish screenwriter, film director, filmmaker and actor.

Antonio del Amo Algara (1911–1991) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. He enjoyed great commercial success in 1956 with The Little Nightingale starring the child star Joselito. This allowed him to found his own production company Apolo Films, based outside Madrid.

Selected filmography Four Women (1947) Guest of Darkness (1948) Ninety Minutes (1949) Wings of Youth (1949) Day by Day (1951) A Tale of Two Villages (1951) Devil's Roundup (1952) Women's Town (1953) Cursed Mountain (1954) The Fisher of Songs (1954) The Little Nightingale (1956) Return to the Truth (1956) The Sun Comes Out Every Day (1958) The Nightingale in the Mountains (1958) The Song of the Nightingale (1959) Listen To My Song (1959) Nothing Less Than an Archangel (1960) Peaches in Syrup (1960) The Little Colonel (1960) The Two Little Rascals (1961) Lovely Memory (1961) Boy or Girl? (1962) The Twin Girls (1963) Tomy's Secret (1963) Three Sparrows and a Bit (1964) Our Man in Jamaica (1965) Jesse James' Kid (1965) A Dog in Space (1966) Requiem for a Secret Agent (1966) I Must Abandon You (1969) Unmarried Mothers (1975)

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Antonio del Amo?

Spanish screenwriter and film director (1911–1991)

When was Antonio del Amo born?

Antonio del Amo was born on 9 September 1911 in Valdelaguna.

When did Antonio del Amo die?

Antonio del Amo died on 19 June 1991 in Madrid.

What was Antonio del Amo's occupation?

Antonio del Amo was a screenwriter, film director, filmmaker and actor.

What nationality was Antonio del Amo?

Antonio del Amo was Spanish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Antonio del Amo

· Wikidata: Q607975

· DBpedia: Antonio del Amo

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