Congress in Seville

Congress in Seville
Congress in Seville
	Theatrical film poster
Spanish	Congreso en Sevilla
Directed by	Antonio Román
Written by	José Luis Colina; José Santugini; Pedro de Juan; Antonio Román; Antonio de Lara; José María Pemán; Francisco Bonmatí de Codecido;
Produced by	Luis Marquina
Starring	Carmen Sevilla; Fernando Fernán Gómez; Manolo Morán;
Cinematography	Cecilio Paniagua
Edited by	Magdalena Pulido
Music by	Juan Quintero
Production; company	Producciones DIA
Distributed by	Cifesa
Release date	3 September 1955;
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Congress in Seville (Spanish: Congreso en Sevilla) is a 1955 Spanish musical film directed by Antonio Román and starring Carmen Sevilla, Fernando Fernán Gómez and Manolo Morán.^[1]

It was shot at CEA Studios in Madrid and on location in Seville. The film's sets were designed by the art director Enrique Alarcón.

Plot

After their business in Seville goes bankrupt, Carmen and Paco emigrate to Stockholm, where, while penniless, they must somehow get by before returning to their homeland. While in Sweden, Carmen finds a job as a dancer while Paco manages to return to Seville. Meanwhile, Carmen gets into a fight on her job and is let go. Having some spare cash, she visits the hospital where she gets a plane ticket from Dr. Petersen, a physician who has been invited to a Medical Congress in Seville. Dressed up as him, she tries to make it to Seville, but on the plane and at the airport she meets various congressmen and comedy ensues.

Cast

Carmen Sevilla as Carmen Fuentes
Fernando Fernán Gómez as Dr. Guillermo Kroll
Manolo Morán as Paco Domínguez
Fernando Nogueras as Méndez López
Nicolás D. Perchicot as Chamarilero
Manolo Gómez Bur as Señor raro
Gustavo Re as Director of Radio AGA
Miguel Gómez as Taxi driver
Teófilo Palou as Dr. Massuto
Juan Cortés as owner of the winery
Domingo Rivas as Dr. Van Blucker
Aníbal Vela as Martín Hidalgo
José Isbert as Señor deaf and clueless
Carlos Casaravilla as Dr. Sergio Radowsky
Katie Rolfsen as Dra. Martha Petersen
Mariano Alcón as Dr. Thomas

References

^ de España, Rafael. Directory of Spanish and Portuguese Film-Makers and Films. Greenwood Press, 1994. p. 278. ISBN 0313294593.

External links

Congress in Seville at IMDb

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[1] España, Rafael. Directory of Spanish and Portuguese Film-Makers and Films. Greenwood Press, 1994. p. 278. ISBN 0313294593.

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