Benito Perojo
1894 - 1974
La copla de la Dolores
Benito Perojo
Imperio Argentina, Alfredo Alaria
After the infamous song that made her life impossible in Calatayud, Dolores flees. In another village she find accommodation and a widower husband with a daughter. This girl and the brother who launched the offensive again make life miserable for the unfortunate Dolores.
Song of Dolores
Suspiros de España
Benito Perojo
Miguel Ligero, Estrellita Castro
Dolores works as a washerwoman with her daughter Sole and they both live with the girl's stepfather and her godfather, a nice good-for-nothing guy. Although they all have a very different personality, they share the illusion of seeing Sole become a great artist.
Suspiros de España
El negro que tenía el alma blanca
Benito Perojo
Valentín Parera, Concha Piquer
Pedro (played by a white actor in blackface), a son of a former slave, leaves Cuba (where he was being mistreated for being black) to seek his fortune in Paris. While working as a bellboy at a dance club, his dancing prowess is discovered and then he goes to become a famous dancer of the Charleston in the city. He falls in love with his dancing partner, who could not stand the thought of marrying him because of his skin color.
The Black Man Who Had a White Soul
La verbena de la Paloma
Benito Perojo
Miguel Ligero, Roberto Rey
A young printer's relationship with his girlfriend is in trouble after she accepts another suitor's invitation to the fair. This adaption of a popular operetta aims to please with a simple storyline and goofy slapstick.
La verbena de la Paloma
La bodega
Benito Perojo
María Luz Callejo, Joaquín Carrasco
Wine Cellars itself is a Spanish-French co-production. He shot the film in the Paris studios and also in Spain, Andalusia and Seville. According to the critics, his story of love, honour, revenge, bulls and vineyards masterfully captures the spirit of this region, the sun beating down on the parched earth, life on the farms and vineyards and the celebrations coloured by the famous flamenco dance. Wine Cellars was originally a silent film and its soundtrack was only added later.
Wine Cellars
Marianela
Benito Perojo
Mary Carrillo, Julio Peña
Marianela is an orphan young girl living in a small village where she guides the blind young son of a rich country man. She is secretly in love with him, knowing that he loves her only because he can't see her ugly face. But one day a famous doctor appears and promises to operate him so he can see. His father is happy to know this way he will be able to marry his rich cousin. Nela gets desperate knowing his luck will turn into her disgrace when he finally sees her face.
Marianela
