Antonio García Quijada

Se vende un tranvía

Juan Estelrich March

José Luis López Vázquez, Antonio García Quijada

This excellent short film written by the magnificent filmmaker duo of Luis García Berlanga and screenwriter Rafael Azcona was to be part of a series entitled Los Pícaros (The Rogues) which was never continued. These two artists were responsible for such masterpieces of Spanish cinema as Plácido and El verdugo (The Executioner). Here, Berlanga and Azcona collaborated for the first time, setting the stage for the post-war "Berlanguiana" vision that would develop. José Luis López Vázquez plays Julián, a seedy swindler, who with his cronies tries to sell a streetcar to a rich but naive farmer, a newcomer to the city. High jinx ensue. With this film begins the great stage of Berlanga's filmmaking in which he mixes a little social criticism and notes of anti-clericalism with a great deal of farce.

La vida alrededor

Fernando Fernán Gómez

Analía Gadé, Fernando Fernán Gómez

Josephine and Antonio have reached a delicate economic balance after marriage. The salary of lawyer from him, and wins her in the hospital, allows them to survive and fantasize about some freak. The situation is complicated by the news that Josephine is pregnant. Ahead of the debacle that may involve having a "child who eats everything, including food," Josephine teaches the baby still in her womb, higher education courses in order to save some money in schools. Meanwhile, Antonio enters the underworld scene, looking for customers who offer their services as a lawyer.

Esa pareja feliz

Luis García Berlanga, Juan Antonio Bardem

Fernando Fernán Gómez, Elvira Quintillá

Juan and Carmen are a humble couple living in Madrid. She does the housework and he works as an electrician in a film studio. Their dreams of wellness come true when they win a contest sponsored by a soap brand.

Fulano y Mengano

Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent

José Isbert, Julia Martínez

Eudosio and Carlos were imprisoned by mistake. Now out of prison, are trying to get a job and to adapt to a society that rejects them.

Felices Pascuas

Juan Antonio Bardem

Julia Martínez, Bernard Lajarrige

A marriage without great financial resources and bad luck wins a little lamb in a raffle. Once they have decided to have it for dinner on Christmas Eve, the couple warn that their children have grown too fond of the animal, now christened as Bolita.

La Gata

Margarita Alexandre, Rafael María Torrecilla

Aurora Bautista, Jorge Mistral

In a country house dedicated to breeding bulls, bound for bullfighting, a love story emerges, conditioned by social class differences.

La justicia del Coyote

Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent

Abel Salazar, Gloria Marín

California, 1840s. Wealthy landowner César de Echagüe, secretly acting as El Coyote, the legendary masked hero, continues his fight against the injustices and abuses suffered by the Hispanic population at the hands of the US Army.

El Coyote

Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent, Fernando Soler

Abel Salazar, Gloria Marín

California, 1848. An invading army has defeated the few opposing forces and the territory has become part of the United States. Don César de Echagüe, an old gentleman, begs his son César to return from Europe, confident that he will know how to confront the oppressor.

Juicio final

José María Ochoa

Manuel Arbó, Matilde Artero

Un paso al frente

Ramón Torrado

Tomás Blanco, Xan das Bolas

Rafael, Miguel and Gabriel are three boys of different social status, who come to the call of the Flags of Hunters Parachute enroll in their ranks. Between them comes a great friendship and starring a host of incidents, until Rafael starts a relationship with Milagros, an attractive girl of Alcala.