Amparo Rivelles Movies
- 1988
After the death of Carlos II in 1700, the throne of Spain was up for grabs, and all the European powers got involved. Even after the next king was crowned, anarchy and poverty marred the lives of the Spanish for many years. Finally, Carlos III, attempted to bring significant reforms with the assistance of his minister, the Marques de Esquilache. This film, based on the play Un Sonador Para Un Pueblo by Antonio Buero Vallejo, portrays the struggles of Esquilache (Fernando Fernan Gomez) to implement his monarch's vision for Spain. Despite touching on many issues in Spanish history, it's really more of a character study of the title character. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ángela Molina
- 1987
In this drama, a young woman is seduced by her mother's lover and is so consumed with guilt that she kills herself. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1986
After their wealthy fascist father dies, Ana and her sister Laura have the job of settling his estate. The two sisters have not seen one another for some time and imagine they have nothing in common. Ana stayed at home and married a pretty ordinary middle-class man, Laura moved to Paris and lives a far more glamorous life. Complicating their difficult task is the fact that it is taking place during Holy Week, and all sorts of processions and ceremonies are taking place in the streets around them, and ordinary commercial life is at a standstill. The tension between the two women eases somewhat as they come to grips with their common past and, along with their father, bury some of the myths that have overshadowed both of them. The director of this film, Rafael Azcona, is known for his penchant for mocking conservative Spain's many sacred cows, and he continues that tradition in this occasionally comic drama. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Amparo Rivelles, Amparo Soler Leal, (more)
- 1983
Confusion seems to settle over this drama like dust on a polished surface, until the layers are so thick that nothing is seen clearly any more. Andrés (José Sacristán) goes back to Spain from Mexico because a lawyer has sent for him. Andrés has inherited an enormous piece of property -- an old mansion of a house -- and although his half-brother offers him a good sum of money for the structure, Andrés hesitates. He wants to know more about the circumstances of his father's death which happened when Andrés was six; he is also becoming infatuated with the lawyer's daughter, and some men are threatening him -- men who may or may not be hired by his half-brother. In the end, Andrés fares better than the plot itself. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- José M. Sacristán, Fernando Fernán Gómez, (more)
- 1978
La Coquito is not a misspelling, it is a Spanish coining which combines masculine and feminine genders in a way which suggests scandal. La Coquito is the stage name a Cuban-born cabaret-singer (played by Ilyana Ross), who rises to prominence singing in low-down dives in Cuba and goes on to become a celebrity in pre-revolutionary Madrid as a cupletista. Her music is very sexually suggestive, and her earthy allure wins her the favors of many men, including one old man who buys a theater to showcase her art. This movie, illumining the life of a performer in a long-forgotten musical genre, is based on a novel by Joaquin Belda, which may be based on the real-life experiences of the cupletista "La Chelito." ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Amparo Rivelles, Fernando Allende, (more)
- 1975
When the elderly, wealthy customer of an aging prostitute invites her to marry him, she accepts. Soon she finds herself the object of attention from the old man's son and his business partner. The business partner is not only attempting to woo her, but is also attracted to the son. After the old man dies, she marries the partner but winds up bedding the son. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Amparo Rivelles, John Moulder-Brown, (more)
During the birth of a child, an old soothsayer breaks a bottle containing evil omens and all the curses which famously come from witches' mouths afflict the community. The village swiftly disintegrates, and, eventually, most agree that they must move away from the ill-fated place. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- 1969
An average working-class family contends with the perils of everyday life in this classic melodrama from Mexico starring Sara Garcia and Joaquin Pardave. Youngest son Raymondo has been accused of purse-snatching, and his father is convinced that swift punishment is the only way of keeping the boy in the straight and narrow. Later, after the rest of the children have fled the nest to find their own way in the world, Jose is hired at the local bank. Being around so much money isn't easy for a boy who has had to struggle his whole life just to get by, and after eventually succumbing to his greed Jose begs his mother to help him out of his pressing dilemma. When the house is mortgaged, the family is forced to accept the very real possibility that they will lose their home. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Alberto Vasquez, Amparo Rivelles, (more)
- 1965
An innocent convict that is released after ten years seeks revenge on the people that set him up. ~ All Movie Guide
- 1960
Based on a story by the late 19th and early 20th-century fantasy and horror writer Arthur Machen, this adapted tale plays upon the magical, "brujo" components of Latin American culture that resonate with Machen's favorite themes. An apparently decent but very suspicious Dr. Morales (Arturo de Cordova) is accused by the police of murdering his wife (Amparo Rivelles), characterized as a "demon in skirts." Was there some sort of dark side to Mrs. Morales? Is her husband a killer? Orthodox religion comes under a harsh scrutiny in this suspenseful tale of mystery and crime. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Arturo de Cordova, Amparo Rivelles, (more)
- 1957
Director Riccardo Freda does not take this uninspired, turgid spy film very far in its story about a federal agent (Edmund Purdom) and his efforts at blasting apart an international drug cartel. In one of the more unlikely turns of a plotline, the agent falls in love with the daughter of the cartel's head honcho. Needless to say, he is not expecting his future father-in-law to give his blessings at any possible nuptials. Instead, the action pits the agent against his arch-enemy as circumstances plod along (unless racing through an action scene in speeded-up time) to a final and deadly confrontation. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Edmund Purdom, Geneviève Page, (more)
- 1950
La Duqusa de Benameji is set in Spain's Sierra Morena mountain regions during the 19th century. The plot is strictly from the bodice-ripping school of fiction, with the titular duchess being captured and then captivated by a dashing robber captain. For reasons that probably made more sense to Spanish filmgoers than to American fans, leading lady Amparito Rivelles plays a dual role, as both the duchess and a fiery gypsy girl. The bandit is essayed by Jorge Mistral, one of Spain's leading matinee idols. Based on a true story, La Duquesa de Benameji is beautifully photographed on location (this is one film that must be seen in its original form, rather than the washed-out prints made available to TV). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Amparo Rivelles, Jorge Mistral, (more)
- 1949
Set in Castille in the 1860s, El Clavo stars Amparo Rivelles as enigmatic mute girl Bianca. For reasons he cannot even explain, young jurist Javier Zarco (Rafael Duran), who could have his pick of any woman in the region, falls hopelessly in love with the silent Bianca. Separated by fate, Zarco and Bianca are brought back together, in a manner of speaking, when the jurist must preside over the girl's trial for murder. The circumstances of this killing are as bizarre and mystical as everything else in this haunting little film. El Clavo was mostly lensed on location in the Iberian peninsula. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Amparo Rivelles, Rafael Duran, (more)
