Armand Guerra
Armand Guerra , born José Maria Estivalis Calvo , pseudonym José Silavitse (born January 4, 1886 in Llíria , Valencia , Spain ; † March 10, 1939 in Paris , France ) was a Spanish actor , director , screenwriter , writer and anarchist .
Life
Guerra, son of a farmer, learned the trade of typographer .
In 1907 he took part in strikes and was arrested. Then he went to Cuba and back to Europe and settled in Paris. There he came into contact with anarchist groups.
He became a journalist and then went via Switzerland and Italy to Egypt and back to France.
In 1912 he made his first short film.
From 1923 Guerra worked in the Ufa film studios in Babelsberg . In 1933, after Hitler came to power, he returned to his homeland.
He died of an aneurysm in 1939 .
Works
- A través de la metralla. Escenas vividas en los frentes y en la retaguardia , 1937.Segunda edición, Madrid: La Malatesta Editorial, 2005.
Filmography
- 1925: A Midsummer Night's Dream
- 1928: The gift box
- 1930: El amor solfeando
Web links
- Armand Guerra Biography in the Kate Sharpley Library
- Armand Guerra at filmportal.de
- Armand Guerra in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- José María Calvo Estivalis in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Guerra, Armand |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Estivalis Calvo, José Maria; Silavitse, José (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish actor, director, screenwriter, writer and anarchist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 4, 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Llíria , Valencia , Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 10, 1939 |
| Place of death | Paris , France |