Cesareo Gonzalez

Cesáreo González (born May 29, 1903 in Vigo , † March 20, 1968 in Madrid ) was a Spanish film producer.

Life

González came from a poor Galician family. In the mid-1920s he emigrated to Cuba, traveled on to Mexico and finally returned to Spain in 1931. In 1941 he founded the film company Suevia Films , which was to remain one of the most important Spanish film companies for a long time. González preferred to work with a permanent group of directors, including José Luis Sáenz de Heredia and Florián Rey , and also with a permanent group of actors. Among the latter, which he z. T. discovered and promoted were Lola Flores , Carmen Sevilla , José Suárez , Paquita Rico , José Jiménez Fernández and Sara Montiel .

When González died unexpectedly in 1968, the decline of his film company began.

Movies

The first film produced, called Polizón a bordo (Hidden Passenger on Board), was considered the best film of the year in French-speaking Spain. The film El abanderado , produced in 1943, dealt with the Spanish fight against Napoleon . Later on, folklore and comedies were one of the film society's strengths.

The film La venganza ( Revenge ) won a Palme d' Or and was nominated for an Oscar .

The Suevia Films company produced a total of more than 100 films, including:

• Polizón a Bordo (1941)
• El abanderado (1943)
• Bambú (1945)
• Reina Santa (1946)
• El emigrado (1946)
• La Fe (1947)
• Botón de Ancla (1947)
• La nao Capitana (1947)
• Mare Nostrum (1948)
• La noche del sabado (1950)
• La corona negra (1950)
• Apolo Theater (1950)
• La trinca del aire (1951)
• La Señora de Fátima (1951)
• Camelia (1953)
• Pena, penita, pena (1953)
• La bella Otero (1954)
• La Faraona (1955)
• Limosna de amores (1955)
• Faustina (1956)
• Calle Mayor (1956)
• La Guerra Empieza en Cuba (1957)
• La venganza (1958)
• El balcony de la luna (1962)

literature

• Alberto Mira; The A to Z of Spanish Cinema; 2010, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 9780810876224

Web links

• Cesáreo González in theInternet Movie Database(English)