Eduardo García Maroto
Eduardo García Maroto (born December 14, 1903 in Jaén ; † November 26, 1989 in Madrid ) was one of the pioneers of Spanish cinema as a film director , screenwriter , film editor , actor and production manager .
Life
García Maroto went to Madrid early on, where he worked for "Madrid Films" from 1923, also as an actor, for example. B. in films like Las de Méndez (1927) or Viva Madrid que es mi pueblo (1928) by Fernando Delgado . A little later he went to the Bobis studios in Paris , where he was confronted with the early talkies; Finally, he worked as an editor in the film editing department at the film company CEA.
From a technical as well as artistic point of view, he set the course for film production in his home country and, along with fellow campaigners such as Valeriano León and Miguel Mihura, brought social, political and humanistic aspects to Spanish films. From 1934 he did this in the capacity of director: that year he directed La hija del penal and the short films Una de fieras , Y, ahora, una de ladrones and Una de miedo for CIFESA . During the Spanish Civil War he worked on documentaries in Portugal until, in 1939, again in Spain, he directed Los cuatro Robinsones with actors such as Antonio Mico , Alberto Romea and Mary Santpere . Two years later, Oro vil was an early European western . In 1945 he received another contract in the neighboring country, where the documentaries A Mantilha de Beatriz (1946) and Não Há Rapazes Maus (1947) were created.
From the mid-1950s García Maroto was active as production manager for major international productions with Hollywood participation such as Pride and Passion , Salomon and the Queen of Sheba , Spartacus and Patton - Rebel in Uniform , which were filmed in Spain.
In addition to his filmic activities, García Maroto directed the play Los Amantes de Teruel and acted as a critic for the stage and screen. For his reviews in ABC and the magazine Hermano Lobo he used the pseudonym Marisa Barba .
In 2005 a documentary was made about his life.
In 1955 García Maroto received the Spanish Film Writer's Prize for the screenplay for Tres eran tres .
Filmography (selection)
Director
- 1934: La hija del penal
- 1941: Oro vil
- 1955: Tres eran tres
Web links
- Eduardo García Maroto in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Outline of his life on elpais.com
- Películas en adictosalcine.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Short biography with picture
- ↑ Memorias de un peliculero Página web oficial ( Memento of the original from September 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ filmotecadeandalucia.com ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | García Maroto, Eduardo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish film director, screenwriter, film editor and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 14, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jaén |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 26, 1989 |
| Place of death | Madrid |