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- Frederic Soler was born on 9 October 1839 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer, known for Don Jaume, el conquistador (1994), Teatro catalán (1964) and Lletres catalanes (1974). He died on 4 July 1895 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- Apel·les Mestres was born on 29 October 1854 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Apel·les was a writer, known for Teatro catalán (1964) and Un passeig per la cultura catalana (2007). Apel·les died on 19 July 1936 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- Helena Cavallier was born on 5 May 1855 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. She was an actress, known for Noivado de Sangue (1909), Pela Vitória dos Clubes Carnavalescos (1909) and Mil Adultérios (1910). She died on 15 April 1920 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Francesc Macià was born on 21 October 1859 in Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He died on 25 December 1933 in Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain.
- Santiago Rusiñol was born on 24 February 1861 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer, known for El místico (1926), L'auca del senyor Esteve (1929) and La alegría que pasa (1934). He died on 13 June 1931 in Aranjuez, Madrid, Spain.
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Joan Salvat Papasseit was born on 16 May 1864 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Joan was a writer, known for Le fils de Marie (1973), Taller de comèdies (1975) and Miralls (1999). Joan died on 7 August 1924 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Domènec Ceret was born on 27 February 1865 in Sabadell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor and director, known for La herencia del diablo (1917), La duda (1915) and La loca del monasterio (1916). He died on 27 November 1922 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Enric Morera was born on 22 May 1865 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a composer, known for L'auca del senyor Esteve (1929), TNC Digital: L'Emperadriu del Paral·lel (2021) and La sardanista (1923). He died on 12 March 1942 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Actor
- Director
Joaquín Coss was born on 6 January 1866 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor and director, known for The Grey Automobile (1919), Alma de sacrificio (1917) and En defensa propia (1917). He was married to Emilia Jordán Millanes. He died on 23 February 1947 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.- Set Decorator
Salvador Alarma was born on 18 November 1870 in Barcelona, Spain. He was a set decorator, known for L'auca del senyor Esteve (1929) and Christophe Colomb (1916). He died on 26 March 1941 in Barcelona, Spain.- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Amadeu Vives was born on 18 November 1871 in Collbató, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a composer, known for El amor solfeando (1930), La danza del corazón (1953) and Bohemios (1939). He died on 2 December 1932 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain.- Director
- Cinematographer
- Writer
Fructuós Gelabert was born on 15 January 1874 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Beby y su circo (1915), Fabricación del corcho en Sant Feliu de Guixols (1909) and Lucha por la herencia (1911). He died on 27 February 1955 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Emilia Leovalli was born on 15 February 1875 in Barcelona, Spain. She was an actress, known for Te quiero con locura (1935), Tres Amores (1934) and El cantante de Napoles (1935). She died on 17 August 1964 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Bonaventura Ibáñez was born on 18 February 1876 in Barcelona, Spain. He was an actor, known for Il ponte dei sospiri (1921), The Golden Age (1930) and Beffa di Satana (1915). He died on 1 May 1932 in Barcelona, Spain.
- Ricardo León was born on 15 October 1877 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer, known for El amor de los amores (1944), El amor de los amores (1962) and Novela (1963). He died on 6 December 1943 in Madrid, Spain.
- Writer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Eduardo Marquina was born on 21 January 1879 in Barcelona, Spain. He was a writer, known for Rosa de Francia (1935), The Nail (1944) and Un solo corazón o Los muertos viven (1914). He was married to Mercedes Pichot. He died on 21 November 1946 in New York, USA.- Josep Maria Folch i Torres was born on 29 February 1880 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer, known for El camí de la felicitat (1926), Elisabet (1968) and Teatre per a nois i noies (1983). He died on 15 December 1950 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- Jaime Pahissa was born on 7 October 1880 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Jaime was a composer, known for Aurora de esperanza (1937). Jaime died on 27 October 1969 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Juan Costa Casals was born on 10 May 1882 in Masnou, Barcelona, Spain. He is known for eXtrañas heterodoXias (2021). He died on 11 September 1942 in Utiel, Valencia, Valencia, Spain.- Salvador Rosich was born on 21 March 1884 in Igualada, Barcelona, Spain. He was an actor, known for El fusilamiento de Dorrego (1908). He died on 20 August 1920 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Director
- Cinematographer
- Writer
A pioneer of Spanish cinema, Ricardo de Baños was involved in the film industry almost from its beginnings. He directed his first film in 1904. He also photographed many of his own productions. Although he directed a fair number of films, he is generally regarded as more of an exceptionally notable cameraman than a director.- Pepito Pérez was born on 16 February 1885 in Barcelona, Spain. He was an actor, known for Army Girl (1938), Alias Nick Beal (1949) and Tropic Holiday (1938). He was married to Joanne Perez. He died on 13 July 1975 in Santa Ana, California, USA.
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Manuel Jovés was born on 8 March 1886 in Manresa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is known for Tres anclados en París (1938), Gran Casino (1947) and Las luces de Buenos Aires (1931). He died on 27 August 1927 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.- María Valdealde was born on 10 April 1886 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She was an actress, known for The Lark (1933), Se acabaron las mujeres (1946) and A los cuatro vientos (1955). She was married to Miguel Portomeña Abascal and Vicente G. Cavero. She died on 21 September 1968 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Spanish character actor Luis Alberni was born on October 4, 1886 in Cataluna Barcelona, Spain. His mother's maiden name was Malo, and his father was Judge John Alberni. Luis attended the University of Madrid and majored in Law. Bored with the prospects of long-winded trials, he ran away from home and joined a traveling circus in the south of France as a clown. It was around this time that he discovered his calling and began to get involved in acting. Intent on portraying dramatic characters, while acting in a Shakespearean play (Hamlet), the audience laughed and went hysterical. Due to the recognition he received, it was then that he decided to become a comedian.
In 1914 he emigrated to the United States on board a ship as a steerage passenger and soon went on a traveling road show. Around 1919, he met and married a drawling debutante named Charlotte Hall. Eventually they had three sons together - John, Luis, and Carlos. Around 1938 while still married, he started seeing a blonde from Texas. He soon got divorced from Mrs. Charlotte and married that blonde; she would turn out to be his last wife, Wanda Wilson. Despite having a very tumultuous marriage, they managed to stay together throughout the remainder of his life. They had no children, but Wanda's grand-babies looked to Luis as a grandfather. Around his early to mid-seventies, Luis lived in a home for the elderly devoted to actors, the Motion Picture Television Fund in Woodland Hills most of whom were from the Screen Actors guild or Masquers club. Luis passed away on December 23, 1962 and was buried at Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park in North Hollywood, California.
Now in recent years, Wanda Alberni's great-great-grandson actor Anthony Carrillo is developing a documentary on this great, great character actor's life; if you remember Luis at all, please contact Anthony.- Manuel Urda was born on 1 February 1888 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer, known for Don Cleque marinero (1942) and Los reyes magos de Pituco (1944). He died on 9 September 1974 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- Margarita Xirgu was born on 18 June 1888 in Molins de Rei, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She was an actress, known for Alma torturada (1917), La reina joven (1916) and Blood Wedding (1938). She was married to Josep Arnall. She died on 25 April 1969 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
- Costume Designer
- Art Director
Mariano Andreu was born on 7 November 1888 in Barcelona, Spain. Mariano was a costume designer and art director, known for That Lady (1955) and Le maître de Santiago (1974). Mariano died in 1976.- Rafael Bardem was born on 10 January 1889 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor, known for ¡¡Todo es posible en Granada!! (1954), Diego Corrientes (1959) and Sonatas (1959). He was married to Matilde Muñoz Sampedro. He died on 6 November 1972 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Félix de Pomés was born on 5 February 1889 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor and director, known for The Evil Forest (1952), La madre guapa (1942) and The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks (1944). He died on 17 July 1969 in Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain.- Giovanni Martino was born on 13 March 1889 in Barcelona, Spain. He was an actor, known for Jenny Lind (1931), A Lady's Morals (1930) and El presidio (1930). He died on 23 March 1962 in San Mateo, California, USA.
- Stage and screen actress, she had a daughter, Gladys Lynn-Gautier (September 22, 1922 - 2002), , from her companion director and silent actor Henri Roussel. After a short career as an actress like her mother, Gladys retired in 1946 to marry writer and french academic member Jean-Jacques Gautier. In 1936, Emmy Lynn married wealthy manufacturer Charles Peignot (1897 - 1983) who survived her.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Ricardo Lamotte de Grignón was born on 23 September 1889 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a composer, known for The Evil Forest (1952), Concierto mágico (1953) and Juanillo, papá y mamá (1957). He died on 5 February 1962 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Actor
Andre Cuyas was born on 10 November 1890 in Barcelona, Spain. He was an actor. He died on 18 January 1966 in Miami, Florida, USA.- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Ramón Quadreny was born on 5 April 1892 in Barcelona, Spain. He was an actor and writer, known for La alegría de la huerta (1940), La chica del gato (1943) and Mi enemigo y yo (1944). He died in 1961.- Artigas was born on 16 June 1892 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor, known for The Golden Age (1930) and The Virgin Bride (1937). He died on 11 December 1980 in Gallifa, Catalonia, Spain.
- Elisa Asperó was born on 24 December 1892 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She was an actress, known for En la hacienda (1922), The Call of the Blood (1934) and El señor Tormenta (1963). She was married to Julio Villarreal and Eduardo Rugama. She died on 20 October 1980 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
- Actor
- Music Department
Emili Vendrell i Ibars was a Catalan tenor. He was born in Barcelona, in the Raval quarter, in 1893. His father was a builder so he apprenticed with him and became a stonemason (brickbuilder), yet he always liked music. At seven he entered the Santa Maria del Mar church boys choir (Escolania). When in 1905, aged 12, he met Lluís Millet, director of the main Catalan choir, the Orfeó Català, Emili decided he wanted to join that institution. He succeeded at 18, and during his training there he became soloist tenor. Millet guided him through popular and prayer songs, singing Haydn's Seasons in 1918 and the Evangelist part in Bach's St. Matthew's Passion at the Palau de la Música in 1921, receiving high praise for that work including that of the organ player, Albert Schweitzer. He alternated symphonic works, lieder (often in Catalan) and oratories. This was the Modernisme period (Catalan Art Nouveau equivalent), during which arts and crafts were revalorised and authocthonous traditions retrieved. Emili Vendrell naturally adhered to this trend with song recitals and specially singing Catalan folk tunes, winning popular acclaim and love, since he was a plain man coming from plain people and singing for the people. He even sang "Lohengrin" in Catalan, but he didn't derive into operatic world.
His stage debut took place in Ceret in 1922 playing a brief role under the direction of Enric Morera in an outdoors performance. In 1922 he premiered the Catalan lyric theatre drama by Morera (lyric theatre is Catalan zarzuela genre) "Don Joan de Serrallonga" at Barcelona's Tivoli Theater during its Lyric Theatre season. This genre made him widely popular with audiences in Barcelona, Valencia and Madrid. He sang the premiere of Jacinto Guerrero's "Los Gavilanes" in 1923-4 in Madrid and then "Cançó d'amor i de guerra" and Amadeo Vives'"Doña Francisquita" in Barcelona. Such was his success in this zarzuela that he would sing it some 1.300 times along the years, also in South America and European tournées including France, Italy and Great Britain. Another of his most popular zarzuela performances were "La Generala", "Molinos de viento" and "Los Claveles"; in 1930 he also sang the premiere of "La Dolorosa" by José Serrano in Valencia, another favorite of the audience which he performed over 800 times.
He auditioned at the Liceu theater and in 1936 would sing there Beethoven's 9th. symphony with the Pau Casals orchestra. After the Civil War ended he was judged and condemned to five years exile from Catalonia because of his defence of Catalan culture, afterwards reduced to half that length, which he spent in Madrid and Valencia before returning to Barcelona to great acclaim. He was also popular because of his many radio broadcasts and phonograph recordings, mainly of traditional Catalan songs, which, paired with his dramatic ability, made him specially beloved in his homeland. His delivery of songs like "L'emigrant", "El cant dels ocells", "La taverna d'en Mallol", "A l'ombra d'un lledoner" or "Rosor" (from the lyric play "Pel teu amor" by Ribes) made them favorites to this day. According to the Real Academia de la Historia, Emili Vendrell's voice was "beautiful in tone, pure in emission and clear in diction". Examples can be found in the External Sites section.
He also loved writing and wrote "Les meves cançons" (1921), poems like "El miracle de Sant Ponç" (1949) and lyric pieces ("La Pintosilla", "Adelaida"). He married Marie Coutier, sister of an Orfeó singer, and they had a son, Emili. He coached his son, also a lyric tenor, and arranged for his presentation, and they often performed together. Emili Jr. would inherit his father's taste for Catalan songs and zarzuelas. In 1953, aged 60, he retired from the stage, and in a significant gesture according to his personality, reentered the Orfeó as one more in the men's choir. He wrote two books, the memoirs "El Mestre Millet i jo" ("Teacher Millet and I", 1953) and "El Cant, llibre pel cantant i l'aficionat" ("Singing, a book for the singer and the amateur", 1955). He died in Barcelona in 1962. At his funeral service, people crowded Aragó wide street in Barcelona where the Concepció church is, singing L'emigrant.- Writer
- Soundtrack
J.V. Foix was born on 28 January 1893 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer, known for És quan dormo que hi veig clar (1989), Un passeig per la cultura catalana (2007) and Cap d'any a TV3 (1986). He died on 29 January 1987 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Ramón Martori was born on 11 March 1893 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor, known for La revoltosa (1950), A Christmas Carol (1947) and The Nail (1944). He died on 18 January 1971 in Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain.- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Frederic Mompou was born on 16 April 1893 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a composer, known for Star Trek: Nemesis (2002), Drowned Out (2012) and Cría Cuervos (1976). He was married to Carmen Bravo. He died on 30 June 1987 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Art Department
- Actor
Joan Miró was born on 20 April 1893 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor, known for Marsalis on Music (1995), John Cage (1966) and Around and About Joan Miro (1955). He was married to Pilar Juncosa Iglesias. He died on 25 December 1983 in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.- Editorial Department
- Additional Crew
Francis Cugat was born on 24 May 1893 in Barcelona, Spain. Francis is known for The Quiet Man (1952), The Caine Mutiny (1954) and Jet Pilot (1957). Francis died on 13 July 1981 in Westport, Connecticut, USA.- Art Department
Francesc Cugat was born on 24 May 1893 in Barcelona, Spain. He is known for The Gaucho (1927). He died on 13 July 1981 in Westport, Connecticut, USA.- Production Designer
- Art Director
- Set Decorator
Manuel Fontanals was born on 26 July 1893 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a production designer and art director, known for El niño y la niebla (1953), Cuando levanta la niebla (1952) and La culta dama (1957). He died on 17 September 1972 in Mexico City, Mexico.- Writer
- Soundtrack
Josep Maria de Sagarra was born on 4 March 1894 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a writer, known for El café de la Marina (1934), La herida luminosa (1956) and Estudio 1 (1965). He died on 27 September 1961 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Antonio Cunill Cabanellas was born on 27 August 1894 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a director and writer, known for Locos de verano (1942) and Una ventana a la vida (1953). He died on 18 February 1969 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Martin Garralaga was born on 10 November 1894 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was an actor, known for What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? (1969), La llama sagrada (1931) and Riding the California Trail (1947). He died on 12 June 1981 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Composer
- Soundtrack
Eduard Toldrà was born on 7 April 1895 in Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a composer, known for El señor Esteve (1950), Así es Cataluña (1948) and La imperial Tarragona (1946). He died on 31 May 1962 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.- Judith Vosselli was born on 25 June 1895 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She was an actress, known for Sunny (1930), Dance Magic (1927) and The Awful Truth (1929). She was married to John Eshelman Lloyd. She died on 18 September 1966 in New York City, New York, USA.