Mario Cabré

Nocturne 29 (1969)

Portabella's first feature, co-scripted by poet Joan Brossa, became one of the most influential works of the Barcelona avant-garde, although like all his early films, it circulated only in an underground fashion. Eschewing dialogue, the director constructs ...

Don't Count On Your Fingers (1967)

Pere Portabella's first work as a director starts with the following phrase: "defeated…but not conquered". This may or should be taken as an allusion to the technical K.O. taken by Portabella from Franco's regime during the sixties as regards his work as ...

Trampa mortal (1963)

A former convict, named Raul Vela, and a cabaret singer, called Clara, are a couple who tries to lead a normal life. He has found an employment and she wants to leave the cabaret. One day an old chief, who wants to disappear, proposes him to justify his su ...

Los hampones (1961)

A woman robs the authoritarian boss of a criminal gang and then falls in love with a buddy. ...

Noche de tormenta (1955)

An outsider seduces and deceives a small-town girl, taking advantage of her innocence, in order to kill her mother. ...

Nuits andalouses (1954)

When her father died, Dominique de Bellocombes inherited her ancestors' château, some worthless shares and a mine in Spain. To save the castle, which is in danger of falling into ruin, and pay off her debts, she is determined to marry Armand de Puysherbeu ...

Misión en Buenos Aires (1954)

Siempre Carmen (1953)

Tercio de quites (1951)

Spanish bullfighter and a Mexican one have a friendly rivalry spanning decades. ...

Una cubana en España (1951)

Blanquita, a very superstitious Cuban young woman, visits a fortune teller on the eve of her wedding to Roberto. She predicts that her first husband is destined to die, as well as would not make her happy. Believing this and according to her uncle, Blanqu ...

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951)

Pandora Reynolds is a woman who has never fallen in love – but one who men kill and die for. When she meets dashing and mysterious ship's captain Hendrik van der Zee, he pushes her to commit the ultimate act of love. ...

La mujer, el torero y el toro (1950)

Canción mortal (1948)

Oro y marfil (1947)