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La venganza de Don Mendo (1961)

Directed by Fernando Fernán Gómez

Overview

Don Mendo, Marquess of Cabra, gallant and dashing knight of medieval Castilian, is also a virtuous mandoline player and a specialist in climbing towers. But he has a bad run, all played and all lost at seven-thirty (card game), and lost his honor playing in his latest escalation of love to the apartment of his beloved and beautiful Magdalena. Don Nuño Manso de Jarama, father of Magdalena, has pledged the hand of his daughter to the Duke of Toro,  and surprises Don Mendo in the room of Magdalena. To save the honor of his beloved one, Don Mendo says that no love has led him to the Tower, but he has climbed to steal. Magdalena is clean of all suspicion, and he is condemned to die buried in the castle wall. The Marquess of Moncada and other noble gentlemen, all friends of Don Mendo, facilitate his escape.

Length 87 minutes

Actors

Fernando Fernán Gómez | Paloma Valdés | Juanjo Menéndez | Antonio Garisa | Joaquín Roa | Lina Canalejas | María Luisa Ponte | José Vivó | Paula Martel | Lola Cardona | Naima Lamcharki | Francisco Camoiras | Antonio Queipo | Xan das Bolas | Julio Goróstegui | Rafael Samaniego | Pilar Gómez Ferrer | Fernando Sánchez Polack | Margarita Torino | José Antonio Izaguirre | Agustín Zaragoza | Manuel Aguilera | Joaquín Pamplona | Enrique Navarro | Ángel Calero | Joaquín Burgos | Eugenio Dicente | Enrique Soto | Laureano Franco | Paquita Guillot | Manuel Flores | Rafael Cortés