Celia Gámez
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Celia Gámez.
Born: August 25, 1905
Place of Birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Known For
Songs for After a War
A particular reading of the hard years of famine, repression and censorship after the massacre of the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), through popular culture: songs, newspapers and magazines, movies and newsreels.
Las Leandras
After finishing her studies in London, Patricia returns to Spain, excited to see her mother again, a famous revue showgirl. But upon her arrival, she discovers that her mother is ruined and working in a low-tier theater. Mother and daughter decide to fight together to regain fame and fortune.
La Comedia Musical Española
Los Xey: A Real Movie Story
The incredible story of Los Xey, a musical group born in San Sebastián, Spain, in 1940, which achieved and maintained an extraordinary worldwide success until its dissolution in 1961.
Murió el sargento Laprida
A corporal and sergeant in the fire service fight over a woman.
Rápteme usted
Áurea Diamantina, a movie star who has quarreled with her husband, stays at a grand hotel where, in order to get free publicity, conspires with her manager to simulate a kidnapping. Meanwhile, her jealous husband hires a private detective to keep an eye on her.
My Son is Not What He Seems
Love, music and entanglements: a showgirl tries luck in tragedy, but she will be surprised by the arrival of her son from Bombay, with ideas very different from those of Spain; while the successor of this one - and neighbor - gains a plus doing "favors" to the gentle admirers.
El diablo con faldas
A revue theater company alters the mayor's life when it arrives in his town.
El bromista
Filmography
as Self - Singer (archive footage)
as Celia Gámez
as Self (archive footage)
as Marga
as Rosa Valverde / Self
as Áurea Diamantina