Mary Santpere
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Mary Santpere.
Born: September 2, 1913
Place of Birth: Barcelona, Spain
Known For
Life in Shadows
The creative and ambitious Carlos, a young Spanish film buff, manages to become a professional camera operator with time and effort, and is also blessed with the love of Ana, which he has longed for; but the outbreak of the Civil War in 1936 changes everything for both of them.
National Heritage
After the death of General Franco, the Leguineche family leaves their estate of Los Tejadillos, where they have remained for decades in voluntary exile, with the purpose of returning to Madrid to actively participate in the social events of the aristocracy and to get closer to the closest circle of the Spanish monarch. The obsession of the old marquis is centered on getting in touch with the most illustrious surnames, to ascend socially and to resume the pomp and courtly life that his family lost a long time ago. To this end, he decides to move into an old palace he owns, located in the center of the capital, but not before overcoming the difficulties posed by his wife, who deeply hates both her husband and her son. To regain control of the palace, the Marquis of Leguineche tries to handicap his wife, arguing an incurable mental illness, and then undertake a reform of the place in order to adapt it to aristocratic life.
El pícaro
El difunto es un vivo
Rosendo has an annoying habit: trying to fix everything that breaks at home. Suffering continues scorns from his wife and his horrible mother, decides to appear dead and then come back as his twin brother and thus win back the love of his family with the help of his friend Luquitas.
El hincha
A passionate football player complicates the life of his family driven by his passion. Enthusiastic, fanatic, and passionate, the fervor of football runs through the blood of the main character as if it were a matter of life and death. Raised in an atmosphere of football art supporters, the young man organizes his life around this sport. The comedy is understood as a portrait of the world of football, from the point of view of day to day that passes the protagonist fan.
El precio de la risa
The life of Paco Martínez Soria (1902-1982), one of the most famous and beloved Spanish actors, both on stage and screen; a comedian, a theatrical producer, an idol for the masses. A celebration of the uncommon gift of making people laugh.
La banda de los tres crisantemos
Parque de Madrid
In the Madrid of the fifties, during any day, whether by chance or fate, a series of characters live all kinds of stories, funny stories and some not so, in one of the most beautiful parks that exist in the city, the Retiro park, known as Parque de Madrid.
¡Bruja, más que bruja!
A small provincial town lives under the caprices of Don Justin, the local cacique. This forces the young Mariana to marry him, taking advantage of the fact that her nephew Juan, the boyfriend of the girl, is far away from military service. Upon his return, Juan is mocked and goes to a witch to assist him in his revenge.
Makinavaja, el último choriso
A movie based on the Spanish comic strip of the same name.
Filmography
as Self
as Herself (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Cornélia
as La Maru
as Veïna
as Dependenta
as Bàrbara
as Abuela
as Eli
as Madre de Jorge (as Mari Santpere)
as Tía Aniceta
as Condesa
as Mare Bigotis
as Madre de Rosa
as Rosa
as Tía Larga
as Empleada de Alma
as Mare de Rull-Artós
as Polonia, la centenaria
as Tía de Coqui
as Dorothy (uncredited)
as Gracia
as Clotilde de Clo
as Doña Lupe
as Susana
as Paz / Julia
as Oscar J. Bennett
as Fidelidad Pimentel
as María Marco
as Marta
as Doña Amalia
as Marilyn Kerrigan
as Tía de Francisco
as Doña Adela
as Camarera
as Handmaid
as Señorita #1
as Katherine Smith
as Doña Cloefé
as Baronesa
as Paz
as Extranjera