The Wheel of Life (1942 film)

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The Wheel of Life
SpanishLa rueda de la vida
Directed byEusebio Fernández Ardavín
Written byH. S. Valdés
Ramón Torrado
Eusebio Fernández Ardavín
Produced byCesáreo González
StarringAntoñita Colomé
Ismael Merlo
CinematographyHenri Barreyre
Edited byAntonio Martínez
Music byModesto Rebollo
Production
company
Release date
  • 13 November 1942 (1942-11-13)
Running time
90 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

The Wheel of Life (Spanish: La rueda de la vida) is a 1942 Spanish film directed by Eusebio Fernández Ardavín.[1]

Synopsis[edit]

The singer Nina Luján falls in love with Alberto del Vall, a composer who became famous in America and the two meet again after years, when she has entered an asylum after failing in her artistic career.

Cast[edit]

  • Ismael Merlo as Alberto del Vall
  • Antoñita Colomé as Nina Luján
  • Gabriel Algara as Don Ricardo
  • Pedro Barreto as Peter
  • Eduardo Stern as Enrique
  • Alfonso Mancheño as Federico
  • Elisa Cavalcanti as Criada
  • Antonio Bayón as Don Rosendo
  • Xan das Bolas as Juanito
  • Salvador Videgaín
  • M. Romero Hita as Francisco
  • Antonio Casas as Javier
  • Esperanza Hidalgo as Trini
  • Elena Salvador

Reception[edit]

The Wheel of Life was nominated for the best film of year in Spain, and was one of the five best films of the year.

References[edit]

  1. ^ de España, Rafael. Directory of Spanish and Portuguese Film-Makers and Films. Greenwood Press, 1994. ISBN 0313294593.

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