Director

Juan de Orduña

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Directed movies: 37Directed series: 0All crew credits: 41

TMDB ID: 1012085

IMDb ID: nm0649563

Known for: Directing

Born: December 26, 1900

Died: February 2, 1974

Age: 73

Place of birth: Madrid, Spain

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1924 - 2022

Years active: 99

Average TMDB rating: 5.4

Wikidata: Q940451

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Biography

Juan de Orduña y Fernández-Shaw (Madrid, December 27, 1900-id., February 3, 1974) was a Spanish film director and actor. Born into a family of aristocrats, he studied law. His artistic career as an actor began in the twenties, joining Emilio Thuiller's theater company. In the following years he took part in numerous silent plays. He participated as a leading actor in the first sound film of Spanish cinema, El misterio de la Puerta del Sol (1929). After the arrival of sound films, his presence in front of the camera became less frequent, although he would still participate in films of certain renown such as Nobleza baturra (1935), by Florián Rey. His career as a director stood out especially in the decade following the end of the Spanish Civil War, when he became one of the most prolific filmmakers of the time and also one of the public's favorites.

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