TOP 5: MARIANO OZORES MOVIES
By Elena Anele (*)
Mariano Ozores has been one of the most popular Spanish directors of our times. He made several comedies but it is true that he worked on almost every cinema genre with great box office results. Yesterday he was given the Honorary Goya Award and that is why I wanted to share my Top 5 with you all:
1. LA HORA INCÓGNITA (1964)
Directed and written by Mariano Ozores
Stars: Emma Penella, José Luis Ozores, Antonio Ozores…
A rocket, due to a technical problem, is out of orbit and it is believed to land in a Spanish village. The place is supposed to be emptied but for different reasons some inhabitants decided to stay there….
2. LOS BINGUEROS (1979)
Directed and written by Mariano Ozores
Stars: Fernando Esteso, Andrés Pajares, Antonio Ozores…
Amadeo is a middling bank employee that will never be wealthy. Fermín has no future, he is unemployed, he makes ends meet thanks to odd jobs and book sales. They think Bingo will be the answer for all their problems… but they soon will become addicted and feel trapped by gambling.
3. LAS DOS Y MEDIA Y… VENENO (1959)
Directed and written by Mariano Ozores
Stars: José Luis Ozores, Antonio Ozores, Fernando Rey…
Don Seven has wasted his niece’s legacy, the one he only had to administer. A million pesetasos left to be given to her when he dies so he together with his niece and nephews wanted to scam his death with a fake certificate, but some of his relatives do not want it to be just fake…
4. YO HICE A ROQUE III (1984)
Directed and written by Mariano Ozores
Stars: Fernando Esteso, Andrés Pajares, Antonio Ozores…
Roque is a sponger who lives at Federico’s house, a famous ex-jockey who need to lose some weight. It is a parody of Stallone’s Rocky.
5. NOSOTROS, LOS DECENTES (1976)
Director: Mariano Ozores
Stars: Carmen Sevilla, José Luis López Vázquez, Florinda Chico….
A seller contracts a young woman to take care of his ill wife. He immediately falls in love with her…. A perfect example of what is is called El destape, kind of soft-core cinema that became very famous after Franco’s death.
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Elena Anele is the woman in charge of SPANISHFEAR.COM, Horror Rises from Spain and Un Fan de Paul Naschy . A literature and cinema researcher, finishing her postgraduate studies with a thesis about the mystic filmmaker José Val del Omar. She has published in different media and books as Fangoria or Hidden Horror. She has also been in charge of several translations including Javier Trujillo’s complete works, La Mano Film Fest, The Man who Saw Frankenstein Cry and many more.
