Edgar Neville

Biography

Edgar Neville Romrée, Count of Berlanga de Duero (1899-1967) was a Spanish diplomat, playwright, and film director. He is considered one of the best directors of post-war Spain. Neville's life could be regarded as eventful. After a short participation in the Rif War as a hussar, Neville entered the artistic world, making friends with figures such as José López Rubio, Luis Buñuel, Federico García Lorca, Manuel de Falla, and Salvador Dalí. At the same time, in 1922 he became a diplomat, thanks to which he travelled the world until he settled in Los Angeles. There he met Charles Chaplin, who introduced him to the industry as a writer. In the 1930s, he returned to Spain and became romantically involved with Conchita Montes, with whom he would make most of his films. However, the Civil War broke out and Neville served the Republic as a diplomat in London while also working as a spy for the rebel side. Once discovered, he fled until he ended up in the rebel zone, where he carried out propaganda services. Once the war was over, and after a period in Italy, he settled in Marbella, recording excellent films and plays in all genres, the most outstanding examples being Life on a Thread (19…

Directed

1. La torre de los siete jorobados (1944) — Director
2. The Crime of Bordadores Street (1946) — Director
3. The Last Horse (1950) — Director
4. La vida en un hilo (1945) — Director
5. Carnival Sunday (1945) — Director
6. Nothing (1947) — Director
7. The Irony of Money (1957) — Director
8. Mi calle (1960) — Director
9. The Marquis of Salamanca (1948) — Director
10. El baile (1959) — Director
11. Flamenco (1952) — Director
12. Carmen and the Reds (1939) — Director
13. El señor Esteve (1948) — Director
14. Verbena (1941) — Director
15. Long Live the Free People (1939) — Director
16. Correo de Indias (1942) — Director
17. Ciudad Universitaria (1938) — Director
18. Yo quiero que me lleven a Hollywood (1931) — Director
19. Sancta Maria (1942) — Director
20. La señorita de Trevélez (1936) — Director
21. Café de París (1943) — Director
22. Fairytale (1951) — Director
23. The Bullfighter's Suit (1947) — Director
24. The Devil's Roundup (1952) — Director
25. Do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si (1935) — Director
26. El malvado Carabel (1935) — Director
27. Spain Youth (1938) — Director
28. Fake News (1933) — Director
29. La Parrala (1941) — Director

Also appeared in

1. La señorita de Trevélez (1936) — Un huésped
2. Fake News (1933) — Narrador