Luis Mariano
Encyclopedia
Adventures of the Barber of Seville
Adventures of the Barber of Seville is a 1954 Spanish comedy film directed by Ladislao Vajda. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Luis Mariano - Fígaro* Lolita Sevilla - Pepilla* Danielle Godet - Rosina...
and Le Chanteur de Mexico
Le Chanteur de Mexico
Le Chanteur de Mexico is a French film directed by Richard Pottier starring Luis Mariano and Bourvil, released in 1957. It was a screen version of Francis Lopez' operetta that premiered at the Théâtre du Châtelet on 15 December 1951....
(1957) and became popular in France as well as his native Spain.
Luis Mariano was born in Irun
Irun
Irun is a town of the Bidasoa-Txingudi region in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Autonomous Community, Spain...
, Spain on 13 August 1914, the son of a garagiste and taxi-driver and showed interest in singing as a child. His family moved to France at the start of the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
and settled in Bordeaux where he studied at the Conservatoire, and also sang in cabarets.
Jeanne Lagiscarde, who was in charge of the classical department of a record store in Bordeaux, took Mariano under her wing, and gave up her job to nurture his talent in Paris. To earn a living, he sang in stage shows and appeared films, starting with 'L'escalier sans fin' in 1943. That year he auditioned for the role of Ernesto in Don Pasquale
Don Pasquale
Don Pasquale is an opera buffa, or comic opera, in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. The librettist Giovanni Ruffini wrote the Italian language libretto after Angelo Anelli's libretto for Stefano Pavesi's Ser Marcantonio ....
, and sang in the opera at the Palais de Chaillot and later at the Théâtre des Variétés
Théâtre des Variétés
The Théâtre des Variétés is a theatre and "salle de spectacles" at 7, boulevard Montmartre, 2nd arrondissement, in Paris. It was declared a monument historique in 1975.-History:...
, with Vina Bovy
Vina Bovy
Vina Bovy born Ghent 22 May 1900, died in the same city 16 May 1983 was a Belgian operatic soprano.She studied in the Conservatoire in Ghent under Willemot, and first appeared on stage aged 17 as Argentine in Les deux billets . Her debut at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie was on October 4, 1920 as...
, recording excerpts from the opera. He also left many recordings of popular song and operetta.
He continued to appear in other films from 1946, including a singing role in Napoléon
Napoléon (1955 film)
Napoléon is a 1955 French historical epic film directed by Sacha Guitry that depicts major events in the life of Napoleon I of France.The film is notable for its use of location shooting for numerous scenes, especially at the French estates of Malmaison and Fontainebleau, the Palace of Versailles,...
and a film adaptation of Lehar's Der Zarewitsch
Der Zarewitsch
Der Zarewitsch is an operetta in three acts by Franz Lehár. The German libretto by Heinz Reichert and Béla Jenbach is based on the play of the same name by Polish author Gabriela Zapolska. One his later operettas, Lehár composed the work as a vehicle for Richard Tauber, the acclaimed Austrian tenor...
.
In his encyclopedia Gänzl describes Mariano as a "svelte singing idol of French operetta of the post-war stage and screen". Mariano died in Paris in 1970.
His music is featured prominently in the 1996 Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
film Le huitième jour
Le Huitième Jour
Le huitième jour is a Belgian 1996 film that tells the story of the friendship that develops between two men who meet by chance...
in which he is played by Laszlo Harmati during scenes employing magical realism.
Selected filmography
- I Like Only YouI Like Only YouI Like Only You , is a French comedy film from 1950, directed by Pierre Montazel, written by Jean Montazel, and starring by Luis Mariano and Louis de Funès.- Cast :* Louis de Funès : pianist of the orchestra...
(1949) - Not Any Weekend for Our LoveNot Any Weekend for Our LoveNot Any Weekend for Our Love , is a French film from 1950, directed by Pierre Montazel, written by Pierre Montazel, and starring by Luis Mariano...
(1950) - Candide ou l'optimisme au XXe siècleCandide ou l'optimisme au XXe siècleCandide ou l'Optimisme du XXe siècle is a 1960 French comedy drama film directed by Norbert Carbonnaux and written by Carbonnaux and Albert Simonin. It stars Jean-Pierre Cassel as Candide, Pierre Brasseur as Pangloss, Louis de Funès as the officer of the Gestapo, and Daliah Lavi as Cunégonde...
(1960)
External links
- Official web site
- The complete website of Luis Mariano : http://www.luis-mariano.com
http://jose-crespo-larraza.jimdo.com/accueil-inicio/
http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/177462082344142/