Miguel Gila Cuesta
Miguel Gila Cuesta (12 March 1919 – 13 July 2001) was a Spanish comedian and actor. He appeared in 27 films and television shows between 1954 and 1993, and became famous in Spain and Latin America with his comic monologues. He starred in the film ¡Viva lo imposible!, which was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival.
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Miguel Gila Cuesta
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- Born
- 1919.
- Died
- 2001.
- Nationality
- Spain.
- Occupation
- writer, comics artist, film actor, caricaturist and actor.
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Miguel Gila Cuesta (12 March 1919 – 13 July 2001) was a Spanish comedian and actor. He appeared in 27 films and television shows between 1954 and 1993, and became famous in Spain and Latin America with his comic monologues. He starred in the film ¡Viva lo imposible!, which was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival.
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He previously spent some time incarcerated in Valsequillo (until May 1939) and Zamora concentration camps, and later in Madrid prisons like Yeserías, Santa Rita, Carabanchel and, finally, Torrijos, because of having joined the defeated side in the Spanish Civil War.
The Devil Plays the Flute (1953) Adventures of the Barber of Seville (1954) The Louts (1954) Uncle Hyacynth (1956) Let's Make the Impossible! (1958) A Nearly Decent Girl (1963)
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1919
Miguel Gila Cuesta born at Chamartín de la Rosa.
2001
Miguel Gila Cuesta died at Barcelona.
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- 1.Susana Arizaga. Campos de concentración de la Zamora franquista: Un trozo de pan y una lata de sardinas. La Opinión-El Correo de Zamora. 2021-11-22.
- 2.La cárcel de Carabanchel pide un hueco en la memoria histórica, Soitu, 19 September 2008.
- 3.García Razón, Juan Ignacio. Muere Miguel Gila, maestro de humoristas. ABC. 31,276. 92. 2001-07-13.
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