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Alfonso Paso
Writer

Alfonso Paso

12 Sep 1926Born
10 Jul 1978Died
51Age at death
47Credits

Biography

Alfonso Paso (12 September 1926 – 10 July 1978) was a Spanish dramatist. He wrote over a hundred plays, mainly light comedies, sometimes laced with black humour and tragedy. There were also police dramas and examples of what he called "social theatre". He was known for the well crafted complexity of his plots and for the originality of his situations and characters.

Alfonso Paso Gil was born into a "theatre dynasty" in Madrid. His father was the Zarzuela playwright and librettist Antonio Paso y Cano (1878–1950).

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His mother was the actress Juana Gil.

Early on he abandoned a career as an aeronautical engineer and turned to the study of Philosophy and Literature, graduating in 1952 and focusing on American History and Archeology. Later he studied Medicine and Psychiatry, then switching again, this time to journalism. He would continue to work as a journalist until the mid-1970s. He married Evangelina Jardiel, daughter of Enrique Jardiel Poncela (1901–1952). Their children included the actress Paloma Paso Jardiel. Although he often worked as an actor, his more lasting notability results from his work as a writer.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 1984Ohnsorg Theater - Oh, diese Eltern!Film: Writer
  2. 1978Préstamela esta nocheFilm: Writer
  3. 1977Usted puede ser un asesinoFilm: Writer
  4. 1977Estoy hecho un chavalFilm: Writer
  5. 1977La mujer es un buen negocioFilm: Screenplay
  6. 1976Mauricio, mon amourFilm: Enfermo en la clínica
  7. 1976El señor está servidoFilm: Sotillo
  8. 1974Doctor, me gustan las mujeres, ¿es grave?Film: Screenplay
  9. 1974Dormir Y Ligar: Todo Es EmpezarFilm: Alfonso Paso, miembro del jurado (uncredited), Writer
  10. 1973Si Yo Fuera RicoSeries: Writer (1 episode)
  11. 1973Celos, amor y Mercado ComúnFilm: Director, Writer
  12. 1973El abuelo tiene un planFilm: Dr. Juan G. Bolt, Writer
  13. 1972Vamos a contar mentirasFilm: Writer
  14. 1972Ligue StoryFilm: Señor del anuncio (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
  15. 1971Cómo casarse en siete díasFilm: Writer
  16. 1970Enseñar a un sinvergüenzaFilm: Writer
  17. 1970The Other ResidenceFilm: Director, Writer
  18. 1970Los extremeños se tocanFilm: Director, Screenplay
  19. 1969EspañolearFilm: Screenplay
  20. 1969Cuatro noches de bodaFilm: Screenplay
  21. 1969No somos ni Romeo ni JulietaFilm: Director, Writer
  22. 1969Vamos por la parejitaFilm: Director
  23. 1968Los subdesarrolladosFilm: Writer
  24. 1968Los que tocan el pianoFilm: Writer
  25. 196740 grados a la sombraFilm: Writer
  26. 1967Amor a la españolaFilm: Van Criep, Writer
  27. 1967Si quieroFilm: Writer
  28. 1966Lola, espejo oscuroFilm: Dorigan
  29. 1965Una tal DulcineaFilm: Writer
  30. 1964Find Me That GirlFilm: Writer
  31. 1964The New CinderellaFilm: Writer
  32. 1963Marisol rumbo a RíoFilm: Writer
  33. 1963Una tal DulcineaFilm: Writer
  34. 1963Los derechos de la mujerFilm: Writer
  35. 1962Salto mortalFilm: Writer
  36. 1961¡Adiós, Mimí Pompón!Film: Screenplay
  37. 1961Cuidado con las personas formalesFilm: Writer
  38. 1960Navidades en junioFilm: Screenplay
  39. 1960There Is Someone Behind the DoorFilm: Screenplay
  40. 1959De espaldas a la puertaFilm: Screenplay
  41. 1958Aquellos tiempos del cupléFilm: Writer
  42. 1957Susanna and MeFilm: Writer
  43. 1955Blocked pathsFilm: Writer
  44. 1955Cursed MountainsFilm: Writer
  45. 1954Merry ChristmasFilm: Writer
  46. 1954El alcalde de ZalameaFilm: Writer
  47. 1948Conflicto inesperadoFilm: Writer

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