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Adolfo Torrado

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Adolfo Torrado (2 May 1904 – 12 July 1958) was a Spanish playwright, screenwriter, and author, best known for his highly popular comedies during the 1940s and 1950s. Born in A Coruña, Spain, he began his literary career as a writer for La Voz de Galicia and later established himself as a successful dramatist in Madrid. Several of his theatrical works were adapted for the screen, including Los hijos de la noche (1939), directed by Benito Perojo, and El gran Calavera (1949), directed by Luis Buñuel. He also wrote the screenplay for Botón de ancla (1948), directed by his brother Ramón Torrado. His plays were characterized by melodrama, humor, sentimental themes, and stories centered on humble or marginalized characters. He died in Madrid, Spain, on 12 July 1958.

Known For

The Great Madcap

73%

Writer

1949

The Straying Rooster

65%

Writer

1952

Los hijos de la noche

62%

Dialogue

1939

El indiano

66%

Writer

1955

Jalisco canta en Sevilla

64%

Story

1949

Siete mujeres

75%

Author

1944

Siete mujeres

67%

Writer

1953

El hombre que las enamora

57%

Story

1944

El indiano

66%

Writer

1955

Siete mujeres

67%

Writer

1953

The Straying Rooster

65%

Writer

1952

Air Lashings

50%

Writer

1951

Air Lashings

50%

Additional Dialogue

1951

Historia en dos aldeas

80%

Story

1950

Sabela De Cambados

65%

Writer

1949

The Great Madcap

73%

Writer

1949

Jalisco canta en Sevilla

64%

Story

1949

Botón de ancla

60%

Dialogue

1948

El Emigrado

80%

Writer

1947

Mar abierto

100%

Story

1946

El hombre que las enamora

57%

Story

1944

Siete mujeres

75%

Author

1944

El rey de las finanzas

80%

Story

1944

El hombre de los muñecos

78%

Writer

1943

Éramos 7 a la mesa

80%

Story

1942

Stowaway on Board!

70%

Story

1941

El famoso Carballeira

80%

Screenplay

1940

Los hijos de la noche

62%

Dialogue

1939

Veinte mil duros

100%

Theatre Play

1936

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