Merry-Go-Round c. 1950

A series of vignettes set in Madrid, where its residents manage to sustain entertainment, hope and love in a city still suffering the wounds caused by the Spanish Civil War.

Cast

María Adánez

as Catalana

Francisco Algora

as Povedano

Manuel Andrés

as Fulgencio

Ángel de Andrés López

as Acisclo

María Asquerino

as Doña Justa

Aurora Bautista

as Doña Anunciada

Frank Braña

as Don Luis

Juan Calot

as Comprador de libros

José Caride

as Carmen

Roberto Catarineu

as Jacobo

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