The Wheel of Life (Spanish: La rueda de la vida) is a 1942 Spanish film directed by Eusebio Fernández Ardavín.[1]

Synopsis

The singer Nina Luján falls in love with Alberto del Vall, a composer who became famous in America and the two meet again after years, when she has entered an asylum after failing in her artistic career.

Cast

  • Ismael Merlo as Alberto del Vall
  • Antoñita Colomé as Nina Luján
  • Gabriel Algara as Don Ricardo
  • Pedro Barreto as Peter
  • Eduardo Stern as Enrique
  • Alfonso Mancheño as Federico
  • Elisa Cavalcanti as Criada
  • Antonio Bayón as Don Rosendo
  • Xan das Bolas as Juanito
  • Salvador Videgaín
  • M. Romero Hita as Francisco
  • Antonio Casas as Javier
  • Esperanza Hidalgo as Trini
  • Elena Salvador

Reception

The Wheel of Life was nominated for the best film of year in Spain, and was one of the five best films of the year.

References

  1. ^ de España, Rafael. Directory of Spanish and Portuguese Film-Makers and Films. Greenwood Press, 1994. ISBN 0313294593.


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