The Cat (1956 film)

The Cat
Directed by
  • Margarita Alexandre
  • Rafael María Torrecilla
Written by César Fernández Ardavín
Produced by
  • Margarita Alexandre
  • Juan José Melgar
  • Luis Ramírez Villasuso
  • Rafael María Torrecilla
Cinematography Juan Mariné
Edited by Mercedes Alonso
Music by Miguel Asins Arbó
Production
companies
  • Eurociné
  • Hispano Foxfilms
  • Nervión Films
Distributed by Hispano Foxfilms
Release date
1 April 1956
Running time
94 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Spain
Language Spanish

The Cat (Spanish:La gata) is a 1956 French-Spanish drama film directed by Margarita Alexandre and Rafael María Torrecilla and starring Aurora Bautista, Jorge Mistral and José Nieto. It is set in the world of bullfighting. It was shot in Eastmancolor and Cinemascope.

Plot

Her name is María, but everyone knows her by the nickname of The Cat. Daughter of the overseer of an Andalusian cortijo, she is wooed by several men of the village, among them the young Joselillo. But The Cat only feels love for Juan, a handsome and cocky worker who dreams of being a bullfighter.

Cast