Memorias del general Escobar

101 minutes

9/21/1984

Overview

After the end of the Spanish Civil War, General Antonio Escobar Huerta stoically awaits his execution, accused of military treason and sentenced to death for having sworn allegiance to the Republic. Despite being a man of deep religious convictions, Antonio Escobar decided to make an oath honoring the legally constituted government of the Second Spanish Republic against the military uprising led by Francisco Franco and supported by the Catholic Church. While waiting for his execution in prison, he recalls the beginning of the Civil War, the years of battles during which he ascended to the rank of General, and his own decisions, of which he has no regrets. With a clear conscience, Escobar waits his own execution with the calm of those who know they have done their duty. "If my life and that of all who have fallen serves to avoid this from happening again, our blood will not have been in vain" - Antonio Escobar Huerta.

Cast List

Antonio Ferrandis
as Coronel / Antonio Escobar Huerta
Elisa Ramírez
as Rosario del Niño Jesús / Carmen
Luis Prendes
as General Aranguren
José Antonio Ceinos
as Antonio Escobar
África Pratt
as Angelita
Francisco Piquer
as Coronel Ruiz
Pedro Valentín
as Martínez
Jesús Puente
as General Rojo
Fernando Guillén
as General Goded
Alfonso del Real
as Guarda Retiro
Antonio Iranzo
as Buenaventura Durruti
José María Caffarel
as Manuel Azaña
Juan Ollé
as Lluís Companys
Jordi Serrat
as Escofet
Teófilo Calle
as Juan Negrín
Carlos Martí
as Josep Tarradellas
Francisco Grijalvo
as Capitán Pedro
Tino Díaz
as Capitán Bermúdez de Casto
Fernando Guillén Cuervo
as José Escobar
Mauricio Lapeña
as Teniente
Maruja Recio
as María
Ramón Reparaz
as Francisco Largo Caballer
Paco Racionero
as Ruiz
Emilio Higuera
Joaquín Castelló
as Teniente Alfaro
Jordi Batalla
as Miliciano
Manuel Bronchud
as Miliciano
Víctor Melero
as Miliciano
Alejandro Solórzano
as Antoñito
Moisés Vicente
as Niño
Ton Gras
as Miliciano
Julio Vélez
as Ayudante General Escobar
Anastasio Campoy
as Capitán (uncredited)
Alfonso Castizo
as Julio Alvarez del Vayo (uncredited)
Daniel Medrán
as Miliciano (uncredited)
Fredy Ripers
as Ascaso (uncredited)