1. Ana Maria Arroyo Mariscal better known as Ana Mariscal was a classic Spanish film actress, director, screenwriter and film producer.
11 Facts About Ana Mariscal
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Ana Mariscal is iconic in 1940s and 1950s Spanish cinema.
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Ana Mariscal's brother Luis Arroyo was an actor and film director.
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Ana Mariscal was born in Madrid in 1923 to a middle-class family.
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Ana Mariscal's father owned a furniture store and a theater that would provide Mariscal much of her early exposure to acting.
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Ana Mariscal decided to pursue acting after being incidentally cast in her first film role.
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Ana Mariscal began her career after accompanying her actor brother Luis Arroyo to an audition for El Ultimo Husar.
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Ana Mariscal made her directorial debut with Segundo Lopez, a film she wrote and starred in.
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Ana Mariscal later directed her esteemed work They fired with their lives that deals with the Spanish Civil War; an event Mariscal herself lived through during her childhood.
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Ana Mariscal began teaching classes at the IIEC while still balancing acting and directing jobs.
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Ana Mariscal eventually receded from the world of film making and dedicate her time entirely to the study of literature.