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Natalia de Molina was born on 19 December 1989 in Linares, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain. She is an actress, known for Food and Shelter (2015), Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed (2013) and Adiós (2019).- Ángel Aranda was born on 18 September 1934 in Jaén, Andalucía, Spain. He was an actor, known for Javier y los invasores del espacio (1967), Planet of the Vampires (1965) and The Last Days of Pompeii (1959). He died on 21 April 2024 in Málaga, Spain.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
"The Little Nightingale", as he was widely known in Spain when he became a widely successful child star, had a very troubled childhood that led to an even more troubled life as an adult. José Jiménez Fernández was born in Beas de Segura (Jaén, Andalucía, Spain), on February 11, 1943, although some sources claim it was in 1947, due to false advertising by the studios that made his movies, and which wanted to make him appear younger than he really was (an obsession that haunted him through the whole of his career), pretending he was 9 at the moment of his debut, when he actually was 13.
Discovered as a singer by Luis Mariano, who got him to perform in France, Joselito was introduced to the movie business in 1956 by Antonio del Amo, who directed him in his first feature, El pequeño ruiseñor (1957) ("The Little Nightingale"), where he earned his famous nickname. Spanish film studios were looking for a new child star to follow the steps of Pablito Calvo, and make popular and populist folkloric movies, which were big box-office hits in Spain during Francisco Franco's dictatorship.
After several movies and records, and already a big star as a singer and an actor in Europe, the next move was trying to triumph in America, so Joselito went to Mexico where he filmed various projects, starting by Aventuras de Joselito y Pulgarcito (1960), which paired him with Mexican child star Cesáreo Quezadas 'Pulgarcito' to grant local box-office. His success even reached the USA, where he appeared to great acclaim in The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) with Ed Sullivan. However, life was not too glamorous for Joselito, as he was treated almost as a sideshow act by his managers, not allowing him to become the teenager he was (that was a milestone in Spanish "child prodigies" under Franco: trying to keep them as little kids for as long as possible), and even locking him in his room between rehearsals so he couldn't meet girls. He was forced to keep his childlike image up to 1969 (when he was in his mid-twenties), when he appeared in his last film, Prisionero en la ciudad (1969). But, as his voice had long broken, he was not successful anymore and he retired, disappearing from public life until it was discovered much later that he had become a heroin addict and even worked as a mercenary in Africa.
An attempt of a comeback as an adult proved unsuccessful, as the tastes of the audience had changed, and his voice didn't resemble the one he had as a kid, so Joselito definitely retired from show business to his home in Utiel (Valencia, Spain), where he, now clean and sober, lives a quiet life far from movie and recording studios.- Actress
- Soundtrack
María José Cantudo was born on 10 July 1951 in Andújar, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain. She is an actress, known for Pasión (1977), Blood and Passion (1976) and The Frenchman's Garden (1978). She was previously married to Manolo Otero.- Actor
- Director
- Producer
Raphael was born on 5 May 1943 in Linares, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain. He is an actor and director, known for The Last Circus (2010), My Big Night (2015) and The Three Wise Kings vs. Santa (2022). He has been married to Natalia Figueroa since 14 July 1972. They have three children.- Actress
- Producer
Petra Martínez was born on 24 June 1944 in Jaén, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain. She is an actress and producer, known for Sleep Tight (2011), La vida era eso (2020) and Heirs (2007). She is married to Juan Margallo. They have one child.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Pedro Miguel Martínez was born on 29 June 1949 in Úbeda, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain. He is an actor, known for Open Your Eyes (1997), Hospital Central (2000) and In from the Cold (2022).- Music Artist
- Actor
- Music Department
Joaquín Sabina was born on 12 February 1949 in Úbeda, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain. He is a music artist and actor, known for Some Time Later (2018), Torrente 2: Misión en Marbella (2001) and Sinatra (1988).- Actor
- Additional Crew
Manuel Tejada was born on 18 July 1940 in Puente de Génave, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain. He was an actor, known for Holmes & Watson. Madrid Days (2012), The Last Circus (2010) and Cañas y barro (1978). He died on 4 December 2019 in Benidorm, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain.- Toni Fuentes was born in 1955 in Linares, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain. She is an actress, known for The Family, Fine, Thanks (1979), Blood Hunt (1986) and Black Commando (1982).
- Director
- Producer
- Writer
José Luis Acosta was born in 1961 in Úbeda, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain. He is a director and producer, known for Historia de un búho (2001), La Noche (2020) and Fuera de lugar (2008).- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Antonio del Real was born on 10 August 1947 in Cazorla, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain. He is an actor and director, known for El río que nos lleva (1989), The Conspiracy (2008) and ¡Por fin solos! (1994).- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Fernando Delgado was born on 28 June 1930 in Porcuna, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain. He was an actor and director, known for Estudio 1 (1965), Teatro de siempre (1966) and El teatro (1970). He was married to Carmen Valero. He died on 15 June 2009 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain.- Editor
- Director
- Writer
Eduardo García Maroto was born on 14 December 1903 in Jaén, Spain. He was an editor and director, known for Tres eran tres (1954), Patton (1970) and La hija del penal (1936). He died on 26 November 1989 in Madrid, Spain.- Actress
- Director
- Writer
Rosario Pardo was born in Jaén, Andalucía, Spain. She is known for Cuéntame cómo pasó (2001), Cigarrillos (2021) and Un billete a Nunca Jamás (2016).- Actress
- Soundtrack
Karina was born on 4 December 1945 in Jaén, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain. She is an actress, known for En un mundo nuevo (1972), Quiere casarse conmigo...?! (1967) and ¡Viva la vida! (1969).- Camera and Electrical Department
- Visual Effects
Andrés López Montañés was born on 28 December 1997 in Alcalá la Real, Jaén, Spain. He is known for Society of the Snow (2023), Sky Rojo (2021) and Hora y veinte.- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Miguel Picazo was born on 27 March 1927 in Cazorla, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain. He was a director and actor, known for Aunt Tula (1964), Oscuros sueños de agosto (1968) and Beyond the Walls (1985). He died on 23 April 2016 in Guarromán, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain.- Enrique Ponce was born on 8 December 1971 in Baeza, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain. He has been married to Paloma Cuevas since 1996. They have one child.
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- Writer
- Director
Celia de Molina was born on 31 March 1983 in Linares, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain. She is an actress and writer, known for El Antivlog (2016), Un rayo no cae dos veces en el mismo lugar (2017) and Cuarentena (2024).- Mamen Camacho was born in Villacarrillo, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain. She is known for Serve and Protect (2017), Los Tortuga (2024) and Mar afuera (2024).
- Writer
- Actor
- Director
Antonio Corencia was born on 28 September 1946 in Villacarrillo, Jaén, Spain. He was a writer and actor, known for Juego de amor prohibido (1975), Dame un beso (2004) and Fedra (1981). He died on 10 July 2015 in Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.- Palomo Linares was born on 27 April 1947 in Linares, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain. He was an actor, known for Solos los dos (1968), Una señora estupenda (1970) and Nuevo en esta plaza (1966). He died on 24 April 2017 in Madrid, Spain.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Eduardo Jover was born in Linares, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain. He is known for Planta 25 (2006), Willy Fog 2 (1993) and D'Artacan y los tres mosqueperros (1981).- Micaela Quesada was born in 1967 in Bedma, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain. She is an actress, known for Hospital Central (2000), Diamond Flash (2011) and Un paso adelante (2002). She is married to Alfonso Lara. They have two children.