Fructuós Gelabert Movies

Paco, a jealous and bitter man who is in love with Rosario, conspires in the shadows to bring about the downfall of Manuel, her husband.

In this simple melodrama, a boy loses his beloved girl, hence dying of a broken heart. The film presents advanced techniques in several fields.

Documentary by Juan Francisco de Lasa about a pioneer of Spanish cinema. Gelabert attended one of the first sessions of the Lumière's cinématographe in Barcelona. Briefly after, he built a contraption based on this invention. He produced his first picture, "Dorotea", in 1897. His film "Riña en...

A small village in Aragón, Spain, at the end of the 19th century. After being caught by her father fooling around with Melchor, an unscrupulous womanizer, being disgraced and losing everything, young Dolores is forced to take to the roads in search of work.

Documentary filmed by Fructuoso Gelabert at the Spanish coast.

Re-make of Cafe Brawl (1897). It is the only version that has not been lost.

A millionaire solicits girl suitors for marriage.

The film recreates the adventures of the mysterious Ana Kadova in an imaginary kingdom called Balkania, where nobles, villains and spies mingle. Count Cadova is dispossessed of his power and condemned to death. Thereafter his daughter Anna vows to avenge his death. Throughout the film she is...

Arguably the first animation film in Spain, where two ships collide.

Documentary where the Kings of Spain visit the Spanish city of Barcelona.

This Spanish short film tells the story of Guzmán el Bueno, a hero of the Reconquista.

María Rosa is a Spanish silent film directed by Juan María Codina.

This film about a procession is one of the most antique pieces of Spanish cinema.

Lost film in which two men discuss in a cafe for the love of a woman. Discussion becomes more heated until they start fist-fighting. Widely considered to be the first fiction film made in Spain, the director made a new version reconstructing it in 1952.

Emilia and Villalba (Margarita Xirgu and Ricardo Puga) have had a happy marriage until the murder of the prostitute Lilí casted a shadow over it. Her brother, Augusto, is accused of the crime and sentenced to prison. Emilia receives the terrible news by letter through Doctor Morales, who has...