Porcel, Carmen

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 01/07/2023, 21:19

: Carmen Porcel in Se necesita chico (1963)

Carmen Porcel was a small-part character actress, active in Spanish films throughout the 1950's and 60's (and maybe earlier).

She was born María del Carmen Porcel Bares in Madrigal de las Altas Torres, Spain, on December 16th 1902. She was the older sister of actor Pedro Porcel and the aunt of actors Marisa and Jorge Porcel. Carmen was married to actor Luis Vilar, and they had 2 children who also became actors, José and Lola Vilar.[1]

IMDb lists one title from 1941 which I have been unable to confirm. Besides that, her known film career commenced in 1953 and she worked steadily until the end of the 1960's. Spanish cinema had an abundance of perennially-middle-aged actresses, of which Carmen was a typical example, who would play the supporting roles of mothers, governesses, landladies and town gossips, there to cast a disapproving eye over the behaviour of the younger generation. In addition to her film work she is reported to have also been a theatre actress.

Carmen died in Lima, Peru in 1984, date unknown.

Filmography

1953

Bella, la salvaje .... Viviana (credited)

1954
Amor sobre ruedas .... Taxi passenger (credited)

1956
La chica del barrio .... Dress shop customer (credited)

1957
El hombre que viajaba despacito .... Telegraph office clerk (credited)
Fulano y Mengano .... Generous woman (credited)

1958
El inquilino .... Receptionist (credited)
Las chicas de la Cruz Roja .... Landlady (credited)
Su desconsolada esposa .... Soledad Martínez (credited)

1959
Música de ayer .... Señora Tomasa (credited)
Y después del cuplé .... Gossiping woman at the fair (credited)

1960
Días de feria .... Mayor's wife (credited)
Don Lucio y el hermano Pío .... Cook (credited)
La reina del Tabarín .... Onlooker in the street (credited)
Un ángel tuvo la culpa .... Neighbour (credited)
Un bruto para Patricia .... Landlady (credited)

1961
Fray Escoba .... Mother Superior (credited)

1962
¿Chico o chica? .... Tita (credited)
Aprendiendo a morir .... Lucia (credited)
Gritos en la noche .... Madame Gold (credited)
La reina del Chantecler .... Maid (uncredited)
Sabían demasiado .... Margarita's mother (credited)
Teresa de Jesús .... Housekeeper (credited)

1963
La pandilla de los once .... Gangster wife (credited)
La revoltosa .... Laundry mistress (credited)
La Tela de araña .... Señora Gomez (credited)
Se necesita chico .... Señora de Linarejo (credited)

1964
La chica del gato .... Doña Chuncha (credited as "Carmen Porcell")

1965
El cálido verano del Sr. Rodríguez .... Neighbour (credited)
El proscrito del río Colorado .... Housekeeper (credited)
Un vampiro para dos .... Woman waiting to use the toilet (uncredited)

1966
Acompáñame .... Radio actress (credited)
Jugando a morir .... Doña Manuela (credited)
La busca .... Witness to the killing (credited)

1967
El hombre que mató a Billy el Niño .... Mrs. Patterson (credited)

1970
Don Erre que erre .... Woman in the bank (credited)
Los hombres las prefieren viudas .... Leader of the jealous wives (credited)

Titles to check

Polizón a bordo (1941) IMDb
La mestiza (1956) IMDb
Ángeles sin cielo (1957) IMDb as Encarna
Familia provisional (1958) IMDb
Llovidos del cielo (1962) EdCE
El timido (1965) IMDb
Crisis mortal (1970) IMDb as Desmond's mother

Notes and sources

1. Enciclopedia del Cine Español

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 01/07/2023, 21:19

Bella, la salvaje (1953) credited, as Viviana

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 02/07/2023, 15:57

Amor sobre ruedas (1954) credited, as Taxi passenger

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 02/07/2023, 15:59

La chica del barrio (1956) credited, as Dress shop customer

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 02/07/2023, 16:11

El hombre que viajaba despacito (1957) credited, as Telegraph office clerk

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 02/07/2023, 16:13

Fulano y Mengano (1957) credited, as Generous woman.

IMDb mis-credits her as playing "Clotilde", but that role is played by Margarita Espinosa.