Braña, Antonio

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 12/11/2023, 23:38

: Antonio Braña in El grano de mostaza (1962)

Antonio Braña was a small-part actor, active in Spanish films at least from the late-1950's to the late-1960's.

No biographical details are currently known.

Antonio looks to have been another actor who came to the profession quite late in life, his hair already greying in his earliest roles. He looks to have had around 18 credited roles spread over a 10-year period, though in many of these his roles are so small that it's a miracle he was credited at all (and in 2 of which he couldn't be found).

He seems like someone who it will be very likely that there will be undocumented roles to be found - as always time will tell. I think he bears some resemblance to Italian generico Severino D'Ottavi.

Filmography

1957

Madrugada .... Doctor (credited)

1959
El Lazarillo de Tormes .... Priest (credited as "Manuel Braña")
La vida alrededor .... Judge (credited)

1960
Ama Rosa .... (credited, but not found)
La paz empieza nunca .... Man at the breakfast table (credited)
Sólo para hombres .... Member of parliament (credited)

1961
Los pedigüeños .... Bar customer discussing plans (uncredited)
Mi noche de bodas .... Doctor (credited)
Siempre es domingo .... Secretary of Carlota's father (credited)

1962
El grano de mostaza .... Employee delivering message (credited)
El hijo del capitán Blood .... Man at the dock (credited)
Escuela de seductoras .... (credited, but not found)

1963
Juego de hombres .... role unknown (poster credit as "Antonio Brañas")
Los guerrilleros .... Man of some importance (credited)
Millonario por un día .... Decorator (credited)

1964
Como dos gotas de agua .... Paco (credited)
La historia de Bienvenido .... Anita's grandfather (credited)

1965
Muere una mujer .... Porter (credited)

1967
El próximo otoño .... Priest (credited)

Titles to check

Luna en la serranía (1961 short film) IMDb

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 12/11/2023, 23:39

Madrugada (1957) credited, as Doctor

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 13/11/2023, 11:34

El Lazarillo de Tormes (1959) credited as "Manuel Braña", as Priest

Post by **PeplumParadise** » 13/11/2023, 11:37

La vida alrededor (1959) credited, as Judge.

There is a court case going on throughout the film, but very curiously the judges are played by different actors in different scenes, with Antonio only appearing very briefly.