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Benito Perojo
Writer 1894 - 1974

Benito Perojo

Madrid, Spain

Benito Perojo González was a Spanish film director, producer, writer, and actor. He centered his oeuvre around the Spanish folklore.

Filmography

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2 titles
La verbena de la Paloma

La verbena de la Paloma

Benito Perojo 1935 1h 18m

A young printer's relationship with his girlfriend is in trouble after she accepts another suitor's invitation to the fair. This adaption of a popular operetta aims to please with a simple storyline and goofy slapstick.

El negro que tenía el alma blanca

El negro que tenía el alma blanca

Benito Perojo 1927 1h 28m

Pedro (played by a white actor in blackface), a son of a former slave, leaves Cuba (where he was being mistreated for being black) to seek his fortune in Paris. While working as a bellboy at a dance club, his dancing prowess is discovered and then he goes to become a famous dancer of the Charleston in the city.

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