# Ana Mariscal

Ana María Arroyo Mariscal (31 July 1923 – 28 March 1995) better known as Ana Mariscal was a classic Spanish film actress, director, screenwriter and film producer. Mariscal worked in well over 50 films between 1940 and 1968, often starring in films she also wrote and directed. She is iconic in 1940s and 1950s Spanish cinema. She also acted in Argentinean films. Her brother Luis Arroyo (1915–1956) was also an actor and film director.

## Early life and education

Mariscal was born in Madrid in 1923 to a middle-class family. Her father owned a furniture store and a theater that would provide Mariscal much of her early exposure to acting. While occasionally appearing in theater productions with her brother, Mariscal intended to go to university to study mathematics. She decided to pursue acting after being incidentally cast in her first film role.

## Career

Ana Mariscal began her career after accompanying her actor brother Luis Arroyo to an audition for El Ultimo Husar. Almost by chance, she was noticed by the director Luis Marquina and cast in the film. This would start a prolific career in acting and directing.
Over the next decade, Mariscal starred in over 20 films, becoming a household name in Spain. A few notable films from this time include The Queen's Flower Girl, Raza, A Shadow at the Window, and The Princess of the Ursines. After a decade of typecast roles, Mariscal started her own production company called BOSCO and begin writing and directing her own works. She made her directorial debut with Segundo Lopez, a film she also wrote and starred in. It was a critically well-received comedy with Italian Neo-realist influences. She later directed her esteemed work They fired with their lives that deals with the Spanish Civil War; an event Mariscal herself lived through during her childhood.
In her later career, she shifted among film, television, and theater pursuits, still using her production company to fund her projects. During this period, she directed or became involved with Occidente y sabotaje, El Camino, and The Other Woman. She began teaching classes at the IIEC (Institute of Investigations and Cinematographic Experiences) while still balancing acting and directing jobs. She eventually receded from the world of film making and dedicate her time entirely to the study of literature.
Just a few months before her death, she received the gold medal for Merit in the Fine Arts in 1995.

## Filmography

| Year | Film | Actress | Director | Producer | Writer |
| 1940 | El último húsar | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1940 | Amore di ussaro | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1940 | The Queen's Flower Girl | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1942 | Raza | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1942 | ¡Qué contenta estoy! | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1942 | Siempre mujeres | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1942 | Vidas cruzadas | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1943 | Cuarenta y ocho horas | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1944 | Cabeza de hierro | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1945 | A Shadow at the Window | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1945 | ¡Culpable! | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1945 | Viento de siglos | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1945 | El obstáculo | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1947 | Dulcinea | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1947 | Noche sin cielo | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1947 | The Princess of the Ursines | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1948 | The Drummer of Bruch | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1948 | Amanhã Como Hoje | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1948 | La próxima vez que vivamos | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1948 | La vida encadenada | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1949 | Aquellas palabras | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1949 | Pacto de silencio | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1949 | Doce horas de vida | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1949 | A Man on the Road | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1950 | Woman to Woman | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1950 | La fuente enterrada | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1951 | The Great Galeoto | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1953 | Segundo López, aventurero urbano | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 1953 | Jeromín | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1953 | Vértigo | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1954 | Morena Clara | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1954 | En carne viva | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1955 | Un día perdido | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1955 | Baccara | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1955 | De noche también se duerme | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1956 | Los maridos de mamá | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1956 | Enigma de mujer | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1958 | The Violet Seller | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1958 | Hay que bañar al nene | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1958 | Patio andaluz | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1958 | Carlota | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1959 | Juego de niños | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| 1959 | They Fired with Their Lives | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 1959 | The Magistrate | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1960 | The Football Lottery | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| 1961 | Hola, muchacho | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| 1962 | Feria en Sevilla | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| 1962 | Queen of the Chantecler | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1962 | Occidente y sabotaje | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| 1963 | El Camino | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 1964 | The Other Woman | Yes | No | No | No |
| 1966 | Los duendes de Andalucia | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 1966 | Vestida de novia | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| 1968 | El paseíllo | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| 1987 | El polizón del Ulises | Yes | No | No | No |

## Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Film |
| 1945 | CEC Medal | Best Leading Actress | A Shadow at the Window |
| 1949 | CEC Medal | Best Leading Actress | A Man on the Road |
| 1950 | CEC Medal | Best Leading Actress | Woman to Woman |
| 1994 | Gold Medal for Merits in Fine Arts | N/A | N/A |