Tres de la Cruz Roja (1961) Poster

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7/10
A fun and brilliant comedy about three likable friends with attractive characterizations by all Spanish-star-cast
ma-cortes6 December 2021
Three sympathetic and enticing scoundrels (Tony Leblanc , Manolo Gómez Bur , José Luis López Vázquez) , somehow manage to live quite well without paying tickets by using thousands of tricks , fakes , and schemes to pass free in all kinds of sporting competitions and specially to enter at the football stadium of Real Madrid by cheating the doorman . Then , the three friends along with the silly Felipe (Francisco Camoiras) enlist as volunteers for the spanish Red Cross . But they gradually change their attitudes, and their devious ways , when true love finally arrives in some beautiful girls (Mara Cruz , Ethel Rojo , Amparo Baró and Licia Calderón who married Jesús Puente) and they take over their hearts. Of course , at the end the charming trio gets their total redemption thanks to saving a group of children when an orphange in firing .

This agreeable and funny picture concerns three swindlers pull off a lot of little frauds with the intention of having free admission at sporting events , just by the fact of dressing in uniform, but things go awry and later on they changed their outlook of the situation . The flick , sponsored by the Spanish Red Cross , contains silly incidents , fun plot twists , tongue-in-cheek , grotesque situations and above all , it especially contains catching touches of humor and irony . Sitting in a strange middle ground between the completely absurd and the stylishly enjoyable . There are some nice jokes in the film and the cast , playing eccentric cheaters , make a cosy fit . It takes a simple concept , a trio of shameless friends execute petty tricks in similar style to classical films of Commedia all'Italiana of the fifties .¨Tres de la Cruz Roja (1961)¨is a comical and sometimes disconcerting account of a bunch of youngsters very fond of soccer and developed from a personal , social , cultural , and economic perspective , because needing all of them , urgently , amount of cash to resolve their problematic lives , being very strapped for cash , and while helping the people in distress as the unfortunate sick woman played by Lola Gaos . The magnificent main cast trio : Tony Leblanc , José Luis López Vázquez , Manolo Gómez Bur giving sensational acting in their usual style . While the supporting cast is frankly excellent and plenty of familiar faces , such as : Francisco Camoiras who was an expert in making short but very human roles that easily won the viewer to be reflected in their actions , Jesús Puente , Amparo Baró , Luis Morris , José Orjas , Laly Soldevila , Lola Gaos , Francisco Bernal , Fernando Delgado , Ángel Álvarez , Jesús Guzmán , Beni Deus , Rufino Inglés , José Maria Caffarel , Mario Pardo , Anibal Vela, presenter Matías Prats and the little girl Maribel Martín.

It contains a diverting screenplay from notorious writers as Rafael J Salvia and Pedro Maso , producer as well . And atmospheric and moving musical score by Augusto Alguero who married Carmen Sevilla . As well as an evocative cinematography in gorgeous color by Alejandro Ulloa , who photographed national and international successes as Bad Man's River , Goma 2 , Horror Express , Battle of the Commandos , Sugar Colt , Operation Lady Chaplin and many others. The motion picture was professionally directed by Fernando Palacios , being well and solidly paced. Fernando was a good filmmaker who directed some acceptable comedies as El dia de enamorados, Juanito, Tres de la Cruz Roja, Vuelve San Valentin, Marisol rumbo a Rio, Operacion embajada, Buscame esa chica, La familia y uno mas and Whisky y Vodka. Rating : 6.5/10 . Good Spanish comedy that will appeal to Tony Leblanc , José Luis López Vázquez and Manolo Gómez Bur enthusiasts . Worthwhile watching .
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10/10
A wonderful and funny movie
thrangels28 October 2013
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One of the best films of Spanish cinema. In it a group of great actors, including those found Toni Leblanc, Manolo Gómez Bur, José Luis López Vázquez, make an exceptional performance and a demonstration of the world has always surrounded rogue Spanish society. A movie that I never tire of seeing. highly recommended. The plot tells the story of cheaters, which are very strapped for cash and very fond of football, but as do not have this money, dedicana the door to go to the football stadium of Real Madrid, so that the doorman would tell the future of the party. All this until one day look like men of the Red Cross go to the stadium without paying, just by the fact of going in uniform. In this situation, it happens to be the brainchild of the Red Cross in order to watch free football games,,, and from there a series of adventures they accompany.
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