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Sanz and the Secret of His Art (1918)

“Are they men or dolls?”

Genre : Documentary, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 4M

Director : Maximiliano Thous, Francisco Sanz Baldoví

Synopsis

Francisco Sanz Baldoví (Anna, 1872-Valencia, 1939), better known as “Paco Sanz” or “ventriloquist Sanz”, was one of the most popular artists in Spain in the first half of the 20th century. In 1918, the Spanish ventriloquist filmed this fascinating documentary (entitled “Sanz and the Secret of His Art”), with the help of filmmaker Maximiliano Thous and his two artisan mechanics, in order to show the extraordinary complexity of the mechanism of his dolls and his ability to handle them on stage.

Actors

Francisco Sanz Baldoví
Francisco Sanz Baldoví
Lorenzo Mataix
Lorenzo Mataix

Crews

Maximiliano Thous
Maximiliano Thous
Director
Francisco Sanz Baldoví
Francisco Sanz Baldoví
Director
Francisco Sanz Baldoví
Francisco Sanz Baldoví
Writer
Maximiliano Thous
Maximiliano Thous
Writer
Francisco Sanz Baldoví
Francisco Sanz Baldoví
Producer

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