
El Lazarillo de Tormes
1959, Spanish. Directed by César Fernández Ardavín.
An adaptation of the anonymous sixteenth century novel Lazarillo de Tormes (1554), it tells the story of Lazarillo, a poor boy who has to live by his wits after being sold to a series of cruel masters.
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
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Cast & crew
- César Fernández ArdavínDirector
- Marco PaolettiLazarillo
- Juanjo MenéndezEl escudero
- Juana CáceresMujer sacristán
- Carlos CasaravillaCiego
- Memmo CarotenutoCómico
- Antonio Molino RojoAlguacil
- Margarita LozanoAntona
- Emilio SantiagoSacristán de la Sagra
- Pilar SanclementeCiega
- Mary Paz PondalMoza 1ª
- Ana RiveroMoza 2ª
- Luis RosesTejero
Details
- Released
- 16 November 1959
- Country
- Spain, Italy
- Written by
- César Fernández Ardavín
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What El Lazarillo de Tormes is based on
El Lazarillo de Tormes is based on Lazarillo de Tormes (1554).
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El Lazarillo de Tormes runs 114 minutes (1h 54m).
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El Lazarillo de Tormes isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 November 1959. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like El Lazarillo de Tormes?
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Who directed El Lazarillo de Tormes?
El Lazarillo de Tormes (1959) was directed by César Fernández Ardavín and stars Marco Paoletti, Juanjo Menéndez, Juana Cáceres.
What is El Lazarillo de Tormes based on?
El Lazarillo de Tormes is based on Lazarillo de Tormes (1554).