Sanz and the Secret of His Art

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Francisco Sanz Baldoví
Francisco Sanz Baldoví

Lorenzo Mataix
Lorenzo Mataix

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    Sanz y el secreto de su arte

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1918-06-08

  • Average

    6.8

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
  • Tagline

    “Are they men or dolls?”

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