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Sanz and the Secret of His Art (1918)

Sanz and the Secret of His Art (1918)

Comedy Documentary

“Are they men or dolls?”

Release Date: 1918, June 8
Directors: Maximiliano Thous, Francisco Sanz Baldoví
Countries: Spain
Production: Hispano Films, Hispano Films

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

ventriloquist ventriloquist's dummy