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The Moorish Queen (1955 film)

The Moorish Queen (Spanish:La reina mora) is a 1955 Spanish musical film directed by Raúl Alfonso and starring Antoñita Moreno, Pepe Marchena and Miguel Ligero. It is based on a zarzuela which had previously been made into a 1922 silent film and a 1937 sound film.

It was shot in Ferraniacolor.

Synopsis

During the April Fair in Seville, Esteban wounds his rival Antonio in a fight. Coral, Esteban's girlfriend, asks Cotufo, her brother, to change their address, since she wants to live in isolation while her boyfriend remains in jail. Cotufo agrees and both brothers move to a mansion where, according to legend, a Christian and the daughter of a Moorish king lived three hundred years ago. She died of love sorrow and the legend adds that a goblin has lived in the house since then.

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Bibliography

  • D'Lugo, Marvin. Guide to the Cinema of Spain. Greenwood Publishing, 1997.

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