Daughter of the Sea (1953 film)

Daughter of the Sea (Spanish: La hija del mar) is a 1953 Spanish drama film directed by Antonio Momplet and starring Virgílio Teixeira, Isabel de Castro and Manuel Luna. It is based on a play by Àngel Guimerà which had previously been turned into a 1917. It goes on about a girl who survives a boat crash and reaches an island where she is different from everyone. She falls in love and some tragedies occur.[1]

Daughter of the Sea
Directed byAntonio Momplet
Written byFrancisco Bonmatí de Codecido
Àngel Guimerà (play)
Juan Lladó
Marín A. López
José Antonio de la Loma
StarringVirgílio Teixeira
Isabel de Castro
Manuel Luna
CinematographyEmilio Foriscot
Edited byRamon Quadreny
Music byAugusto Algueró
Production
company
IFI Producción
Distributed byCIFESA
Release date
  • 11 December 1953 (1953-12-11)
Running time
77 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Synopsis

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When old Antón died, he left his daughter, Mariona, and her goddaughter, Águeda, picked up in a shipwreck, under the care of Uncle Roque. This, insidiously, takes over all the assets of the deceased, turns Águeda into the Cinderella of the house and wants to force Mariona to marry her son Pablo de Ella. But Mariona maintains a secret relationship with Tomás Pedro, a fisherman who works for her uncle. So that no one suspects her, she hatches a stratagem to pretend that Tomás Pedro is in love with Águeda. Poor Cinderella believes it and, with her kindness and her natural charm, she really captivates Tomás Pedro. When Mariona found out about it, she caused Pablo's death and received her punishment at the hands of Uncle Roque.[2]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Bentley p.121
  2. ^ "La hija del mar de Antonio Momplet (1953) contada por Dqvlapeli Blog". www.dequevalapeli.com. Retrieved 2022-06-08.

Bibliography

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  • Bentley, Bernard. A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer 2008.
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