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.[1] It is based on a zarzuela which had previously been made into a 1922 silent film and a 1937 sound film.

The Moorish Queen
Directed byRaúl Alfonso
Written by
Produced byJuan N. Solórzano
Starring
CinematographyAldo Giordani
Edited by
Music byJosé Serrano
Production
company
Cervantes Films
Release date
  • 31 January 1955 (1955-01-31)
Running time
87 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

It was shot in Ferraniacolor.

Synopsis

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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 this she died of love sorrow and the legend adds that a goblin has lived in the house since then.

Cast

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  • Antoñita Moreno as Coral
  • Pepe Marchena as Esteban
  • Miguel Ligero as Pepe
  • Antonio Riquelme as Don Nué
  • Casimiro Hurtado as Juan Bizcocho
  • Juanita Azores as Mercedes
  • Conchita Bautista as Laura
  • Antonio Vega as Cotufa
  • Julia Delgado Caro as Doña Juana
  • Rosario Royo as Manuela
  • Manuel Guitián as Miguel Ángel
  • Emilio Segura as Antonio
  • Xan das Bolas as Presidiario
  • José Cepero
  • Matilde Guarnerio
  • Laura Alcoriza
  • Mateo Guitart
  • José Domínguez Luna
  • Elena Riquelme
  • Victoria Argota
  • Carmen de la Vega
  • Armando Lirio
  • Concha Velasco as Bailaora

References

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  1. ^ D'Lugo p.263

Bibliography

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