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Carmen, la de Triana
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Wikipedia article
'Carmen, la de Triana' ('Carmen, the girl from Triana') is a 1938 Spanish/German musical film directed by Florin Rey and starring Imperio Argentina, Rafael Rivelles and Manuel Luna. It was a Spanish-language version of the 1938 film 'Nights in Andalusia' based on the opera 'Carmen' by Georges Bizet.
Triana is a neighbourhood of Seville.
Plot
The movie takes place in Seville in 1835. Carmen, a gypsy woman, intends to enter the barracks to give Antonio Vargas Heredia some tobacco. Thanks to a favor from Brigadier Jos, she gets to see the torero. In return Carmen offers the soldier the carnation in her hair. But not without informing everyone that she will sing at Mulero's tavern that night. Jos comes go to see her. While Carmen sings, another woman steals the carnation Jos was given by the gipsy before.
Cast
* Imperio Argentina ... Carmen
* Rafael Rivelles ... Jos Navarro
* Manuel Luna ... Antonio Vargas Heredia
* Pedro Fernndez Cuenca ... Juan
* Pedro Barreto ... Salvador
* Margit Symo ... Dolores
* Alberto Romea ... Comandante Ramirez
* J. No de la Pea ... Triqui
* Jos Prada ... Dargento Garcia
* Anselmo Fernndez ... Miguel
* Juan Laffita Daz ... Mulero
* Julio Roos ... Capitn Moraleda
* Ramn Montoya ... Guitarrista
* Carlos Montoya ... Guitarrista
Influence
The shooting of this Spanish version and the parallel German version are an inspiration for the 1998 Spanish film 'The Girl of Your Dreams'.
References
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