The Maragatan Sphinx
Appearance
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Directed by | Antonio de Obregón |
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Produced by | Antonio de Obregón |
Starring | Paquita de Ronda |
Cinematography | Alfonso Nieva |
Edited by | Julio Peña |
Music by | Jesús García Leoz |
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Distributed by | C.B. Films |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
The Maragatan Sphinx (Spanish:La esfinge maragata) is a 1950 Spanish drama film directed by Antonio de Obregón and starring Paquita de Ronda.[1] It takes its title from the Maragatería region.
Synopsis
[edit]The action takes place in a Maragata hacienda that is sinking into misery, whose situation can only be resolved through a marriage of convenience. But the marriageable girl, during a train trip, falls in love with a young poet and is reciprocated. Her family opposes this relationship, since they have promised her in marriage with a man of good position.
Cast
[edit]- Paquita de Ronda as Mariflor Salvadores
- Luis Peña as Rogelio
- Juan José Martínez Casado as Antonio Salvadores
- Juan de Landa as Tío Cristóbal
- Fernando Fernández de Córdoba
- Carmen Reyes
- Julia Caba Alba as Tía de Mariflor
- Gabriel Algara
- Juana Mansó
- Julia Pachelo
- Manena Algora
- Emilio Pages
- Concha López Silva
- Mari Paz Molinero
References
[edit]- ^ Fernández-Medina & Truglio
Bibliography
[edit]- Nicolás Fernández-Medina & Maria Truglio. Modernism and the Avant-garde Body in Spain and Italy. Routledge, 2016.
External links
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