Dolores works as a washerwoman with her daughter Sole and they both live with the girl's stepfather and her godfather, a nice good-for-nothing guy. Although they all have a very different personality, they share the illusion of seeing Sole become a great artist.
Acting
Estrellita Castro's star power—she was Spain's answer to Garbo.
Score
Flamenco numbers that slap harder than they have any right to.
Production
Perojo's lavish sets pretending Spain wasn't about to implode.
Director
Benito Perojo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made months before Franco took power—its optimism now reads as accidental tragedy.
Estrellita Castro was so huge that 'Sole' became a nickname for a generation of Spanish girls.
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