Through a pictoric play, this movie tells the story about the painter Eduardo Miranda who, one night, while he was lokking to a gipsy group that was dancing, discovers a beautifull girl called Carmen. Dazzled by her beauty he decides to paint a picture. This causes roumours in the neighborhood, and it also arouses the jealousy of his wife.
Production
Lush flamenco sequences that basically ARE the plot.
Costume
Paquita Rico's gypsy wardrobe serving LOOKS that started rumors.
Director
Ramón Torrado
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This adapts a popular 1900s zarzuela (Spanish operetta), explaining its theatrical structure and sudden musical eruptions.
Paquita Rico was Spain's biggest musical star; her casting as the 'exotic' gypsy speaks to 1950s Spanish cinema's complicated relationship with Romani culture as spectacle.
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