A flamenco-fueled fugitive hides among Romani dancers while love triangles combust. Spain's most chaotic 85 minutes.
A luxury cast of singers, musicians and dancers enriched this faithful transposition of the comic sketches written by Quintero and Pascual Guillén revolving about unrequited love Mariquilla and Gabriel. This, after injuring Pepe Luis, brother of the young lover, takes refuge in a gypsy camp to escape justice.
Acting
Rafael Farina's operatic intensity hits different.
Costume
Romani wardrobe that demands your full attention.
Director
Jerónimo Mihura
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
La copla was Spain's dominant popular music form under Franco, tightly controlled for 'proper' national identity—making its Romani camp setting quietly subversive.
Director Jerónimo Mihura was primarily known for comedies; this rare dramatic venture bombed so hard it vanished for decades.
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