The young nobleman Calisto falls in love with Melibea, the daughter of a rich merchant. Calisto's servant Sempronio suggests they get the sorceress Celestina to further the romance. However Calisto's other servant Parmeno is suspicious of Celestina, as he knows about her tricks.
Acting
Terele Pávez devours every scene as the manipulative sorceress
Costume
Sumptuous 15th-century Spain that reeks of wealth and rot
Writing
Fernando de Rojas' source text adapted with delicious venom
Director
Gerardo Vera
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Fernando de Rojas' 1499 novel, considered the second-most important work in Spanish literature after Don Quixote. The original was so scandalous it was banned by the Inquisition.
Gerardo Vera was primarily a renowned theater director; this was only his second film. Penélope Cruz filmed this right before her international breakthrough in Abre los Ojos (1997).
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