''Carmen, la de Triana'' (''Carmen, the girl from Triana'') is a 1938

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directed by

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and starring

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and Manuel Luna. It was a Spanish-language version of the 1938 film ''

Nights in Andalusia ''Nights in Andalusia'' (german: Andalusische Nächte) is a 1938 German musical film directed by Herbert Maisch and starring Imperio Argentina, Friedrich Benfer and Karl Klüsner. Niven p.283 It is based on the opera ''Carmen'' by Georges Bizet, ...

'' based on the opera ''

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'' by

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. Triana is a neighbourhood of

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Plot

The movie takes place in Seville in 1835. Carmen, a gypsy woman, intends to enter the barracks to give Antonio Vargas Heredia some tobacco. Thanks to a favor from Brigadier José, she gets to see the “torero”. In return Carmen offers the soldier the carnation in her hair. But not without informing everyone that she will sing at Mulero's tavern that night. José comes go to see her. While Carmen sings, another woman steals the carnation José was given by the gipsy before.

Cast

as Carmen *

as José Navarro * Manuel Luna as Antonio Vargas Heredia * Pedro Fernández Cuenca as Juan * Pedro Barreto as Salvador * Margit Symo as Dolores *

Alberto Romea Alberto Romea (16 January 1882 – 14 April 1960) was a Spanish actor. Romea appeared in more than fifty films during his career including '' Lola, the Coalgirl'' (1952).Mira p.249 Selected filmography * ''El fantasma del castillo'' (1911) * ''Ga ...

as Comandante Ramirez * J. Noé de la Peña as Triqui *

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as Dargento Garcia * Anselmo Fernández as Miguel * Juan Laffita Díaz as Mulero * Julio Roos as Capitán Moraleda *

Ramón Montoya Ramón Montoya (November 2, 1879, Madrid, Spain – July 20, 1949, Madrid, Spain), Flamenco guitarist and composer. Born into a family of Gitano (Romani) cattle traders, Ramón Montoya used earnings from working in the trade to purchase his first g ...

as Guitarrista *

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as Guitarrista

Influence

The shooting of this Spanish version and the parallel German version are an inspiration for the 1998 Spanish film ''

The Girl of Your Dreams ''The Girl of Your Dreams'' ( es, La niña de tus ojos) is a 1998 Spanish drama film produced and directed by Fernando Trueba that stars Penélope Cruz, Antonio Resines, Johannes Silberschneider and Hanna Schygulla. Set during the Spanish Civil Wa ...

''.

References

External links

* 1938 films Films of Nazi Germany German historical musical films Spanish historical musical films 1930s historical musical films 1930s Spanish-language films Films based on Carmen Films directed by Florián Rey Films set in 1835 Films set in Seville Spanish multilingual films German black-and-white films German multilingual films Films based on adaptations Georges Bizet Spanish black-and-white films 1938 multilingual films Films about Romani people 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub