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'' by Félix Lope de Vega. It stars Silvia Abascal, Jose Coronado,

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, Roberto San Martín, and Verónica Forqué.

Plot

Set in the 16th century, the plot follows the romantic entanglement of two sisters (Finea and Nise) with Laurencio and Liseo.

Cast

Production

The film is a DeAPlaneta PC, Flamenco Films and Belén Gómez production. It was shot in 2005 at Ciudad de la Luz in

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, being the first film to be shot in the film studio.

Release

The film was presented at the 9th Málaga Film Festival in March 2006. It was theatrically released in Spain on 24 March 2006.

Accolades

, - , align = "center" rowspan = "4" , 2006 , , rowspan = "4" , 9th Málaga Film Festival , , Silver Biznaga for Best Actress , , Silvia Abascal , , , , rowspan = "4" , , - , Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actress , , Macarena Gómez , , , - , Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actor , , Roberto San Martín , , , - , Silver Biznaga for Best Costume Design , , Lorenzo Caprile , , , - , align = "center" , 2007 , ,

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, , Best Actress , , Silvia Abascal , , , ,

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Idiot Maiden, The 2006 comedy films Films set in the 16th century Spanish romantic comedy films 2000s historical comedy films 2006 romantic comedy films Films based on works by Lope de Vega Films shot at Ciudad de la Luz 2000s Spanish films 2000s Spanish-language films