''Malvaloca'' is a 1912 play written by the Spanish brothers

Joaquín Álvarez Quintero Serafín Álvarez Quintero (March 26, 1871 – April 12, 1938) and Joaquín Álvarez Quintero (January 20, 1873 – June 14, 1944) were Spanish dramatists. Biography Quintero brothers, photograph by Kaulak Born in Utrera, Seville Province in 18 ...

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Serafín Álvarez Quintero Serafín Álvarez Quintero (March 26, 1871 – April 12, 1938) and Joaquín Álvarez Quintero (January 20, 1873 – June 14, 1944) were Spanish dramatists. Biography Quintero brothers, photograph by Kaulak Born in Utrera, Seville Province in 18 ...

. It has been adapted into films three times.Peiró p.41 A

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Málaga Málaga (, ) is a municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 578,460 in 2020, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia after Seville and the sixth most pop ...

is eventually redeemed. The title refers to the name of the leading character.

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* Peiró, Eva Woods. ''White Gypsies: Race and Stardom in Spanish Musical Films''. University of Minnesota Press, 2012. 1912 plays Spanish plays adapted into films Plays set in Spain {{1910s-play-stub