Riders of the Dawn ( es, Los Jinetes del Alba) is a 1990

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film, written and directed by

Vicente Aranda Vicente Aranda Ezquerra (; 9 November 1926 – 26 May 2015) was a Spanish film director, screenwriter and Film producer, producer. Due to his refined and personal style, he was one of the most renowned Spanish filmmakers. He started as a f ...

, an adaptation of a novel by Jesús Fernández Santos. It stars

Victoria Abril Victoria Mérida Rojas (born 4 July 1959), better known as Victoria Abril, is a Spanish film actress and singer based in France. She is possibly best known to international audiences for her performance in the film ''Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!'' by ...

and

Jorge Sanz Jorge Sanz Miranda (born 26 August 1969) is a Spanish actor and one of the most prominent actors of the Spanish cinema since the 1980s. He is known to international audiences for his roles in the films: '' Amantes'' (1991) by director Vicente Ara ...

. Made as five-episode television miniseries for

Televisión Española Televisión Española (acronym TVE, branded tve, "Spanish Television") is Spain's national state-owned public television broadcaster and the oldest regular television service in the country. It was also the first regular television service in ...

, it premiered at the

1990 Cannes Film Festival The 43rd Cannes Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 May 1990 in film, 1990. The Palme d'Or went to ''Wild at Heart (film), Wild at Heart'' by David Lynch. The festival opened with ''Dreams (1990 film), Dreams'', directed by Akira Kurosawa and clo ...

as two-part feature film. The miniseries was broadcast on La Primera Cadena of Televisión Española in 1991.

Synopsis

The plot follows the life of Marian, a young woman whose greatest ambition is to be the owner of the spa resort, where she works. The action is set in Las Caldas, a small town in

Asturias Asturias (, ; ast, Asturies ), officially the Principality of Asturias ( es, Principado de Asturias; ast, Principáu d'Asturies; Galician-Asturian: ''Principao d'Asturias''), is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in nor ...

, where the lives of its inhabitants are forever changed by the arrival of the Asturian revolution of 1934 and the

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Cast

as Marian *

as Martín *

Maribel Verdú María Isabel Verdú Rollán (; born 2 October 1970) is a Spanish actress. Some of her film credits include performances in '' Lovers'', ''Belle Époque'', ''Y tu mamá también'', ''Pan's Labyrinth'', '' The Blind Sunflowers'' and ''Snow Whi ...

as Raquel *

Graciela Borges Graciela Borges (; born Graciela Noemí Zabala, June 10, 1941) is an Argentine television and film actress. Borges was born in Dolores. Having made her film debut at 14, she has acted in over fifty films and was featured in 2006 in ''Vogue P ...

as Dona Amalia * Fernando Guillén as Don Erasmo * Gloria Muñoz as Adamina *

Antonio Iranzo Antonio Iranzo (4 May 1930 – 7 July 2003) was a Spanish film actor in 77 feature films. He gained popularity for his acting in '' Island of the Damned'' and '' Cut - Throats Nine''. Iranzo began his artistic career in the theater, while w ...

as El Santero * Joan Miralles as Ventura *

Nacho Martínez Nacho Martínez (born Ignacio Martínez Navia-Osorio, 8 July 1952 – 24 July 1996) was a Spanish actor. Biography Born in Mieres, Asturias in 1952, Martínez began his film career as Tasio's brother in the movie '' Tasio'' directed by Montxo ...

as Juan (Raquel's father) *

Claudia Gravy Claudia Gravy (born 12 May 1945) is a Spanish nationalized actress born as Marie-Claude Perin in Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo when it was the Belgian Congo. Career Claudia has lived in Madrid since 1965, when she made her debut in the ...

as Dona Elvira *

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as Quincelibras *

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as Aida *

Conrado San Martín Conrado San Martín Prieto (20 February 1921 – 24 April 2019) was a Spanish actor with a long and prolific career. He made his film debut in 1941 and was particularly popular during the 1950s. Life Conrado San Martín left behind a career as ...

as the doctor *Paco Catalá as the priest

External links

Web Oficial de Vicente Aranda
* Spanish drama films 1990 films 1990s Spanish-language films 1990 drama films Films directed by Vicente Aranda RTVE shows Television shows set in Asturias 1990s Spanish films {{1990s-Spain-film-stub