''The Dance of the Heart'' (Spanish: ''La danza del corazón'') is a 1953 Spanish

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directed by

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and Ignacio F. Iquino and starring

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and

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. It was made by the

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-based company IFI Producción.

Synopsis

Elena falls in love with the director of a zarzuela company as she passes through a Spanish capital. She leaves with him, but her father will oppose this relationship. Her remorse for having disobeyed her father and having left him alone does not go away, to the point of reaching the breaking point.

Cast

as Luis Calzada *

as Elena Montes *

as Joaquín Solari * Tita Gracia as Mari Morales * Soledad Lence as Vicenta *

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as Don Pablo *

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as Maestro Luján *

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as Tía Rosa * Juan Montfort as García * Paco Martínez Soria as Jaime Miravall *

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as Alejandrina

References

Bibliography

* Àngel Comas. ''Diccionari de llargmetratges: el cinema a Catalunya durant la Segona República, la Guerra Civil i el franquisme (1930-1975)''. Cossetània Edicions, 2005.

External links

* 1953 musical films Spanish musical films 1953 films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by Ignacio F. Iquino Films with screenplays by Ignacio F. Iquino Spanish black-and-white films Films scored by Augusto Algueró 1950s Spanish films Spanish-language musical films {{musical-film-stub