''The Moorish Queen'' (Spanish: ''La reina mora'') is a 1937 Spanish

musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...

directed by

Eusebio Fernández Ardavín Eusebio Fernández Ardavín (1898–1965) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. He was the brother of the playwright Luis Fernández Ardavín. His nephew César Fernández Ardavín who also became a film director, began his career working ...

and starring María Arias, Raquel Rodrigo and Alejandrina Caro. The film's sets were designed by

Santiago Ontañón Santiago Ontañón (1903–1989) was a Spanish actor and art director, designing the sets for a number of film productions. His sister Sara Ontañón was a film editor. He was a friend of director Luis Buñuel.Gubern & Hammond p.252 Selected f ...

Plot

Coral and Esteban are the two young men who are in love. When they arrived at the party though, the love changes into a quarrel in which Coral must calm down his opponent and Esteban is assigned to solve the matter. As expected, the fight ends with Esteban shooting his opponent and is sent to jail. Coral, saddened that his friend is confined, visits Esteban's brother in a Sevillian house to whom he tells of Esteban's deprivation of liberty. Their friendship will give rise to presumptuous Don Juans to launch their conquest for freedom and tales of legends.

Cast

*María Arias as Coral * Raquel Rodrigo as Mercedes *Alejandrina Caro as Doña Juana *Pedro Terol as Esteban *Antonio Gil Varela 'Varillas' as Don Nuez *Valeriano Ruiz París as Miguel Ángel *Erasmo Pascual as Cotufa *José Córdoba as Peleón *Carmen Vázquez as ballerina *Capelillo as singer *Manolito Heras as The Boy of the Birds *J. Aguilar as Pepe López *Enrique Salvador as Señor Pepe *Anita Ramallo as Laurita *Srta. Albillana as Isabel

References

External links

* 1937 musical films Spanish musical films Films directed by Eusebio Fernández Ardavín Spanish black-and-white films Cifesa films 1930s Spanish-language films {{Musical-film-stub