''The Queen's Flower Girl'' (Spanish:''La florista de la reina'') is a 1940 Spanish

historical History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

drama film 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 Ana Mariscal,

María Guerrero María Ana de Jesús Guerrero Torija (April 17, 1867 - January 23, 1928), better known as María Guerrero, was a prominent Spanish theatre actor, producer and director. Life and work María Guerrero Torija was born in Madrid in 1867. She enrol ...

and Alfredo Mayo. The film is set in Madrid in the late nineteenth century. Ardavín adapted one of his own plays for the film, which was commercially successful.Bentley p.84

Cast

* María Guerrero López (niece of

) * Ana Mariscal * Alfredo Mayo * Jesús Tordesillas * Juan Barajas * Carmen López Lagar * Manolita Morán *

Pedro Oltra Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning " ...

References

Bibliography

* Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer 2008.

External links

* 1940 films Spanish historical drama films 1940s historical drama films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Eusebio Fernández Ardavín Films set in Madrid Films set in the 1890s Films scored by Juan Quintero Muñoz Spanish black-and-white films 1940 drama films 1940s Spanish films {{1940s-Spain-film-stub