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The Ill-Married (1926)

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Original title
La malcasada
Directed by
Francisco Gómez-Hidalgo y Álvarez
Genre
comedy film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 21m
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This silent film is based on the real failed marriage between a Mexican bullfighter and a Spanish actress. It tells the story of their troubled relationship and the actress's affair with a king.

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What happens

La malcasada és una pel·lícula espanyola muda en blanc i negre del 1926 dirigida per Francisco Gómez-Hidalgo y Álvarez, coautor del guió juntament amb José Luis de Lucio i basada en el matrimoni fracassat entre el torero mexicà Rafael Gaona i l'actriu espanyola Carmen Ruiz Morales, amant d'Alfons XIII d'Espanya entre 1914 i 1931. Fou estrenada al Teatro del Centro el 10 de gener de 1927. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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