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La ilustre fregona (1928)

La ilustre fregona poster
Genre
silent film
Country
Spain
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man pretends to be a kitchen maid to get close to a woman he loves during a period of Spanish history. The story is adapted from a tale by Miguel de Cervantes.

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What happens

La ilustre fregona is a 1928 Spanish film directed by Armando Pou, starring Mari Muniain, Ángel de Zomeño, Modesto Rivas and Juan Romero. It is based on the story La ilustre fregona by Miguel de Cervantes. The film was produced for Venus Film Española. It premiered at the Palacio de la Música in Madrid on 26 March 1928. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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