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Malvaloca (1942)

Malvaloca poster
Directed by
Luis Marquina
Genre
drama film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman from Málaga is looked down on by her community after a fall from grace. She works to earn back the respect of those around her.

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What happens

Malvaloca is a 1942 Spanish drama film directed by Luis Marquina and starring Amparo Rivelles, Alfredo Mayo and Manuel Luna. It is an adaptation of the 1912 play of the same title about a fallen woman from Málaga who eventually redeems herself. Following the film's success Rivelles was signed up for a lucrative three-year contract by CIFESA, the biggest studio in Spain. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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