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The Moorish Queen (1955)

The Moorish Queen poster
Original title
La reina mora
Directed by
Raúl Alfonso
Genre
musical film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 27m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A musical adaptation of a Spanish zarzuela. A woman sings and dances through a story of love and tradition.

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What happens

The Moorish Queen (Spanish:La reina mora) is a 1955 Spanish musical film directed by Raúl Alfonso and starring Antoñita Moreno, Pepe Marchena and Miguel Ligero. It is based on a zarzuela which had previously been made into a 1922 silent film and a 1937 sound film. It was shot in Ferraniacolor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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