Underplayed Gems

Maruxa (1923)

Maruxa poster
Directed by
Henry Vorins
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Spain
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A silent Spanish melodrama about young lovers in a rural setting. It is based on a zarzuela by Amadeo Vives and was filmed in Galicia in 1923.

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What happens

Maruxa es una película muda española rodada en Galicia en 1923. Se estrenó el 11 de noviembre de 1923, en los cines de Madrid, Alcorcón, Alcalá de Henares, La Coruña, Valladolid, Granada, Toledo y Valencia, y el resto de los cines de España, el 10 de enero de 1924.​ Dirigida por Henry Vorins y basada en la zarzuela homónima de Amadeo Vives, fue una producción de Celta Films rodada en las cercanías de Vigo.​ Se trata de un melodrama amoroso entre jóvenes en un entorno rural.​ Protagonizada por Paulette Landais y Florián Rey, los títulos tenían una versión en gallego escrita por Manuel Lugrís Freire.​ (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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