| The Moorish Queen | |
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| Directed by | Raúl Alfonso |
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| Produced by | Juan N. Solórzano |
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| Cinematography | Aldo Giordani |
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| Music by | José Serrano |
Production company | Cervantes Films |
Release date | 31 January 1955 |
Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
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.[1] 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.
During the April Fair in Seville, Esteban wounds his rival Antonio in a fight. Coral, Esteban's girlfriend, asks Cotufo, her brother, to change their address, since she wants to live in isolation while her boyfriend remains in jail. Cotufo agrees and both brothers move to a mansion where, according to legend, a Christian and the daughter of a Moorish king lived three hundred years ago. She this she died of love sorrow and the legend adds that a goblin has lived in the house since then.
