''Goyescas'' is a 1942 Spanish

musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the Character (arts), characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serv ...

directed by

Benito Perojo Benito Perojo González (Madrid, 14 June 1894 – Madrid, 11 November 1974) was a Spanish film director and film producer. Biography Son of José Perojo Figueras (1850–1908), a journalist and politician of Cuban origin, by his wife, Ana ...

and starring

Imperio Argentina María Magdalena Nile del Río (26 December 1906 – 22 August 2003) was an Argentine professional singer and movie actress, better known as Imperio Argentina; she became a citizen of Spain in 1999. María Magdalena Nile del Río was born ...

Rafael Rivelles Rafael Félix Rivelles Guillén (23 December 1898 — 3 December 1971) was a Spanish actor born in El Cabañal (El Cabanyal), a small town in the province of Valencia, Spain. Son of play actor José Rivelles and play actress Amparo Guillén, he ...

and

Armando Calvo Armando Calvo (25 December 1919 – 6 July 1996) was a Puerto Rican-born Spanish actor. His father was Juan Calvo Domenech, a Spanish actor and his mother was Minerva Lespier, a Puerto Rican people, Puerto Rican. Calvo worked in Spain, Italy, ...

. The film is an adaptation of the 1916

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Goyescas ''Goyescas'', Op. 11, subtitled ''Los majos enamorados'' (''The Gallants in Love''), is a piano suite written in 1911 by Spanish composer Enrique Granados. It was inspired by the work of the Spanish artist Francisco Goya. The piano pieces have ...

'' by

Enrique Granados Pantaleón Enrique Joaquín Granados Campiña (27 July 1867 – 24 March 1916), commonly known as Enrique Granados in Spanish or ''Enric Granados'' in Catalan, was a Spanish composer of classical music, and concert pianist from Cat ...

, and also drew inspiration from the work of the artist

Francisco Goya Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; ; 30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish Romanticism, romantic painter and Printmaking, printmaker. He is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Hi ...

. The film was part of the popular trend for

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in Europe during the era. Perojo had been planning the production for around a decade before it was ultimately made.Bentley p.106 The film received the Biennale Award at the 1942

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Synopsis

Set in Madrid, between the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th. The Countess of Gualda and the famous songwriter Petrilla are very physically similar, so much so that many people confuse them. But one day they discover that they love the same man, the Marquis of Nuévalos, a terrible rivalry will arise between them that they will resolve based on songs and episodes that recreate Goya's paintings.

Cast

as Petrilla / Condesa de Gualda *

as Fernando Pizarro *

as Luis Alfonso de Nuévalos *

Manolo Morán Manolo Morán (30 December 1905, in Madrid – 27 April 1967, in Alicante) was a Spanish film actor. Selected filmography * ''Carmen fra i rossi'' (1939) - Il capitano Salmeron * ''El huésped del sevillano'' (1940) * '' The Unloved Woman'' (1 ...

as Dueño del mesón * Marta Flores as Pepa, La Gitana * Juan Calvo as Bandido 1 *

Xan das Bolas Tomás Ares Pena, known as Xan das Bolas (30 October 1908 – 13 September 1977) was a Spanish comic actor active during the franquism with films including '' Botón de ancla'' (1961). Filmography Films TV series References External l ...

as Miguel * Ramón Martori as Corregidor *

Antonio Casas Antonio Casas Barros (11 November 1911 – 14 February 1982) was a Spanish footballer turned film actor who appeared in film between 1941 and his death in 1982. Casas originally began as a footballer for Atlético Madrid, but entered film i ...

as Paquiro * José Latorre as Ministro * Manuel Requena as Ventero * Eloísa Muro as Reina * María Vera as Maja *

Marina Torres Marina Torres (1901–1967) was a Spanish stage and film actress.Goble p.154 Selected filmography * '' Daughter of the Sea'' (1917) * '' Carnival Figures'' (1926) * '' The Village Priest'' (1927) * '' Agustina of Aragon'' (1929) * ''Goyescas'' (1 ...

as Doncella de la condesa * Antonio Bayón as Bandido 2 * Carmen Ponce de León as Mujer

References

Bibliography

* Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer 2008.

External links

* 1942 films Spanish musical drama films Spanish historical musical films 1940s musical drama films 1940s historical musical films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Benito Perojo Films set in Madrid Films set in the 18th century Operetta films Cultural depictions of Francisco Goya Spanish black-and-white films 1942 drama films 1940s Spanish films Spanish-language musical drama films Spanish-language historical musical films {{historic-musical-film-stub