''La becerrada'' is a 1963 Spanish

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directed by

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, written by

Jaime de Armiñán Jaime de Armiñán Oliver (9 March 1927 – 9 April 2024) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. His films have been nominated for Academy Awards in the Foreign language film category twice, in 1972 for and in 1980 for ''The Nest (1980 ...

and Ricardo Muñoz Suay, and starring

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and . It was composed by Graciano Tarrago.

Synopsis

In San Ginés de la Sierra, a small remote village in

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, a convent nicknamed the Refuge of the Vanquished welcomes the destitute and taken care of by the nuns. But the convent's resources no longer allow them to continue their action. The nuns then asked the village mayor to lend them the arena to organize a charity becerrada. This becerrada features the bullfighters

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and Mondeño in their own roles.

Cast

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Becerrada Spanish comedy films 1963 comedy films 1963 films Films directed by José María Forqué Films produced by Nazario Belmar Films with screenplays by Jaime de Armiñán Films with screenplays by Ricardo Muñoz Suay Films shot in Spain