The love between two gipsies, Juana La Zoronga and Rafael El Taranto, from different families in Barcelona is thwarted by the enmity between their respective parents. Rafael sees Juana dance at a gipsy wedding, and is captivated by her beauty and charm, and they fall in love, aided by their younger siblings who are secretly friends and sympathetic to the young lovers.
Director: Francisco Rovira Beleta (as Rovira Beleta).
Writers: Alfredo Mañas (play), Francisco Rovira Beleta (screenplay and dialogue).
Stars: Antonio Gades, Carmen Amaya, Sara Lezana, Daniel Martín, Antonio Prieto, José Manuel Martín, Margarita Lozano, Juan Manuel Soriano, Antonia Singla, Aurelio Galán ‘El Estampío’.
Cinematographer: Massimo Dallamano.
Composers: Andrés Batista, Fernando García Morcillo, Emilio Pujol, José Solá.
1964 Academy Awards – Nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
Love this film again and again and again.
Thanks for posting this film. great flamenco dancing and music and Barcelona in the 60’s!