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Movies and TvShows featuring "based-on-zarzuela" theme.

La reina mora
Movie

La reina mora(1937)

4.9
90Minutes

When Esteban, Coral's boyfriend, is imprisoned for quarreling with a troublemaker who was trying to harass her, she decides to lock herself up in a Sevillian house to share his misfortune.

La patria chica
Movie

La patria chica(1943)

5.1
88Minutes

A Spanish folk group goes to Paris hired by a French businessman, but he runs away, leaving them without resources. Pastora, beautiful Seville, reminds that she has a friend in Paris who is painter. Her companions and her ask him for help to return to Spain. The painter wants to help them but first he have to sell a paint to a wealthy Englishman to get resources. The Englishman goes to his place and fall in love with Pastora, and instead of buying the paint suggests to pay the return trip for all of them if Pastora stays with him in Paris.

Fair of the Virgin of La Paloma
Movie

Fair of the Virgin of La Paloma(1963)

6
94Minutes

Life goes quietly in a traditional neighborhood of Madrid. Two beautiful girls, Susana and Casta, trade workers in the area, accepting mature attentions of a pharmacist, Don Hilarion. This affection dislike the young Julian, who is in love with Susan. Third movie version of the famous zarzuela by Tomas Breton. With musical arrangements by Gregorio Garcia Segura, the film tries to update the original story to fit the Madrid of the 60's.

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Doña Francisquita
Movie

Doña Francisquita(1952)

7.5
79Minutes

Doña Francisquita is a comedy musical film based on the zarzuela of the same name. It revolves around the love affairs and misunderstandings of Doña Francisquita, a young and flirtatious woman, in the vibrant city of Madrid. The film highlights the humor, romance, and catchy tunes that make it a classic in the genre.

The Unruly Girl
Movie

The Unruly Girl(1950)

7.1
109Minutes

Adaptation of the operetta of the same title. Mari Pepa, who works as a laundress, has gone to live in the neighborhood courtyard house, which is also tenant Felipe, who courted.

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Bohemians
Movie

Bohemians(1972)

5.1
125Minutes

Paris 1900. Sharing a house in the Bohemian District are Roberto, a fledgling Musician, who is composing an Opera with his friend the poet Victor Duval; and the beautiful Cossette, daughter of a retired tenor, who goes up and down the stairs, taking advantage of Roberto's music to train her voice. The young bohemian musician does not know Cosette, but hears her sing daily. Instead, she's in love with Roberto and follows his steps as a composer.

Sucedió en Damasco
Movie

Sucedió en Damasco(1943)

4.9
92Minutes
El huesped del sevillano
Movie

El huesped del sevillano(1970)

6.9
86Minutes

The Sevillano's guest is a story full of intrigues. The title alludes to the fact that a character who appears, the guest of the El Sevillano inn in Toledo, is the writer Miguel de Cervantes.

La reina mora
Movie

La reina mora(1955)

4.6
87Minutes

During the April Fair in Seville neighborhood of Santa Cruz, Antonio, in love with Coral, will meet Esteban, her boyfriend. The end result is that Antonio is hurt and Esteban goes to prison. To avoid gossip, Coral asks his brother of moving. Cotufo agrees and the two move to a mansion in which, according to legend, lived a Christian and the daughter of a Moorish king, who died of grief of love.

Los claveles
Movie

Los claveles(1960)

6
80Minutes

A young factory worker sends out pictures of herself to a beauty contest and hopes to be chosen. In the same place works Fernando, whom the other employees do not like because of his being very arrogant. In revenge, Rosita pretends to love him. Fernando discovers her double game, but also pretends he is not aware.

El Capitan Aventurero
Movie

El Capitan Aventurero(1939)

6.8

Don Gil de Alacala (José Mojica), a swashbuckler also known as Captain Adventure, must overcome a series of difficult trials and tribulations in order to save the love of his life, Carmina (Manolita Saval), who is engaged to marry a terrible nobleman. Based upon the libretto "Don Gil de Alcala" by Manuel Penella, this classic black-and-white romance also stars Margarita Mora, Carlos Orellana and Sara García.

La alegría de la huerta
Movie

La alegría de la huerta(1940)

5
82Minutes

In Murcia, a southern province of Spain rich in fruits and vegetables parcels, a girl and a boy are in love but he is so shy that she accepts a rich competitor proposal. From the zarzuela of the same name.

Doña Francisquita
Movie

Doña Francisquita(1934)

5
87Minutes

The beautiful Francisquita is in love with Fernando, a student who aspires to become a poet; but he is infatuated with the very fiery actress Aurora la Beltrana, who is Lorenzo's lover.

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La verbena de la Paloma
Movie

La verbena de la Paloma(1935)

6.2
78Minutes

A young printer's relationship with his girlfriend is in trouble after she accepts another suitor's invitation to the fair. This adaption of a popular operetta aims to please with a simple storyline and goofy slapstick.

La revoltosa
Movie

La revoltosa(1963)

5.8
95Minutes

Mari Pepa, a beautiful laundress of Madrid, and Felipe, a carpenter, are in love but they are always quarreling over trifles. However, she must marry with the fence Don Leo to help his father, a drunk player who has committed a robbery and has determined the family jewels.

Giants and Big Heads
Movie

Giants and Big Heads(1926)

5.6
72Minutes

based on zarzuela

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