Nobleza baturra (The Nobility of the Peasantry, also known as Aragonese Virtue)[2] is a 1935 Spanish musical drama film directed by Florián Rey, and starring Imperio Argentina, Miguel Ligero Rodríguez, and Juan de Orduña. It is based on the play of the same name by Joaquín Dicenta. The film was a phenomenal success, and was one of the most commercially successful films of the Second Republic. The film was produced by CIFESA at CEA Studios.[3] It was noted for its sentimental view of rural people, and its folklorish characters.[2]

Nobleza baturra
Theatrical film poster
Directed byFlorián Rey
Written byJoaquín Dicenta Boadillo
Starring
CinematographyEnrique Guerner
José María Torres
Edited byEduardo García Maroto
Music byRafael Martínez and José L. de Rivera
Release date
  • 1935 (1935)
Running time
86 minutes[1]
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

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In Aragon in the early twentieth century, María del Pilar, an honest girl, is affected when a former suitor, out of spite of being rejected, publicises throughout the village that she had engaged in extramarital sex. This rumour soon spreads throughout the region.

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References

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  1. ^ Lera, José María Caparrós; Crusells, Magí; España, Rafael de (2007). Las grandes películas del cine español (in Spanish). Ediciones JC. p. 24. ISBN 978-84-89564-50-3.
  2. ^ a b Hernandez-Rodriguez, R.; Rodríguez, Rafael Hernández (2010). Splendors of Latin Cinema. ABC-CLIO. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-313-34978-2.
  3. ^ Bentley, Bernard P. E. (2008). A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-85566-176-9.
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