The Moorish Queen (1955 film)

The Moorish Queen
The Moorish Queen
Directed by	Raúl Alfonso
Written by	Serafín Álvarez Quintero (play); Joaquín Álvarez Quintero (play); Raúl Alfonso; Francisco Naranjo; Camilo Murillo; José María Ochoa;
Produced by	Juan N. Solórzano
Starring	Antoñita Moreno; Pepe Marchena; Miguel Ligero;
Cinematography	Aldo Giordani
Edited by	Antonio Gimeno; Mercedes Gimeno;
Music by	José Serrano
Production; company	Cervantes Films
Release date	31 January 1955;
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

The Moorish Queen (Spanish:La reina mora) is a 1955 Spanish musical film directed by Raúl Alfonso and starring Antoñita Moreno, Pepe Marchena and Miguel Ligero.^[1] It is based on a zarzuela which had previously been made into a 1922 silent film and a 1937 sound film.

It was shot in Ferraniacolor.

Synopsis

During the April Fair in Seville, Esteban wounds his rival Antonio in a fight. Coral, Esteban's girlfriend, asks Cotufo, her brother, to change their address, since she wants to live in isolation while her boyfriend remains in jail. Cotufo agrees and both brothers move to a mansion where, according to legend, a Christian and the daughter of a Moorish king lived three hundred years ago. She this she died of love sorrow and the legend adds that a goblin has lived in the house since then.