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{{short description|1963 film}}
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| music = [[Andrés Batista]]<br>[[Fernando García Morcillo]]<br>[[Emilio Pujol]]<br>[[José Solá]]
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| cinematography = [[Massimo Dallamano]]
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| editing = [[Emilio Rodríguez]]
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'''''Los Tarantos''''' is a 1963 Spanish musical drama film directed by [[Francisco Rovira Beleta]]. It was nominated for an [[Academy Award]] in the [[Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Film]] category.<ref name="Oscars1964">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/36th-winners.html |title=The 36th Academy Awards (1964) Nominees and Winners |accessdate=2011-11-03|work=oscars.org}}</ref>
'''''Los Tarantos''''' is a 1963 Spanish musical drama film directed by [[Francisco Rovira Beleta]]. It was nominated for an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] in the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Film]] category.<ref name="Oscars1964">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1964 |title=The 36th Academy Awards (1964) Nominees and Winners |access-date=2011-11-03|work=oscars.org}}</ref>


The film is based on the play ''La historia de los Tarantos'' written by Alfredo Mañas, and inspired by ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' by [[William Shakespeare]].
The film is based on the play ''La historia de los Tarantos'' written by Alfredo Mañas, and inspired by ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' by [[William Shakespeare]].


==Plot==
==Plot==
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.
The love between two gypsies, 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 gypsy wedding and is captivated by her beauty and charm. They fall in love, aided by their younger siblings, who are secretly friends and sympathetic to the young lovers.


Juana earns the respect of Rafael's formidable mother, Angustias, through her spirit and grace at flamenco, but her father Rosendo, an old beau of Rafael's mother, remains obstinate, despite the pleas of Juana, Rafael and Angustias. Juana's father offers her to his colleague, Curro, to make her forget about her romance with Rafael, but neither Juana nor Rafael can forget their love. Curro becomes arrogant, killing Rafael's friend Mojigondo, and beating Juana when he suspects she has been meeting with Rafael. Desperate, Juana seeks Rafael out in his dovecote and they make love, planning to elope the following day. But Curro, incited by Juana's brother Sancho, finds them together and kills them both. Rafael's brother subsequently hunts Curro down in his stables, and kills him.
Juana earns the respect of Rafael's formidable mother, Angustias, through her spirit and grace in flamenco. However, her father Rosendo, an old beau of Rafael's mother, remains obstinate despite the pleas of Juana, Rafael, and Angustias. Juana's father offers her to his colleague, Curro, to make her forget about her romance with Rafael. But neither Juana nor Rafael can forget their love. Curro becomes arrogant, killing Rafael's friend Mojigondo and beating Juana when he suspects she has been meeting with Rafael. Desperate, Juana seeks Rafael out in his dovecote, and they make love, planning to elope the following day. However, Curro, incited by Juana's brother Sancho, finds them together and kills them both. Rafael's brother subsequently hunts Curro down in his stables and kills him.


Angustias and Rosendo are united in their grief, and Juana's younger brother comforts Rafael's younger sister, showing that the feud will not continue any further.
Angustias and Rosendo are united in their grief, and Juana's younger brother comforts Rafael's younger sister, showing that the feud will not continue any further.
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==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Carmen Amaya]] ... Angustias
*[[Carmen Amaya]] ... Angustias
*Sara Lezana ... Juana
*[[Sara Lezana]] ... Juana
*Daniel Martín ... Rafael
*[[Daniel Martín (actor)|Daniel Martín]] ... Rafael
*[[Antonio Gades]] ... Mojigondo
*[[Antonio Gades]] ... Mojigondo
*Antonio Prieto ... Rosendo
*Antonio Prieto ... Rosendo
*José Manuel Martín ... Curro (as J. Manuel Martín)
*José Manuel Martín ... Curro (as J. Manuel Martín)
*Margarita Lozano ... Isabel
*[[Margarita Lozano]] ... Isabel
*Juan Manuel Soriano
*Juan Manuel Soriano
*Antonia Singla ... Sole (as Antonia 'La Singla')
*[[Antoñita Singla]] ... Sole (as Antonia 'La Singla')
*Aurelio Galán 'El Estampío' ... Jero (as A. Galán 'El Estampío')
*Aurelio Galán 'El Estampío' ... Jero (as A. Galán 'El Estampío')
*[[Peret]]... Guitarist
*[[Peret]]... Guitarist
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{imdb title|id=0056555|title=Los Tarantos}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0056555|title=Los Tarantos}}

{{Francisco Rovira Beleta}}
{{Romeo and Juliet film adaptations}}
{{Spanish submissions for the Academy Award}}
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Latest revision as of 02:22, 14 March 2024

Los Tarantos
Directed byFrancisco Rovira Beleta
Written byFrancisco Rovira Beleta
Alfredo Mañas
StarringAntonio Gades
Carmen Amaya
CinematographyMassimo Dallamano
Edited byEmilio Rodríguez
Music byAndrés Batista
Fernando García Morcillo
Emilio Pujol
José Solá
Release date
  • 5 November 1963 (1963-11-05)
Running time
112 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Los Tarantos is a 1963 Spanish musical drama film directed by Francisco Rovira Beleta. It was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Foreign Film category.[1]

The film is based on the play La historia de los Tarantos written by Alfredo Mañas, and inspired by Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.

Plot[edit]

The love between two gypsies, 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 gypsy wedding and is captivated by her beauty and charm. They fall in love, aided by their younger siblings, who are secretly friends and sympathetic to the young lovers.

Juana earns the respect of Rafael's formidable mother, Angustias, through her spirit and grace in flamenco. However, her father Rosendo, an old beau of Rafael's mother, remains obstinate despite the pleas of Juana, Rafael, and Angustias. Juana's father offers her to his colleague, Curro, to make her forget about her romance with Rafael. But neither Juana nor Rafael can forget their love. Curro becomes arrogant, killing Rafael's friend Mojigondo and beating Juana when he suspects she has been meeting with Rafael. Desperate, Juana seeks Rafael out in his dovecote, and they make love, planning to elope the following day. However, Curro, incited by Juana's brother Sancho, finds them together and kills them both. Rafael's brother subsequently hunts Curro down in his stables and kills him.

Angustias and Rosendo are united in their grief, and Juana's younger brother comforts Rafael's younger sister, showing that the feud will not continue any further.

Cast[edit]

  • Carmen Amaya ... Angustias
  • Sara Lezana ... Juana
  • Daniel Martín ... Rafael
  • Antonio Gades ... Mojigondo
  • Antonio Prieto ... Rosendo
  • José Manuel Martín ... Curro (as J. Manuel Martín)
  • Margarita Lozano ... Isabel
  • Juan Manuel Soriano
  • Antoñita Singla ... Sole (as Antonia 'La Singla')
  • Aurelio Galán 'El Estampío' ... Jero (as A. Galán 'El Estampío')
  • Peret... Guitarist
  • Andrés Batista ... Guitarist
  • Emilio de Diego ... Guitarist
  • 'Pucherete' ... Guitarist
  • Blay ... Guitarist
  • El Chocolate ... Cantaor
  • 'La Mueque' ... Cantaor
  • 'Morita' ... Cantaor (as 'Morità')
  • Enrique Cádiz ... Cantaor
  • 'El Viti' ... Cantaor
  • J. Toledo ... Cantaor
  • Antonio Escudero 'El Gato' ... Juan/Bailaor (as A. Escudero 'El Gato')
  • D. Bargas ... Bailaor (as D. Bargas 'Lulula')
  • Amapola ... Antonia/Bailaora
  • 'El Guisa' ... Bailaor
  • Antonio Lavilla ... Sancho
  • Francisco Batista
  • Carlos Villafranca ... Salvador
  • Josefina Tapias

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The 36th Academy Awards (1964) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-11-03.

External links[edit]

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