Los Tarantos

Los Tarantos
Directed by	Francisco Rovira Beleta
Written by	Francisco Rovira Beleta Alfredo Mañas
Starring	Antonio Gades Carmen Amaya
Cinematography	Massimo Dallamano
Edited by	Emilio Rodríguez
Music by	Andrés Batista Fernando García Morcillo Emilio Pujol José Solá
Release dates	November 5 1963 Spain June 29, 1964 USA NYC
Running time	112 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Los Tarantos is a 1963 Spanish musical drama film directed by Francisco Rovira Beleta. It was nominated for the Academy Award as Best Foreign Film.

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

Plot Summary

The love between two gipsies from different families in Barcelona.

Cast

• 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
• Antonia 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

External links

• Los Tarantos at IMDb