Los Tarantos
Cast & Crew
Rovira-beleta
Carmen Amaya
Sara Lezana
Daniel Martin
Antonio Prieto
Margarita Lozano
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In the Gypsy quarter of Barcelona, a young man and woman meet at a wedding and fall in love, unaware that their families are sworn enemies. Rafael is a Taranto, and Juana is the daughter of Rosendo, the hotblooded leader of the Zoronga family. The beauty of Juana's flamenco dancing, however, wins over Rafael's mother, Augustias, and she accepts Juana as her daughter-in-law. But as the Gypsy quarter prepares for a fiesta, the elder Zoronga, faithful to his vow of hatred, forces Juana into the arms of Curro, an unscrupulous picao. Juana escapes to Rafael, and the two lovers take refuge at the beach in a small house owned by the Tarantos. To the sound of Christmas Eve celebrations, they repeat their vows of love and make plans to flee to a place where they can live without hate. Violence erupts as Curro finds their hiding place and murders them both. Rafael's brother takes revenge by slaying Curro; only then do the two families mournfully pledge a new peace.
Director
Rovira-beleta
Cast
Carmen Amaya
Sara Lezana
Daniel Martin
Antonio Prieto
Margarita Lozano
José Manuel Martín
Antonio Gades
Antonia Singla
Aurelio Galán
Carlos Villafranca
Antonio Escudero
Amapola García
Rosario Ortíz
Antonio Lavilla
Anselmo Batista
Andrés Batista
Antonio Guisa
Carmen Amaya Co.
Crew
Andrés Batista
Massimo Dallamano
Fernando García Morcillo
Leonard Gruenberg
José G. Maesso
Alfredo Mañas
Rafael Pérez De Rozas
Emilio Pujol
Emilio Rodriguez Oses
Rovira-beleta
José Solá
Juan Alberto Soler
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Foreign Language Film
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Filmed in Barcelona. Released in Spain in 1963; running time: 92 min. Rovira-Beleta is also known as Francisco Rovira Beleta.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1963
Released in United States April 8, 1964
Shown at Buenos Aires Film Festival April 8, 1964.
Released in United States 1963
Released in United States April 8, 1964 (Shown at Buenos Aires Film Festival April 8, 1964.)
