La bella del Alhambra (1989)

Story shows the genesis of the career and the rise of Esther the most beloved actress of most popular theater in Havana at the turn of the 19th century.

Director:

Enrique Pineda Barnet

Writers:

Miguel Barnet, Enrique Pineda Barnet

Stars:

Beatriz Valdés, Omar Valdés, César Évora

2 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Beatriz Valdés	...	Rachel
Omar Valdés	...	Federico
César Évora	...	Amante Rachel
Carlos Cruz	...	Adolfito
Isabel Moreno	...	La mejicana
Jorge Martínez	...	Jorge
Verónica Lynn	...	Madre Rachel
Miguel Gutiérrez	...	Bazan
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Héctor Echemendia
Carlos Mas
Miguel Navarro	...	Lopez
Héctor Noas	...	Amante de Rachel (as Héctor Eduardo Suárez)
Ramón Veloz	...	Rolen

Storyline

Story shows the genesis of the career and the rise of Esther the most beloved actress of most popular theater in Havana at the turn of the 19th century.

---

Genres:

Musical | Drama

---

Details

Country:

Cuba Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

June 1991 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Beauty of the Alhambra

Filming Locations:

Havana, Cuba

Company Credits

Production Co:

Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos (ICAIC), Televisión Española (TVE)

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

User Reviews

It's one of the best cuban musical film that it has done.

La Bella del Alhambra is a film that doesn't have the purpose to result a complicated drama. The result is a very good musical melodrama of the Cuban's musical theatre reality of the 20's and the 30's , especially of the Alhambra, a musical theatre were only admitted male public.

The argument is based of the "Cancion de Rachel", book writen by Miguel Barnet, who interview a famous vedette of the Alhambra, Rachel.