Tales of the Alhambra

Tales of the Alhambra (Spanish: Cuentos de la Alhambra) is a 1950 Spanish comedy film directed by Florián Rey and starring Carmen Sevilla, Aníbal Vela and Manuel Arbó. The film is an adaptation of Washington Irving's 1832 short stories of the same title. Plot American writer Washington Inving travels to La Alhambra de Granada, visiting its moorish buildings and getting inspiration from the people he meets : Mariquilla the gipsy, the soldier in love with her, bandoleers and local politicians. Cast In alphabetical order Manuel Aguilera Julio F. Alymán Manuel Arbó as Ventero Mario Berriatúa as Lucas Raúl Cancio as Lieutenant Francisco Cano José Guardiola Manuel Guitián Casimiro Hurtado as Tío Pichón José Isbert as Don Cosme - the scribe José María Martín Mari Carmen Obregón Nicolás D. Perchicot as governor Santiago Rivero Rosario Royo as Paquita Carmen Sevilla as Mariquilla Carmen Sánchez as Doña Tula Luis Torrecilla Aníbal Vela as Washington Irving Juan Vázquez as Corregidor Roberto Zara as Varguitas References