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La hija de Juan Simón Synopsis
Angelillo is a young and handsome cantaor in love with Carmen, the daughter of the town's undertaker. After getting caught up in an absurd tavern brawl, the man is wrongly blamed for murder and imprisoned. Carmen, pregnant with Angelillo, flees in shame from her parents' house. Some time later, a woman shows up with the baby and the news that Carmen died giving birth.
A Sister to Salome Synopsis
When famous opera singer Elinore Duane undergoes an operation on her throat, she has a series of ether-induced visions. In one, she is transported to ancient Rome where she appears as a much-admired woman in love with Paul, a young heretic, and at odds with Lutor, the high priest. To save her love, she poisons Lutor with her ring. After several other visions which involve variations on this love triangle, Elinore awakens to discover that Lutor is actually her doctor, Sascha Jaccard, and that Paul is the son of a friend who has come to visit the recovering prima donna.
"La hija de Juan Simón" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "A Sister to Salome" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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