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.
If you have a soft spot for dusty, tragic Spanish melodramas from before the civil war, La hija de Juan Simón is absolutely worth your seventy minutes. But if you can't stand old-school singing or plots where everyone is endlessly miserable, please stay far away. 😭 It is basically a 1935 soap opera with some incredibl...
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"If you have a soft spot for dusty, tragic Spanish melodramas from before the civil war, La hija de Juan Simón is absolutely worth your seventy minutes. But if you can't stand old-school singing or plots where everyone is endlessly miserable, please stay far away. 😭 It is basically a 1935 soap opera with some incredible flamenco sprinkled on top. The story kicks off with Angelillo, who is this handsome singer with hair slicked back so tight it looks painted on. He is madly in love with Carmen, t..."
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