Luis abandons his studies to become a bullfighter, becoming rivals with another famous one for the love of an inconstant woman. With one of the best real toreros of his time, Marcial Lalanda.
¡Viva Madrid, que es mi pueblo! is not a film for everyone, let's just get that out of the way. If you're not already predisposed to silent cinema, or if the very idea of a bullfighting melodrama sounds like a chore, you'll probably bounce off this pretty hard. But for those of us who find a strange beauty in these old...
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"¡Viva Madrid, que es mi pueblo! is not a film for everyone, let's just get that out of the way. If you're not already predisposed to silent cinema, or if the very idea of a bullfighting melodrama sounds like a chore, you'll probably bounce off this pretty hard. But for those of us who find a strange beauty in these old reels, or if you're curious about a very specific slice of Spanish cultural history, there's a certain raw energy here that can be quite compelling. It's rough around the edges, s..."
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