
The Black Man Who Had a White Soul
1951, Spanish. Directed by Hugo del Carril.
Peter Ward is a black singer who arrives to Madrid in 1907. He falls in love with Emma, and he offers her to be her dancer. She is restrained by her racial prejudices which will lead to an inevitable separation between them.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Hugo del CarrilDirector
- Hugo del CarrilPeter Ward
- María Rosa SalgadoEmma Cortadel
- Antonio CasalNonell
- Félix FernándezMucio Cortadel
- Carlos Díaz de MendozaArévalo
- Helga LinéFrench Actress (as Elga Lina Stern)
- María AsquerinoLuisa Olmos (as Maruja Asquerino)
- Antonio RiquelmeBélmez
- Porfiria SanchizNini
- Margarita AlexandreGinette
- Julia Delgado CaroCast
- Manuel ArbóDon Narciso
Details
- Released
- 28 May 1951
- Original title
- El negro que tenía el alma blanca
- Country
- Argentina, Spain
- Written by
- Hugo del Carril, José Luis Salado, Eduardo Borrás
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The Black Man Who Had a White Soul runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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The Black Man Who Had a White Soul isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 May 1951. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Black Man Who Had a White Soul?
The Black Man Who Had a White Soul (1951) was directed by Hugo del Carril and stars Hugo del Carril, María Rosa Salgado, Antonio Casal.