La leyenda de Balthasar el Castrado
1996, Spanish. Directed by Juan Miñón.
At the end of the seventeenth century, in Naples, still dominated by the Spaniards, a young pupil, Balthasar,is castrated to preserve the purity and beauty of his voice. The Duchess dies and her son, the Duke of Arcos, takes charge of the inheritance, which includes Balthasar. With the entrance of Maria Loffredo, former lover of the Duke, a triangle is established that unchains tragic consequences to the allegedly callous life of Balthasar.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
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Cast & crew
- Juan MiñónDirector
- Imanol AriasDuque de Arcos
- Coque MallaBalthasar
- Enrique San FranciscoAndres
- Aitana Sánchez-GijónMaria de Loffredo
- Sofia Sá da BandeiraDame Camerino
- Márcia BreiaAntonia
- Dalila CarmoElvira
- Anabela TeixeiraDame
- Maria de LimaDame
- Isabel de CastroDuchess of Arcos
- João CraveiroCast
- Rogério SamoraTerramare
Details
- Released
- 22 April 1996
- Country
- Spain
- Written by
- Juan Miñón
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La leyenda de Balthasar el Castrado (1996) was directed by Juan Miñón and stars Imanol Arias, Coque Malla, Enrique San Francisco.