The young widow of the viceroy of Peru, facing the dismal prospect of either a convent or a marriage of convenience, sets out to conquer a handsome officer, pretending she’s a duende, a ghost. Voted the best Argentine film of 1945, La dama duende is a beautifully crafted comedy of errors, based on the 17th-century play by Pedro Calderón de la Barca. The most ambitious production of Estudios San Miguel, it was brought to the screen mostly by Spaniards exiled in Argentina as a result of the Civil War.
Genre: Romance, Drama, Comedy, History
Stars: Delia Garcés, Enrique Diosdado, Antonia Herrero, Manuel Collado, Helena Cortesina, Paquita Garzón
Crew: Vicente Cosentino (Camera Car), Ramón Ator (Sound), Rafael Alberti (Writer), María Teresa León (Writer), José María Beltrán (Director of Photography), Oscar Carchano (Editor)
Country: Argentina
Language: Español
Studio: Estudios San Miguel
Runtime: 101 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 17, 1945
IMDb: 6
Keywords:theater play, based on play or musical
