Curro Vargas
About Curro Vargas
At the start of the nineteenth century, in a small town in Granada, Juan de Vargas dies and his son Curro is left poor. The local priest takes the boy in. Curro meets Soledad, the moneylender's daughter, and they fall in love. Without money, he leaves for America, meaning to come back rich and marry her.
Cast & crew
More about Curro Vargas
José Buchs directed and wrote the scenario. Film Española produced it and Ernesto González distributed it. It opened on 17 December 1923. The source is the zarzuela Curro Vargas, music by Ruperto Chapí and libretto by Joaquín Dicenta and Antonio Paso y Cano, itself from Pedro Antonio de Alarcón's novel El niño de la bola. The zarzuela had premiered on 10 December 1898. José María Maristany photographed the film. Emilio Pozuelo did the sets. Francisco Cejuela was assistant director.
Themes
Look
José María Maristany photographed the Film Española production.
Music
Ruperto Chapí's zarzuela score was played with the film in the 1920s. Javier Pérez de Azpeitia prepared a new synchronized version in the 2010s.
Preservation
Silent Era lists the film as surviving. Spanish Wikipedia notes that the 1920s music adaptation prepared for the picture was not preserved.
Notes
- Ricardo Galache plays Curro Vargas and Angelina Bretón plays Soledad. María Comendador plays Doña Angustias and José Montenegro plays Padre Antonio.
- Spanish Wikipedia lists 80 minutes. Filmaffinity lists 107.
- In the 1920s screenings used Chapí's music. The original cue arrangement is gone. In the 2010s Javier Pérez de Azpeitia wrote a new one for a chamber group and a singer.
- Silent Era records that a print exists.
Scenes
- After Juan de Vargas dies, the priest takes charge of Curro.
- Curro leaves for America so he can return and marry Soledad.
Influenced by
- El niño de la bola (novel)
- Curro Vargas (zarzuela)
Also available
- Internet Archive (silent-curro-vargas)