Doña Bárbara | |
Director: | Betty Kaplan |
Producer: | María de la Paz Mariño David Frost Peter Rawley |
Starring: | Esther Goris Jorge Perugorría |
Music: | Bingen Mendizábal |
Cinematography: | Héctor Collodoro Carlos González |
Editing: | José Salcedo |
Distributor: | United International Pictures Universal Pictures |
Runtime: | 120 minutes |
Country: | Spain Argentina |
Language: | Spanish |
Doña Bárbara is a 1998 Argentine-Spanish romantic drama film directed by Betty Kaplan adapted from the 1929 novel Doña Bárbara by Venezuelan author Rómulo Gallegos. The film stars Esther Goris in the title role of a wealthy, embittered female land owner who clashes with a male neighbor, portrayed by Jorge Perugorría.
Doña Bárbara was first adapted into an acclaimed 1943 Mexican film starring María Félix as well as a 1975 Venezuelan telenovela.