Juan José is an 1895 melodramatic play by the Spanish writer Joaquín Dicenta. It was first staged at the Teatro de la Comedia in Madrid on 25 October 1895.[1] The film adaptation became noted for its subversive social criticism and was often banned. A tradition developed of staging the play on May Day. Between 1895 and 1939 it was estimated to be the second most performed play in Spain.[2]
A labourer violently quarrels with his employer over a woman.
In 1928 the play was adapted into a film Life directed by Adelqui Migliar for the British company Whitehall Films. It featured a mixed cast of Spanish and British actors, and was shot on location in Spain.