The Maragatan Sphinx | |
Director: | Antonio de Obregón |
Producer: | Antonio de Obregón |
Starring: | Paquita de Ronda |
Music: | Jesús García Leoz |
Cinematography: | Alfonso Nieva |
Editing: | Julio Peña |
Distributor: | C.B. Films |
Runtime: | 85 minutes |
Country: | Spain |
Language: | Spanish |
The Maragatan Sphinx (Spanish:La esfinge maragata) is a 1950 Spanish drama film directed by Antonio de Obregón and starring Paquita de Ronda.[1] It takes its title from the Maragatería region.
The action takes place in a Maragata hacienda that is sinking into misery, whose situation can only be resolved through a marriage of convenience. But the marriageable girl, during a train trip, falls in love with a young poet and is reciprocated. Her family opposes this relationship, since they have promised her in marriage with a man of good position.