La leyenda de Balthasar el Castrado (1996)

5.0/10 86 min Drama

Overview

At the end of the seventeenth century, in Naples, still dominated by the Spaniards, a young pupil, Balthasar,is castrated to preserve the purity and beauty of his voice. The Duchess dies and her son, the Duke of Arcos, takes charge of the inheritance, which includes Balthasar. With the entrance of Maria Loffredo, former lover of the Duke, a triangle is established that unchains tragic consequences to the allegedly callous life of Balthasar.

Cast

Imanol Arias

Duque de Arcos

Coque Malla

Balthasar

Enrique San Francisco

Andres

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

Maria de Loffredo

Sofia Sá da Bandeira

Dame Camerino

Márcia Breia

Antonia

Dalila Carmo

Elvira

Anabela Teixeira

Dame

Isabel de Castro

Duchess of Arcos

João Craveiro

Rogério Samora

Terramare

João Salaviza

Recommendations

The Miracle of Marcelino
Salomé
Reading Lolita in Tehran
The Visit
The King of Havana
Sergio
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Girl in the Box
Hardball
600 Miles
Adú
Tótem
True Colors
The Quietude
Sin tetas no hay paraíso
The Kindness of Strangers
Hands of Stone
I Am Elizabeth Smart
Lucca's World
Prayers for the Stolen