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La leyenda de Balthasar el Castrado (1996)

La leyenda de Balthasar el Castrado (1996)

Drama
Release Date: 1996, April 22
Directors: Juan Miñón
Countries: Spain
Production: Animatógrafo, Sogetel, Sogetel
Cast: Imanol Arias, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Maria de Lima, Rogério Samora, Dalila Carmo, Enrique San Francisco, Anabela Teixeira, Márcia Breia, Isabel de Castro, Sofia Sá da Bandeira, Coque Malla

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.