Mariquilla, an Andalusian girl living with her uncle in a village near Seville, has a cheerful condition that brighten people's lives, but she is too shameful to sing onstage. Based on real life tonadillera Amalia Molina.
Mariquilla is an Andalusian girl living with her uncle in a small village near Seville. Her cheerful condition and singing abilities brighten people's lives, but she is too shameful when it comes to sing onstage. A friend will try to convince her that she should become an artist. From a play by the Álvarez Quintero brothers which is based on the life of a real tonadillera (Spanish folk singer), Amalia Molina.—BSK