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El Quijote desde la platea
El Quijote desde la platea

El Quijote desde la platea

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How Don Quixote de la Mancha, the immortal character created by Miguel de Cervantes in 1605, has been depicted in cinema, television, cartoons, theater, opera, ballet and other artistic disciplines. An adventure that began more than four hundred years ago in the pages of a book and is far from coming to an end.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

54 mins

Rating

4.5/10

Release Date

22 April 2019

Country

Spain

Cast

Ramón Langa

Ramón Langa

Self - Narrator (voice)

Darío Villanueva

Darío Villanueva

Self - RAE Director

Mario Vargas Llosa

Mario Vargas Llosa

Self - Writer

Carlos F. Heredero

Carlos F. Heredero

Self - Film Historian

Jaime Azpilicueta

Jaime Azpilicueta

Self - Stage Director

Fernando Méndez-Leite

Fernando Méndez-Leite

Self - Filmmaker

Rafael Alcázar

Rafael Alcázar

Self - Filmmaker

Gerardo Herrero

Gerardo Herrero

Self - Film Producer

Ángeles González-Sinde

Ángeles González-Sinde

Self - Screenwriter

Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón

Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón

Self - Filmmaker

Rafael Álvarez el Brujo

Rafael Álvarez el Brujo

Self - Actor

José Carlos Martínez

José Carlos Martínez

Self - Choreographer

Tomás Marco

Tomás Marco

Self - Music Composer

Camilo José Cela

Camilo José Cela

Self - Writer (archive footage)

Fernando Rey

Fernando Rey

Self - Actor / Don Quixote (archive footage)

Alfredo Landa

Alfredo Landa

Self - Actor / Sancho Panza (archive footage)

José Saramago

José Saramago

Self - Writer (archive footage)

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