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The Beauty of the Alhambra

La bella del Alhambra

1989

In 1920s Havana, an ambitious showgirl dreams of headlining the wildly popular Alhambra vaudeville theater, but her rise exacts a heavy price in love and ruin. A lush period melodrama of the Cuban stage.

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Part of 9 Essential Films from Cuba

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