A beautiful and untamed girl in a Spanish fishing village. She falls in love with her fiancé's stepson, Fernando, but is harshly rejected and lashed. After rumors of infidelity spread, she is chased by villagers, falls from a cliff, survives the fall, and ultimately drowns herself while swimming toward Fernando's corpse.
Tía Rosario is the older woman who provides the solution to Candela's haunting. She explains or devises the act by which Lucía must dance with José's ghost, a ritual intended to exorcise him permanently and release Candela from his continuing influence.
Emma Penella has 47 screen credits in a career dating back to 1952. Their work is anchored in the The Flamenco Trilogy universe with 1 titles. Signature works include The Tobacconist of Vallecas, El crimen de Don Benito, La hora incógnita. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
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