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201980 minPGdocumentary

Menese

201980 minPGdocumentary

A portrait of a transgressive artist during the Franco regime who played a key role in bringing flamenco to an international audience.

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Remedios Malvárez

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A portrait of a transgressive artist during the Franco regime who played a key role in bringing flamenco to an international audience.

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Remedios Malvárez

Remedios Malvárezdirector

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A portrait of the transgressive artist who lived during the Franco regime and exported flamenco to the whole world.

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