Acting
Manuela Vargas
Born — Died
1941-01-01 — 2007-10-12
Place of birth
Seville, Andalucía, Spain
Known for
Acting
Credits
4 titles
Manuela Hermoso Vargas known as Manuela Vargas (Seville, 1941 – Madrid, October 12, 2007) was a Spanish flamenco dancer, of gypsy ethnicity. Manuela Vargas began working at the age of twelve in the tablao "El Guajiro", with the master Enrique El Cojo, and from there she moved to the Madrid tablao "El Duende". Her great opportunity came in 1964, when she won the International Dance Prize of the Theatre of Nations in Paris with the show Antología dramática del flamenco, by José Monleón. With this award-winning show she began her international career. In 1965 she was present in the Spanish pavilion at the New York World's Fair. In 1966 she performed for four weeks at the Prince of Wales Theat…
Known for
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Discorama
1959
6.8Middle-aged romance author Leo writes under a pseudonym, since she despises her own work. At home, her husband, who works overseas, is distant both physically and emotionally. As she reevaluates her life and writing, Leo is led to an unexpected relationship with Ángel, a sensitive newspaper editor.
The Flower of My Secret
1995
8.0Mistaken identity, unrequited love and the supernatural combine in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1984
6.5David is a physician who returns to Spain 30 years after his involvement in the Spanish Civil War. Now a member of a medical convention, he looks up old friends and finds his former lover, now a married woman with a flamenco-dancing daughter. He and the daughter have an immediate and mutual attraction to each other. He considers running away with the exotic beauty before asking his wife to join him for an extended vacation after the convention .
Spain Again
1969