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  • Valentina (1982)
  • PG
    92 min | Drama
Valentina (1982)
PG
92 min | Drama

In 1939, in a French prison camp, José Garcés of the defeated Spanish Republican army raises the spirits of his fellow prisoners by telling the story of the year he was 8 years old, 1911, in a small town in northeastern Spain. He was a ...See moreIn 1939, in a French prison camp, José Garcés of the defeated Spanish Republican army raises the spirits of his fellow prisoners by telling the story of the year he was 8 years old, 1911, in a small town in northeastern Spain. He was a rascal, baffling his father, always in trouble, and in love with Valentina, a neighbor girl. On his roof top at night he sends semaphore messages to her. He writes poems. He gets them into trouble, killing her father's breeding pigeons. When the two families camp at a decaying castle, his tutor, a sympathetic priest, tells him about the most valiant men, the saints, the heroes, and the poets. Already a poet, he learns a lesson about being a hero. Written by See less
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Writers
Lautaro Murúa (screenplay) | Antonio José Betancor (screenplay) (as Antonio Betancor) | Carlos Escobedo (screenplay) | Javier Moro (screenplay) | Ramón J. Sender (novel "Crónica del alba")
Composer
Cinematographer
Juan Ruiz Anchía (as Juan Antonio Ruiz Anchía)
Production Designer
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Updated Nov 12, 1982

Release date
Aug 5, 1983 (United States)

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23 cast members
Name Known for
Anthony Quinn
Mosen Joaquín Mosen Joaquín   See fewer
Paloma Gómez
Valentina Valentina   See fewer
Saturno Cerra
Don José Don José   See fewer
Concha Leza
Doña Luisa (as Conchita Leza) Doña Luisa (as Conchita Leza)   See fewer
Alfred Lucchetti
Don Arturo (as Alfredo Lucchetti) Don Arturo (as Alfredo Lucchetti)   See fewer
Marisa de Leza
Doña Julia Doña Julia   See fewer
Eusebio Poncela
Narrador Narrador   See fewer
Concha Hidalgo
Tía Ignacia Tía Ignacia   See fewer
Luis Ciges
Médico Médico   See fewer
María Rubio
Valentina - adulta Valentina - adulta   See fewer
Emilio Fornet
Pastor Pastor   See fewer
Antonio Canal
Garcés Garcés   See fewer
Teresa González
Cocinera Cocinera   See fewer
Rafael Vaquero
Alcalde (as Rafael Vakero) Alcalde (as Rafael Vakero)   See fewer
Alicia Sáinz de la Maza
Concha (as Alicia de la Maza) Concha (as Alicia de la Maza)   See fewer
Felipe Castellanos
Carrasco Carrasco   See fewer
Javier Gómez
Colaso Colaso   See fewer
Damián Jareño
Julián Julián   See fewer
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