While the Fallas Burn (1929)

While the Fallas Burn

1929

Comedy Documentary

Synopsis

Film directed by Miguel Monleón with plot and signs by Valencian journalists José Fernández Caireles and Federico Miñana. It is a fictionalized documentary on Valencia's festivity that takes a fictional story as its common thread, the journey of a jealous husband, Chordi, from Alcoi to the city looking for his wife, Riteta, who is gone with a friend to see the Fallas after arguing with his man about his new film-inspired haircut.

Credits

Director

Miguel Monleón

Cast

Elodia Doménech as Ella misma

Gómez de Torregrosa as Pachonet

Juan Lurbe as Chordi

Pepita Samper as Ella misma

Rosarito García as Riteta

Crew

José Fernández Caireles (Script)