Queen Chauntecleer

Musical melodrama, based on the novel by Jose Zamora, which takes place in Spain at the very beginning of the XX century . At the Madrid Cabaret Theater "Chauntecleer", the performances of the young, beautiful and talented singer Charito are very popular with the public. Her fans - wealthy aristocrats and famous politicians - tease the singer with flowers and expensive gifts. Charito is in love with journalist Federico. Her mother is trying to warn her daughter by convincing her that Federico is only interested in money. Charito refuses to believe this until he accidentally catches his lover with the rich and noble Countess Carola. Insulted at her best feelings, Charito leaves the city hoping to forget Federico and find peace of mind. At a village festival, she meets a simple and unsophisticated young man Santi, who at first sight falls in love with her and invites her to become his wife. Charito reciprocates the young man and wants to completely change his lifestyle, but she is forced to hide the truth about herself from the young man, since the Santi family adheres to strict traditions and will not accept a cabaret singer in her family. By chance, Santi learns the truth about Charito from acquaintances, comes to her performance at Chauntecleer, and then throws herself into the sea. Charito was shocked and had no choice but to return to her former life in Chauntecleer, where at her new performance in one of the boxes she again saw Federico.

The film contains 9 songs performed by Sarah Montiel .

• Sara Montiel - Charito ( Soviet dubbing - Maria Kremneva)
• Alberto de Mendoza - Federico de la Torre (Soviet dubbing - Eduard Izotov)
• Luigi Giuliani - Santi (Soviet dubbing - Radner Muratov)
• Amelia de la Torre - Adeline (Soviet dubbing - Anna Zarzhitskaya)
• Milagros Leal - Dona Pura (Soviet dubbing - Nina Nikitina)
• Jose Maria Seoane - Count Juan Valdeluna (Soviet dubbing - Oleg Mokshantsev)
• Ana Mariscal - Countess Carola Valdeluna (Soviet dubbing - Svetlana Konovalova)
• Greta Chi - Mata Hari (Soviet dubbing - Antonina Konchakova )
• Gerard Tichy - Jeweler Henri Duchelle
• Julia Caba Alba - Aunt Santi
• Maria Isabel Pallares - Carlista
• Maria Isbert - Karlista
• Jose Orjas - Impresario
• Goyo Lebrereau - manager of the theater
• Miguel Ligero - Don Benigno
• Pedro Osinaga - Santi's buddy

• Director: Rafael Gil
• Screenwriters: Jesus Maria de Arosamena, Antonio Mas Gindal based on the novel by Jose Zamora
• Composers: Gregorio Garcia Segura, Jose Padilla
• Operator: Mario Montuori
• Set Designer: Enrique Alarcon
• Costume Designer: Paris Hermanos

• The production of the film was invested by the Communist Party of Spain . For the devastating review of this film, A. I. Flerovsky, the chief editor of Moskovsky Komsomolets, was dismissed ^[1]
• The film became one of the leaders of the Soviet film distribution , occupies the 50th place in attendance among foreign films in the Soviet film distribution.

• The film has been repeatedly released on DVD.
• In Russia, the film was released on DVD several times. One of the latest releases was in 2009 by Cinema prestige.

• The film “The Queen of Chauntecleer” on IMDb
• The film “The Queen of Chauntecleer” on the website of the company “Cinema prestige”