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A seaside image of boats in Mallorca in black and white

Under quarantine, the first talking film made by a woman in Spain resurfaces

May 27, 2020Arts, Culture & Media

With time on their hands under quarantine, Spanish film researchers from the national film archive, Filmoteca Española, came across a film that had been ignored for decades. “Mallorca,” likely made between 1932 and 1934, by María Forteza, appears to be the first talking film directed by a woman in Spain.

What’s the story of your first days in America?

September 17, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Prelinger Library

August 14, 2013

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