• Synopsis
  • Awards
  • Credits
  • Synopsis

    Set amidst the austere volcanic splendor of Spain’s island of Lanzarote, this period piece successfully vacillates between drama and romance as it follows the obsession felt by two very different men for an innocent but seductive local girl.

    The tale is set in a ramshackle island village during the Spanish Civil War. No sooner does young, conservative, and high-minded Dr. Fermin arrive at the pueblo than he is under Mararia’s bewitching spell. Freewheeling, roguish English surveyor Bertrand has traveled to the area to research for the Royal Geographic Society. Mararia quickly enchants him, and they become lovers. When Mararia becomes pregnant with Bertrand’s child, the stage is set for tragedy.

  • Awards

    1999 Goya Awards

    • Won, Goya Best Cinematography (Juan Ruiz Anchia)

    4 Nominations including:

    • Best New Actress, Goya Toledo
    • Best Screenplay Adapted (Antonio José Betancor/Carlos álvarez)

    1999 Miami Hispanic Film Festival

    • Best Film (Antonio José Betancor)
  • Credits

    Carmelo Gómez
    Fermin
    Iain Glen
    Bertrand
    Ulises Hernández
    D. Antonio
    Goya Toledo
    Mararia
    Mirta Ibarra
    Herminia
    José Manuel Cervino
    Marcial
    Manuel Manquiña
    Geito
    Francisco Casares
    D. Leandro
    Miguel Alonso
    Isidoro
    Cyra Toledo
    Doña Mercedes
    Gloria del Toro
    Carmen
    Juli Mira
    Sebastián
    Antonio Dechent
    Lázaro
    José Basista
    Alfonso
    Chamaida Santana
    Sarito
    Juan Carlos Romero
    Jesusito
    Serapio Rojas
    Manuel
    Carlos Quintana
    Pereyra
    Manuel Bermejo
    Tresguerras
    Juan Vicente Linacero
    Marinero
    Director
    Antonio José Betancor
    Writer
    Carlos Álvarez
    Writer (novel)
    Rafael Arozarena
    Writer(screenplay)
    Antonio José Betancor
    Producer
    Andrés Santana
    Cinematographer
    Juan Ruiz Anchia

Photos

Videos

Watch more videos