Film

La leyenda de Balthasar el Castrado

1996 · 1h 26m · Drama

IMDb

7.0

At the end of the seventeenth century, in Naples, still dominated by the Spaniards, a young pupil, Balthasar,is castrated to preserve the purity and beauty of his voice. The Duchess dies and her son, the Duke of Arcos, takes charge of the inheritance, which includes Balthasar. With the entrance of Maria Loffredo, former lover of the Duke, a triangle is established that unchains tragic consequences to the allegedly callous life of Balthasar.

Imanol Arias

Duque de Arcos

Coque Malla

Balthasar

Enrique San Francisco

Andres

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

Maria de Loffredo

Sofia Sá da Bandeira

Dame Camerino

Márcia Breia

Antonia

Dalila Carmo

Elvira

Anabela Teixeira

Dame

Maria de Lima

Dame

Isabel de Castro

Duchess of Arcos

João Craveiro

Rogério Samora

Terramare

João Salaviza

• Juan MiñónWriter · Director
• Acácio de AlmeidaDirector of Photography
• Mario de BenitoOriginal Music Composer
• Luis Manuel del ValleEditor

Release date

April 22, 1996

Status

Released

Original language

Spanish

Runtime

1h 26m

Genres

Drama