Paloma Fair

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Paloma Fair
Directed by Benito Perojo
Written by
Starring
Cinematography Fred Mandl
Edited by Henri Taverna
Music by Tomás Bretón (original music)
Production
company
Distributed byCIFESA
Release date
23 December 1935
Running time
78 minutes
CountrySpain
Language Spanish

Paloma Fair (Spanish: La verbena de la Paloma) is a 1935 Spanish musical film directed by Benito Perojo and starring Miguel Ligero, Roberto Rey and Raquel Rodrigo. [1] It is an adaptation of the 1894 Zarzuela La verbena de la Paloma and it is part of the tradition of Operetta films which was at its height during the 1930s. The film was made by Spain's largest studio of the era CIFESA, and was one of the most popular films made during the Second Spanish Republic.

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