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Cast
Ana María Olaria
as Laura García Gayán
Armando Calvo
as Carlos
José Moreno
as Esteban
Ninón Sevilla
as Niña Pancha
Lucía Prado
as Luisa
José María Vilches
as Federico
Adela Carbone
as Abuela de Laura
Manuel Arbó
as Avelino García, padre de Laura
Carmen Porcel
as Señora Tomasa, madre de Esteban
Charito Maldonado
as Manuela
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1958
Runtime1h 50m
LanguageSpanish
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes3
DirectorJuan de Orduña
WritersJesús María de Arozamena, Antonio Mas Guindal
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsMúsica de ayer
About Música de ayer
Laura Gayán, a young singing student, is secretly in love with Carlos, Count of San Telmo, and she lives in his palace because his father is the porter. Stephen, a fellow student, drinker and womanizer, attempts to seduce her, taking advantage of the girls' sentimental bad situation due to the recent news of the wedding of his beloved. Eventually, Laura gets a contract to make "small forms" and, against her heart, she married Stephen. Meanwhile, dissolves the marriage of Charles ...
Directed by Juan de Orduña, Música de ayer leans on a strong ensemble — Ana María Olaria, Armando Calvo, José Moreno — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1958.
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