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The Winter of the Anjanas

A young worker enjoying an affair with an upper class beauty, Adelaida, is drafted by the Spanish Army to fight in the Cuban War of Independence. After Adelaida receives an unusual announcement regarding her lover's death in combat, she refuses to believe the loss of her lover. Her class-conscious family, led by her jealous sister Maria, believes that Adelaida has lost her mind and places Adelaida in an insane asylum. However, Adelaida continues to to live according to her beliefs of passion and freedom. Fellow "inmates" tell her about the wood-nymphs which inhabit the adjacent forest. Adelaida is convinced these nymphs will lead her to her lover and to happiness.

Top Cast

  • Eduardo Noriega

    Eduardo Noriega

    Eusebio Sánchez Arguello / Andrés Echarri

  • Elena Anaya

    Elena Anaya

    Adelaida

  • Elvira Mínguez

    Elvira Mínguez

    María

  • Juan Diego

    Juan Diego

    Germán

  • Juan Margallo

    Juan Margallo

  • Ana Gracia

    Ana Gracia

  • Fernando Vivanco

    Fernando Vivanco

  • Antonio Resines

    Antonio Resines

  • Alicia Fernández

    Alicia Fernández

Overview

A young worker enjoying an affair with an upper class beauty, Adelaida, is drafted by the Spanish Army to fight in the Cuban War of Independence. After Adelaida receives an unusual announcement regarding her lover's death in combat, she refuses to believe the loss of her lover. Her class-conscious family, led by her jealous sister Maria, believes that Adelaida has lost her mind and places Adelaida in an insane asylum. However, Adelaida continues to to live according to her beliefs of passion and freedom. Fellow "inmates" tell her about the wood-nymphs which inhabit the adjacent forest. Adelaida is convinced these nymphs will lead her to her lover and to happiness.

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