Condenados is a Spanish 1953 rural

Rural

Rural areas or the country or countryside are areas that are not urbanized, though when large areas are described, country towns and smaller cities will be included. They have a low population density, and typically much of the land is devoted to agriculture...

 melodrama

Melodrama

The term melodrama refers to a dramatic work that exaggerates plot and characters in order to appeal to the emotions. It may also refer to the genre which includes such works, or to language, behavior, or events which resemble them...

 film directed by Manuel Mur Oti and written by José Suárez Carreño

José Suárez Carreño

José Suárez Carreño was a Spanish writer. He was born in Guadalupe, Mexico, but lived in Madrid from an early age.-Awards:He was awarded the Adonais Prize in 1945 for his book Edad del hombre , the Nadal Prize in 1949 for his book Las últimas horas and the Lope de Vega theatre prize for his drama...

 and Mur Oti from a Suarez Carreño's play of the same title. The picture stars Carlos Lemos

Carlos Lemos

Carlos "Escorrega" Lemos, Jr. is a multiple world Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu champion and a third-degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Carlos Gracie, Jr.- Accomplishments :...

, Aurora Bautista

Aurora Bautista

-Selected filmography:*1999 Adiós con el corazón, de José Luis García Sánchez*1988 Amanece, que no es poco, de José Luis Cuerda*1987 Divinas palabras, de José Luis García Sánchez*1985 Extramuros, de Miguel Picazo...

 and José Suárez

José Suárez

-Career:José Suárez made his debut in a short role in Altar Mayor , a very conventional film, whose director, Gonzalo Delgrás, had paid attention to him in his work as a train conductor in Asturias...

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Mur Oti achieved a very elaborate and aestheticist, yet implausible, product.

Plot

An aging and wealthy farmer (Lemos) sees how his young wife (Bautista) falls increasingly attracted to a newly hired and handsome laborer (Suarez). The conflict ends up unavoidably in a murder of passion.

Cast details

Carlos Lemos was a very prominent stage actor, and this was one of his few film appearances. Aurora Bautista was by then the Spanish Queen of melodrama, while José Suárez was one of the main heartthrobs of the Spanish screens.