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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Imanol AriasDuque de Arcos
Coque MallaBalthasar
Enrique San FranciscoAndres
Aitana Sánchez-GijónMaria de Loffredo
Sofia Sá da BandeiraDame Camerino
Márcia BreiaAntonia
Dalila CarmoElvira
Anabela TeixeiraDame
Isabel de CastroDuchess of Arcos
João CraveiroCast
Rogério SamoraTerramareExplore the crew
- Original Music Composer
- Mario de Benito
- Director
- Juan Miñón
- Director of Photography
- Acácio de Almeida
- Editor
- Luis Manuel del Valle
- Writer
- Juan Miñón