Malvaloca is a 1912 play written by the Spanish brothers Joaquín Álvarez Quintero and Serafín Álvarez Quintero. It has been adapted into films three times.Peiró p.41 A fallen woman from Málaga is eventually redeemed. The title refers to the name of the leading character.
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Bibliography Peiró, Eva Woods. White Gypsies: Race and Stardom in Spanish Musical Films. University of Minnesota Press, 2012.