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El Quijote desde la platea
How Don Quixote de la Mancha, the immortal character created by Miguel de Cervantes in 1605, has been depicted in cinema, television, cartoons, theater, opera, ballet and other artistic disciplines. An adventure that began more than four hundred years ago in the pages of a book and is far from coming to an end.
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Ramón Langa Self - Narrator (voice)
Darío Villanueva Self - RAE Director
Carlos F. Heredero Self - Film Historian
Rafael Álvarez el Brujo Self - Actor
José Carlos Martínez Self - Choreographer
Tomás Marco Self - Music Composer
Fernando Rey Self - Actor / Don Quixote (archive footage)
Alfredo Landa Self - Actor / Sancho Panza (archive footage)
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