---
title: 'The Duchess of Benameji (1949)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Luis Lucia Mingarro'
released: '1949-10-26'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-duchess-of-benameji-1949'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041324/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Duchess of Benameji (1949)

1949 · 103 min · Drama · Spain

Original title: La duquesa de Benamejí

## Synopsis

The Duchess of Benameji is a 1949 Spanish historical drama film directed by Luis Lucia and starring Amparo Rivelles. The film is set in the nineteenth century, with Rivelles playing dual roles as a countess and a gypsy. The film was an expensive costume production by Spain's largest studio CIFESA. It is an adaptation of the 1932 play of the same name by Antonio and Manuel Machado. Before its release, the censor demanded that it be rewritten to more overtly punish bandits.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Luis Lucia Mingarro](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-lucia-mingarro)
- **Screenplay:** [Luis Lucia Mingarro](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-lucia-mingarro), [Ricardo Blasco](https://cinepixo.com/people/ricardo-blasco)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Juan Quintero Muñoz](https://cinepixo.com/people/juan-quintero-munoz)
- **Director of Photography:** [Theodore J. Pahle](https://cinepixo.com/people/theodore-j-pahle)

## Cast

- [Amparo Rivelles](https://cinepixo.com/people/amparo-rivelles)
- [Eduardo Fajardo](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduardo-fajardo)
- [Manuel Guitián](https://cinepixo.com/people/manuel-guitian)
- [Félix Fernández](https://cinepixo.com/people/felix-fernandez)
- [Miguel Pastor Mata](https://cinepixo.com/people/miguel-pastor-mata)
- [Julia Caba Alba](https://cinepixo.com/people/julia-caba-alba)
- [Jorge Mistral](https://cinepixo.com/people/jorge-mistral)
- [Manuel Luna](https://cinepixo.com/people/manuel-luna)
- [Francisco Bernal](https://cinepixo.com/people/francisco-bernal)
- [José Jaspe](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-jaspe)
- [Valeriano Andrés](https://cinepixo.com/people/valeriano-andres)
- [Irene Caba Alba](https://cinepixo.com/people/irene-caba-alba)
- [Antonio García-Riquelme Salvador](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-garcia-riquelme-salvador)

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