Con la vida hicieron fuego

Con la vida hicieron fuego (1959)

September 20th, 19591h 17min

Drama, War
63%

Overview

The sailor Quico Carola, alleged war hero of the Francoist side, emigrated to America and amassed a great fortune. Fifteen years later he returns to Ferrera (Asturias), his homeland, in search of a wife who makes him forget his late girlfriend. There he will see his old friends and Armandina, the widow of a Republican shot during the Spanish civil war.


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