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To Spanish Women. María Lejárraga

To Spanish Women. María Lejárraga

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 22, 2022

Genres

Documentary

User Score

60%

Original Title

A las mujeres de España. María Lejárraga

Production Companies

Summer Films

Director

Laura Hojman

Description

A fictionalised documentary that tells the story of María Lejárraga, writer and pioneer of feminism in Spain during the 1920s, whose work was produced under the name of her husband, the theatre impresario Gergorio Marinez Sierra. Lejárraga was the most prolific Spanish female playwright of all time. She is the author of works such as "Cancion de cuna", as well as a member of parliament for the Second Republic and founder of pioneering projects for women's rights and freedoms.