Rafael, a coalminer, has a beautiful voice and sings during his working hours, much to the delight of his fellow miners. He has an invalid wife to which he is devoted and with whom he has children. One day the new owner of the mine drops by and, upon hearing Rafael, invites him to sing in Madrid. Rafael accepts. In Madrid he meets a beautiful singer who wants them to tour Europe together.
This is a vehicle for a Spanish singer who sang in a high-pitched voice and was very popular in Spain at the time. Apart from his singing qualities, the film is typical of 1950s Spanish cinema in ideology: contented workers and benevolent capitalists getting along just fine, family values above everything else, simplistic solutions for complex problems, etc, etc.
Rating: 18
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