This was the first feature film ever made on our island — and a commercial disaster. It was shown at the inauguration of Cine Royal (calle Venegas, 36) on 3 April of 1928. The introduction looks like a promotional reel for Las Palmas de Gran Canaria while the dramatic part of the movie, based on zarzuela by Santiago Tejera Osavarri, was filmed entirely in the barrio of San Cristóbal. Decorations by Néstor de la Torre who also appears in the movie. Favourite character: Cho Canuto (José Rodríguez Iglesias). Star word: concio.
Introduced by Elena Acosta Guerrero and featuring the music by Jonay Armas, La hija del Mestre was the second film of the cycle Cine canario: Cines Wood, Royal y Rosales by Asociación de Cine Vértigo.
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