A tribute to the great "bailaora" Carmen Amaya, steeped in the power of Flamenco music and dance.
The legend exists and powerful Flamenco music and dance are ever-present within it as the past melds into the present in a passionate story that unfolds to the beat of drumming heels.
Year 2013. Candela, the main character, is a Flamenco dancer who wants to get back on stage after suffering a serious accident. Her opportunity to do that arises when she's invited to participate in a big event celebrating the centennial of the birth of the great bailaora, Carmen Amaya. The plot moves between present and past: Candela, determined to dance as she did before her accident, becomes obsessed with the grand Flamenco dancer whose personal story is told through archive shots and fictional representations.
From scene to scene, dance to dance, every step that Candela takes is imbued with Carmen's spirit, in an attempt to quiet the critics who claim that the famous Flamenco dancer lost her stage touch. But can she be another Carmen Amaya and capture her charm as a performer? Not easy, and less so when her former injuries cause recurring problems and Candela is told by her doctors that she cannot continue to dance.
In the end, Candela comes out on stage, possessed by Amaya's spirit. Bring on the show!
Script by Alfred Pérez Fargas and Roger Danès; "Carmen Amayas Last Dance" was filmed in Molins de Rei, the dancer's birthplace, and at the Vallcara beach (Garraf, Barcelona).
Year 2013. Candela, the main character, is a Flamenco dancer who wants to get back on stage after suffering a serious accident. Her opportunity to do that arises when she's invited to participate in a big event celebrating the centennial of the birth of the great bailaora, Carmen Amaya. The plot moves between present and past: Candela, determined to dance as she did before her accident, becomes obsessed with the grand Flamenco dancer whose personal story is told through archive shots and fictional representations.
From scene to scene, dance to dance, every step that Candela takes is imbued with Carmen's spirit, in an attempt to quiet the critics who claim that the famous Flamenco dancer lost her stage touch. But can she be another Carmen Amaya and capture her charm as a performer? Not easy, and less so when her former injuries cause recurring problems and Candela is told by her doctors that she cannot continue to dance.
In the end, Candela comes out on stage, possessed by Amaya's spirit. Bring on the show!
Script by Alfred Pérez Fargas and Roger Danès; "Carmen Amayas Last Dance" was filmed in Molins de Rei, the dancer's birthplace, and at the Vallcara beach (Garraf, Barcelona).
