Don Juan Tenorio

There are nearly three dozen major televised theatrical and cinematic productions paying homage to this revision of the original tale of Don Juan Playwright José Zorrillas work was first written and published in 1844 and it soon became one of the most popular plays of the 19th Century Spanish Director Alejando Perlas own 1952 cinematic version is probably the bestknown of several films made concerning Zorrillas take on the exploits of the immortal Don Juanin just a 15 year period starting in 1936 His version stands out because it focuses on why Don Juan Tenorio should repent after reflecting on a hedonistic life of drinking followed by his enchantment seduction and ultimate corruption of the innocent and married women he seduced then callously abandoned all throughout Seville