If you loved Música y lágrimas, try El Cid
Un puente entre una película que ya has visto y una que casi nadie ha cruzado. Esto es lo que comparten, y lo que la segunda hace que la primera no hace.
Lo que comparten
Both films are directed by Anthony Mann, and they both carry the bittersweet mood tag, and they sit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Música y lágrimas, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What El Cid is
For those who find Ben-Hur too subtle. El Cid must choose between love and duty as he defends 11th-century Spain from invasion. It's three hours long, so he has plenty of time to decide.

