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Cast

Lucía Jiménez

Lucía Jiménez

Sanmao (voice)

Crew

Ana Pérez de la Fuente

Ana Pérez de la Fuente

Writer

Ana Pérez de la Fuente

Ana Pérez de la Fuente

Director

Patricia Ruiz Takata

Patricia Ruiz Takata

Producer

Marta Arribas

Marta Arribas

Writer

Clara Martínez Malagelada

Clara Martínez Malagelada

Editor

Marta Arribas

Marta Arribas

Director

Marc Timón

Marc Timón

Original Music Composer

Gabriel Gutiérrez

Gabriel Gutiérrez

Sound Mixer

Edmon Roch

Edmon Roch

Executive Producer

Alberto Merino

Alberto Merino

Post Production Supervisor

Patricia Ruiz Takata

Patricia Ruiz Takata

Line Producer

Gabriel Gutiérrez

Gabriel Gutiérrez

Sound Designer

Rosa Pérez Roa

Rosa Pérez Roa

Executive Producer

Patricia Ruiz Takata

Patricia Ruiz Takata

Archival Footage Research

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Sanmao: The Desert Bride

20207.5 / 1086 min
Documentary

Overview

In 1973, Chinese writer Sanmao (Echo Chen Ping, 1943-91) marries Spanish naval engineer José María Quero while living together in the Spanish Sahara. Sanmao recounts her daily experiences in Tales From the Sahara, a book that is a best-selling phenomenon in Taiwan and China. Sanmao then becomes an icon for independent women and the protagonist of a life that takes on legendary overtones: love, adventure, literature and, finally, tragedy.