Sanmao: The Desert Bride
2020 · 86 min · Documentary
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.
- Directors
- Ana Pérez de la Fuente, Marta Arribas
- Writers
- Marta Arribas, Ana Pérez de la Fuente
- Released
- October 7, 2020
- Language
- Spanish
Cast
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