This is the Seville where Milagros and now Caridad both live as they struggle to survive in this tumultuous world.įormerly the Teatro del Principe, where the Milagros and Bartola are told to head towards That was when the soldiers finally received direct instructions from their superiors: arrest all gypsies as dangerous and despicable persons, regardless of their gender or age, and confiscate their assets.
Living in the Triana part of the city, life is tough – in the raid on the city and in Triana in particular, close to 130 gypsy families were arrested, the gates of the city closed by the army – Seville is the home for many gypsies like Milagros. Milagros is a young gypsy girl who understands a sense of feeling lost and alone so despite their differences, their pasts are shared ones and their growing friendship soon supersedes any differences they may have. Alone in a strange city, she is disillusioned and lost until she meets Milagros. Two very different settings as the story of the two girl’s destinies is played out.Ĭaridad and Milagros are two women from opposite ends of the earth, from two very different backgrounds and cultures who become friends in Seville in 1748.Ĭaridad’s early life has been one of hardship and slavery. The settings are as varied as the theatres of Madrid, the world of tobacco smuggling and the birth of Flamenco, it is as much an historical fresco as it is a story of love, hope and perseverance. The mooring quay and a long line of façades from the 18th century can still be seen One of the bridges which links Triana to the rest of the cityĪ major throughfare of the Triana district where the gypsies would go about their business and go down to the docks and river. The cluster of home where the many gypsies live is situated here
Place and setting Seville – Triana district of the city Milagros introduces Caridad to her community, one which is persecuted and hunted in Spain at the time.
Milagro Carmona is one such gypsy -rebellious and forthright – and the two women are instantly inseparable. Her chance encounter with the gypsies of Seville will teach her more about life and freedom than she ever would have imagined. He dies en route but the freedom she gains is an unknown and potentially dangerous things to have at that time, especially as a woman. The year is 1748 and the time is bad, very bad for women everywhere.Ĭaridad is a former slave who accompanies her master from Cuba. There are some graphic scenes of violence against women in this story however which makes the world a very dark one at times. A tale of love, hope and perseverance set against a historical backdrop of slavery and the gypsy community in Spain.
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