In Literature
The Gitanos in Spanish society have inspired several authors:
- Federico García Lorca, a great Spanish poet of the 20th century, wrote Romancero Gitano ("Gypsy Ballad Book")
- Candela, the female protagonist of the story El Amor Brujo, by Manuel de Falla is Romani.
- Prosper Mérimée's Carmen (1845) features the protagonist as a femme fatale, ready to lie, or attack and degrade men's lives. His work was adapted for Georges Bizet's opera of the same name.
- The beauty of a dark-haired Gitana has inspired artists such as Julio Romero de Torres.
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