Verbena (fair) - Artistic Representation

Artistic Representation

One of the most famous zarzuela (Spanish operetta) pieces in the género chico ("smaller genre") is La Verbena de la Paloma ("The Fair of the Dove") set at a verbena on the night of the Virgin of the Paloma, August 14 ; it was also made into a 1963 movie.

There is also a 1939 film called Verbena Tragica ( also known as Tragic Festival).

The song Verbena de San Cayetano celebrates a verbena in Madrid.

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