A Spanish widow leaves Franco's Spain for London, seeking a job which will allow her to send money back to her poor parents and children. She gets a job as a cleaner, is miserable, desperate, and then finds love. That's about it for a plot, simply conveyed with screen subtitles over the Spanish narration.
But this isn't really about the story, less so than an opera might be. This is the vehicle for dance and music, prinairly flamenco style, but with modern touches. The dancing is impressive, especially the male lead. The music is good, and the use of flute for solos was a nice touch. The singing is traditional flamenco style, well done, but an acquired taste.
It did get repetitive at times, and I'm not sure diehard flamenco fans would be impressed by the 'flamenco lite' approach. But overall it was entertaining enough to avoid boredom, and had several highlights in the dance..
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