title: La gitanilla (1940 film)
text: # La gitanilla (1940 film)
  
  La gitanilla ("the little Gypsy girl") is a 1940 Spanish drama film directed by Fernando Delgado. It is based on the short story "La gitanilla", from the collection Novelas ejemplares by Miguel de Cervantes. It was the third film adaptation of the story.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Manuel Arbó as F. Francis de Carcamo
  * Estrellita Castro as Preciosa
  * Concha Catalá as Doña Guiomar de Meneses
  * Manuel González as Corregidor
  
  ## Reception
  
  The film was received negatively by Spanish film critics, who thought it failed on a technical level. It received the award for Best Screenplay from the National Syndicate of Spectacle.
  
  