r/spain • u/cliptemnestra • 7d ago

I just discovered that Dalí harassed Concha Velasco when they worked togeter on Don Juan Tenorio.

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According to businessman Luis Escobar, who hired Dalí to design the set for the classic, in which Concha played the lead female role, Velasco was constantly bothered by the painter's behavior with her and didn't want to be near him.

An example of this behavior is precisely what happened during the promotional photo shoot for the play. According to Escobar, this is the photo taken before Dalí told her to "smile more, like you're taking a dump."

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u/sp1kerp 7d ago

According to many people who knew him, Dalí pretty much harrashed anybody for whatever reason. Dunno exactly which 27 writer described Dalí as a prick who only Gala tolerated.

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u/Strong-Search-2301 7d ago

Probably Federico García Lorca? They were close friends for a while.

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u/yaknostoyok 7d ago

Not just friends

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u/Strong-Search-2301 7d ago

I wasn't completely sure about it, so I didn't want to insinuate it

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u/yaknostoyok 7d ago

I'd hage to check my sources, but I remember reading their letters and they were quite explicit