one of the most lucrative plays in Spanish history. Unfortunately, the author did not benefit from his play's success: not long after he finished writing it, Zorrilla sold the rights to the play, since he did not expect it to be much more successful than any of his other works. Aside from the price paid for the rights, Zorrilla never made any money from any of the productions. Later, he wrote biting criticisms of the work in an apparent attempt to get it discontinued long enough for him to revise it and market the second version himself. However, the ploy never succeeded. This is Ruiz's version of Don Juan, because he believed a story can never end sadly, and must always have a happy ending. List of characters Don Juan Tenor (protagonist) Don Luis Mejía (don Juan's rival) Doña Inés de Ulloa (don Juan's fiancee) played by Inocencia Alcubierre in the 1922 production. Doña Ana de Pantoja (don Luis' fiancee) Don Gonzalo De Ulloa (doña Inés' father) Brígida (doña Inés' governess/servant) Captain Centellas (friend of don Juan) Don Rafael de Avellana (friend of don Luis and, later, don Juan) Don Diego Tenor (don Juan's father) Marcos Ciutti (don Juan's servant) Christófano Buttarelli (owner of the shop in which the first scenes take place) Pascuala (servant of the Pantoja family) Lucía (doña Ana's maid) The Abbess of the convent in which doña Inés lives The sculptor that makes the statues from Part 2 Town guardsmen English versions/translations of the play 2021. Arbesu, David. Don Juan Tenorio: A Religious-Fantasy Drama in Two Parts. Newark, DE: Juan de la Cuesta Hispanic Monographs. 2003. Trimble, Robert G. A Translation of José Zorrilla’s Don Juan Tenorio. Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press. 2002. Mayberry, Nancy K., A. S. Kline. Don Juan Tenorio: A New English Verse Translation with Parallel Spanish Text. Don Juan Tenorio from Project Gutenberg in Spanish with English translation. 1990. Bolt, Ranjit. The Real Don Juan. Bath, England: Absolute Press. 1963. Oliver, William. “Don Juan Tenorio.” The Theatre of Don Juan: A Collection of Plays and Views, 1630-1963. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press. 469-538. 1844. Owen, Walter. Don Juan Tenorio: Adapted from the Spanish and Rendered into English Verse by Walter Owen. Buenos Aires: Lamb. References External links Plays by José Zorrilla 1844 plays Works based on the Don Juan legend