The bail-out on March 29th of a small savings bank, Caja Castilla La Mancha, could change that perception.

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Can Castile La Mancha really cut its deficit from 7.3% to 1.5% of regional GDP in a single year?

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Even in strongholds like Seville and Castilla-La Mancha it was defeated.

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Meanwhile, Castile La Mancha has become the fifth of Spain's 17 regional governments to say that it will draw on a rescue fund set up by Madrid.

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If these disasters were the only draw, "Lost in La Mancha" might itself get lost in the dustbin of documentary history, where parochial films lie stuffed with forgettable facts.

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From rock music, Sobern moved on to musicals, bringing the U.S. touring companies of The Who's Tommy, Man of La Mancha and Evita to Mexico City between 1993 and 1995.

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By day, Mr Almodovar, who comes from a poor village in La Mancha, the dusty plain to the south of Madrid, held down a dreary job as a clerk in the state telephone company.

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Castile-La Mancha's pharmacies are just one example.

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