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Real Name |
Don Juan, Don Giovanni |
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First Appearance |
Spanish Legend |
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Created by |
Spanish Legend |
Origin[]
Don Juan also known as Don Giovanni, is a legendary, fictional Spanish libertine who devotes his life to seducing women.
Don Juan is a wealthy Andalusian libertine who devotes his life to seducing women. He takes great pride in his ability to seduce women of all ages and stations in life, and he often disguises himself and assumes other identities in order to seduce women. The aphorism that Don Juan lives by is: "Tan largo me lo fiáis" (translated as "What a long term you are giving me!"). This is his way of indicating that he is young and that death is still distant—he thinks he has plenty of time to repent later for his sins.
His life is also punctuated with violence and gambling, and in most versions he kills a man: Don Gonzalo (the Commendatore), the father of Doña Ana, a girl he has seduced. This murder leads to the famous "last supper" scene, where Don Juan invites a statue of Don Gonzalo to dinner. There are different versions of the outcome: in some versions Don Juan dies, having been denied salvation by God; in other versions he willingly goes to Hell, having refused to repent; in some versions Don Juan asks for and receives a divine pardon.
Public Domain Appearances[]
Public Domain Theatrical Appearances[]
- The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest (1630)
- Dom Juan (1655)
- The Libertine (1676)
- No hay plazo que no se cumpla, ni deuda que no se pague, y Convidado de piedra (1722)
- Don Giovanni Tenorio (1735)
- Don Giovanni (1787)
- Don Juan Tenorio (1844)
- Don Juans Ende (1889)
- Man and Superman (1903)
Public Domain Literary Appearances[]
- Don Juan (1824)
- The Stone Guest (1830)
- El estudiante de Salamanca (1840)
- The Phantom of the Opera (1910)
- The Stone Host (1911)
Public Domain Comic Appearances[]
- Suzie Comics #60
- The Spirit Section (12/15/1940)
- Famous Funnies #43
Public Domain Comics Inspired by Don Juan[]
- Jon Juan #1