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Rodolfo and Petrita each live in separate quarters in dilapidated Madrid, while looking to have a little apartment (or "pisito", in Spanish dialect). Unfortunately their low salaries prevent them from acquiring one. Soon, Rodolfo's co-workers urge him to marry the old and frail Doña Martina, who is the main tenant in the apartment he boards in. According to Spanish rent-control law, he could inherit the lease from his spouse. Thus begin his misgivings, and Petrita's.Read moreLess
Rodolfo and Petrita each live in separate quarters in dilapidated Madrid, while looking to have a little apartment (or "pisito", in Spanish dialect). Unfortunately their low salaries prevent them from acquiring one. Soon, Rodolfo's co-workers urge him to marry the old and frail Doña Martina, who is the main tenant in the apartment he boards in. According to Spanish rent-control law, he could inherit the lease from his spouse. Thus begin his misgivings, and Petrita's.
The story
Rodolfo and Petrita each live in separate quarters in dilapidated Madrid, while looking to have a little apartment (or "pisito", in Spanish dialect). Unfortunately their low salaries prevent them from acquiring one. Soon, Rodolfo's co-workers urge him to marry the old and frail Doña Martina, who is the main tenant in the apartment he boards in. According to Spanish rent-control law, he could inherit the lease from his spouse. Thus begin his misgivings, and Petrita's.
Watch trailerCast & crew
José Luis López VázquezRodolfo
Mary CarrilloPedrita
Concha López SilvaDoña Martina Rodríguez
Ángel ÁlvarezSáenz
Celia CondeMery
Rafael Azcona(uncredited)Explore the crew
- Director
- Marco Ferreri
- Director
- Isidoro M. Ferry
- Screenplay
- Rafael Azcona
- Screenplay
- Marco Ferreri
- Original Music Composer
- Federico Contreras
- Director of Photography
- Francisco Sempere
- Editor
- José Antonio Rojo