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In the early Spanish Civil Post-war, in Madrid, during the most hard times of the Franco dictatorship, a group of second-rate players try to get out of their wretched lives taking advantage of the artistic caprices of the son of a rich man who supports the regime. They try to stage a Pre-war 'zarzuela' (a sort of Spanish operetta), 'La Corte Del Faraón', which ironically, thirty years later, is too obscene for the regime censorship. They finally manage to perform the 'zarzuela' but end up in the police station where they confirm that justice depends on which side are you onRead moreLess
In the early Spanish Civil Post-war, in Madrid, during the most hard times of the Franco dictatorship, a group of second-rate players try to get out of their wretched lives taking advantage of the artistic caprices of the son of a rich man who supports the regime. They try to stage a Pre-war 'zarzuela' (a sort of Spanish operetta), 'La Corte Del Faraón', which ironically, thirty years later, is too obscene for the regime censorship. They finally manage to perform the 'zarzuela' but end up in the police station where they confirm that justice depends on which side are you on
The story
In the early Spanish Civil Post-war, in Madrid, during the most hard times of the Franco dictatorship, a group of second-rate players try to get out of their wretched lives taking advantage of the artistic caprices of the son of a rich man who supports the regime. They try to stage a Pre-war 'zarzuela' (a sort of Spanish operetta), 'La Corte Del Faraón', which ironically, thirty years later, is too obscene for the regime censorship. They finally manage to perform the 'zarzuela' but end up in the police station where they confirm that justice depends on which side are you on
Cast & crew
Ana BelénMari Pili / Lota
Antonio BanderasFray José / José en un momento posterior
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Juan DiegoRoberto
Guillermo MontesinosAntonio / José al principio
José Luis López VázquezComisario
Josema YusteTarsicio / Putifar
Quique CamoirasCorcuera/Rey
Agustín GonzálezPadre Calleja
Luis CigesHuete
Mary Carmen RamírezFernanda / ReinaExplore the crew
- Director
- José Luis García Sánchez
- Editor
- Pablo G. del Amo
- Writer
- Rafael Azcona
- Writer
- José Luis García Sánchez
- Producer
- Luis Sanz