Overview
Mr.Manolito and Mr.Estrafalario– characters of Valle-Inclán’s plays– spend the last days of Primo de Rivera’s dictatorship chasing the plays written by their admired Valle-Inclán whose works are banned by a Government Law. One day, they find a piece of The Daughter of the Captain, a portrait of the crazy soldiers who returned home after losing the Spanish Colonies. In other occasion, they attend one of the limited performances of Valle-Inclán’s:The deceiving Mr. Friolera. They are just longing for the best premiere ever: the Second Spanish Republic, a drama on for a very short time. It was a beautiful dream thought, like the Esperpentos (strange-looking characters) of Valle-Inclán.
Cast
- María Elías
- Paco Escribano
- Jesús Franco as Don Manolito
- Julio Diamante as Don Estrafalario
- Juan Luis Galiardo as El General
- Juan Diego as El Capitán
- Manuel Morón as Pollo
- Cristina Collado as Dª Calixta
- Carolina Lapausa as Maruja Mayo
- Pilar Bardem as Dª Simplicia