Madregilda

Madregilda is a 1993 film directed by Francisco Regueiro which stars Juan Echanove, José Sacristán, and Barbara Auer.

Plot

Set in Madrid in the 1940s in an old neighbourhood tavern, on every first Friday of the month at nightfall moor Hauma organizes a unique and secret card game.

Cast

• Juan Echanove as Francisco Franco
• José Sacristán as Longinos
• Barbara Auer as Ángeles / Madregilda
• Antonio Gamero as Huevines
• Juan Luis Galiardo as legionario
• Kamel Cherif as Hauma
• Fernando Rey as padre de Franco
• Lina Canalejas as abuela
• Coque Malla as soldado

Production

The film is a Tornasol Films, Marea Films, Road Movies Dritte Produktionen and Gemini Films production.

Release

The film screened at the 41st San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 1993. It was released theatrically in Spain on 1 October 1993.

Reception

Casimiro Torreiro of El País wrote that the film "contains some of the best dialogues that have been written in Spanish cinema in recent years".

Awards

See also

• List of Spanish films of 1993