

107 minutes
9/15/1987
A work of Valle-Inclán, the story takes place in Galicia in the early twentieth century. To escape poverty, the wife of a sacristan uses a hydrocephalic child as a sideshow attraction. This causes a confrontation with her sister-in-law.

Ana Belén
as Mari Gaila

Imanol Arias
as Séptimo Miau

Francisco Rabal
as Pedro Gailo

Esperanza Roy
as Rosa la Tatula

Aurora Bautista
as Marica del Reino

Juan Echanove
as Miguelín
Víctor Rubio
Rebeca Tébar
as Simoniña

Francisco Merino

Tito García

Ofelia Angélica

Ernesto Chao

Nicolás Dueñas
as Conde Polaco

Dorotea Bárcena

Luis Ciges
Eduardo Puceiro
Rosa Álvarez

Antonio Gamero

Pedro Reyes
as Ambrosio
Clara Heyman

Xosé Luís Bernal

María Elena Flores

Antonio Passy
Marisa Soto
Alberto Tomé
Manuel Santamaría
Ánxela García

María Jesús Hoyos

Conchita Goyanes

Abel Vitón
Luisa Veira
Diego Varela

Monti Castiñeiras
as Urbino
María Teresa Castro
María Barcala
César Somoza
Jorge Ricoy

Manuel Huete
Susana Dans
Xepe Casanova
Severino Carballal
Juan Manuel Abreu

Nacho Castaño

Cristina Castaño
Montserrat Amigo

Quico Cadaval
Xavier R. Lourido
Abelardo Estévez
Mariví Muela

Tacho González

Luis Zahera