

98 minutes
9/26/1985
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

Ana Belén
as Mari Pili / Lota

Antonio Banderas
as Fray José / José en un momento posterior

Fernando Fernán Gómez
as Roque

Juan Diego
as Roberto

Guillermo Montesinos
as Antonio / José al principio

José Luis López Vázquez
as Comisario

Josema Yuste
as Tarsicio / Putifar

Quique Camoiras
as Corcuera/Rey

Agustín González
as Padre Calleja

Luis Ciges
as Huete

Mary Carmen Ramírez
as Fernanda / Reina

María Luisa Ponte
as Patricia

Millán Salcedo
as Copero

Antonio Gamero
as Ramírez

Guillermo Marín
as Prior
Pedro Farrés
as Gran Sacerdote
Milgaros Martín
as Raquel
María Rus
as Irene
Blanca Patiño
as Aurora
Amelia Font
as Marta
Maruja Recio
as Doncella
Tomás Sáez
as Policía
Pedro Basanta
as Gerente

Manuel Huete
as Millán

Laura Bayonas
as María (uncredited)