

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
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Cast

Ana Belén
Mari Pili / Lota

Antonio Banderas
Fray José / José en un momento posterior

Fernando Fernán Gómez
Roque

Juan Diego
Roberto

Guillermo Montesinos
Antonio / José al principio

José Luis López Vázquez
Comisario

Josema Yuste
Tarsicio / Putifar

Quique Camoiras
Corcuera/Rey

Agustín González
Padre Calleja

Luis Ciges
Huete

Mary Carmen Ramírez
Fernanda / Reina

María Luisa Ponte
Patricia
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