Jamon Jamon (1992)
"Jamón, jamón" (original title)

Jose Luis is an executive at his parents underwear factory where his girlfriend Sylvia works on the shop floor. When Sylvia falls pregnant, Jose Luis promises her that he will marry her, ... See full summary »

Director:

Bigas Luna

Writers:

Cuca Canals, Bigas Luna,

Stars:

Stefania Sandrelli, Anna Galiena, Juan Diego

6 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stefania Sandrelli	...	Propietaria fabrica ropa
Anna Galiena	...	Prostituta
Juan Diego	...	El padre
Penélope Cruz	...	Silvia
Javier Bardem	...	Raul
Jordi Mollà	...	El novio de Silvia (as Jordi Molla)
Tomás Martín	...	Amigo Raúl (as Tomás Penco)
Armando del Río	...	Amigo José Luis
Diana Sassen	...	Amiga Silvia
Chema Mazo	...	Padre de Silvia
Isabel de Castro Oros	...	Hermana Silvia
Nazaret Callao	...	Hermana Silvia
Marianne Hermitte	...	La chica del perro en el puticlub
Nadia Godoy	...	La que canta en el puticlub
María Reniu	...	Chica en puticlub

Storyline

Jose Luis is an executive at his parents underwear factory where his girlfriend Sylvia works on the shop floor. When Sylvia falls pregnant, Jose Luis promises her that he will marry her, most likely against the wishes of his parents. Jose Luis' mother is determined to break her son's engagement to a girl from a lower-class family, and hires Raul, a potential underwear model and would-be bullfighter to seduce Sylvia.

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Plot Keywords:

underwear | factory | bullfighter | hand in pants | pleasure | 

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Taglines:

A dish of a woman

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

February 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Tale of Ham and Passion

Filming Locations:

Fraga, Huesca, Aragón, Spain

Box Office

Gross:

$938,473 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lolafilms, Ovídeo TV S.A., Sogepaq

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In Spanish, the word "jamon" not only means "ham" but also "a dish of a woman".

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Crazy Credits

Stefania Sandrelli - la madre puta Ana Galiena - la madre puta Penélope Cruz - la hija de puta

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Connections

Featured in Bigas Luna: La mirada entomòloga (2008)

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Soundtracks

"LAS PERLAS DE CONCHITA"
By Mauro Endara
Performed by Los Melódicos
Edited by Max Box and Dial Discos, S.A.

User Reviews

An Early Penelope Cruz movie

I happened to catch this movie on cable last night and found it to be truly fascinating even though I had to concentrate on reading the sub titles instead of looking at the picture and listening. Miss Cruz totally owns this film but ALL the acting is excellent. The raw passion of the main characters holds the viewer's attention throughout. Jamon Jamon is only Penelope's second movie according to her film biography but she shows NO inhibitions in her portrayal of a young passionate woman seeking love and fulfillment. Even her mother and potential mother-in-law are steaming with sexuality and seeking passionate liaisons. The potential father-in-law also gets a bit of titillation from the character so beautifully portrayed by Miss Cruz.