Tapas (2005)

The small, everyday stories of a group of neighbours who live in a suburb of Barcelona, and the little secrets that they hide.

Directors:

José Corbacho, Juan Cruz

Writers:

José Corbacho, Juan Cruz

Stars:

Ángel de Andrés López, María Galiana, Elvira Mínguez

9 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ángel de Andrés López	...	Lolo (Manolo) (as Ángel de Andrés)
María Galiana	...	Doña Conchi
Elvira Mínguez	...	Raquel Merino
Rubén Ochandiano	...	César
Alberto de Mendoza	...	Don Mariano
Darío Paso	...	Opo
Alberto Jo Lee	...	Mao
Amparo Moreno	...	Rosalía
Anna Barrachina	...	Águeda
Blanca Apilánez	...	Carmen
Pilar Arcas
Rosario Pardo	...	Carmela
Cecilia Rossetto	...	Clienta super
Ferran Adrià	...	Himself
Eduardo Blanco	...	Edgardo

Storyline

The small, everyday stories of a group of neighbours who live in a suburb of Barcelona, and the little secrets that they hide.

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Plot Keywords:

apartment building | internet chat | marriage crisis | fat man | tv cook | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Offical site [es] Official site

Country:

Spain Argentina Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

13 May 2005 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Hayatin lezzeti

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$503,796 (Spain) (20 May 2005)

Gross:

$1,989,928 (Europe) (27 May 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

El Terrat, Filmax

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Most of the film locations are around the Santa Eulalia neighborhood in the city of Hospitalet de Llobregat, which is the neighborhood where director José Corbacho grow up.

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Goofs

In the last scenes, Mao shows a tattoo on his chest and talks about it with almost religious fervor, so he has the tattoo from some time ago. However, Mao was previously seen naked to the waist (while he was training) and he had no tattoo on his chest.

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Connections

References Casa de los babys (2003)

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Soundtracks

"Cuéntame"
Performed by Sicomoro

User Reviews

Deep and warm

First of all: if you think sex with prostitutes and recreational use of illegal drugs are always bad actions, this movie is not for you. I'm not saying this movie is drenched in all that stuff. It actually is not. But it does treat these subjects as commonplace, at least for some people. And it does not judge them, even if it makes fun at them at times. I like that.

About the story and the looks of it: This is a movie that deals with some serious realities, mostly emotional ones, but with strong humorous overtones. I understand the story happens in a neighborhood in Barcelona, Spain, but it looks like somewhere the tourists do not know. This feels deep and warm. Very nice, in short.