When a mother disapproves of her son's lover, she hires an underwear model and former bullfighter to seduce her away.
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Title: Jamón, Jamón (1992)
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6 wins & 12 nominations.
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| Stefania Sandrelli | ... | Propietaria fabrica ropa | |
| Anna Galiena | ... | Prostituta | |
| Juan Diego | ... | El padre | |
| Penélope Cruz | ... | Silvia | |
| Javier Bardem | ... | El chorizo | |
| Jordi Mollà | ... | El niñato (as Jordi Molla) | |
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Tomás Martín | ... | Amigo Raúl (as Tomás Penco) |
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Armando del Río | ... | Amigo José Luis |
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Diana Sassen | ... | Amiga Silvia |
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Chema Mazo | ... | Padre de Silvia |
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Isabel de Castro Oros | ... | Hermana Silvia |
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Nazaret Callao | ... | Hermana Silvia |
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Marianne Hermitte | ... | La chica del perro en el puticlub |
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Nadia Godoy | ... | La que canta en el puticlub |
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María Reniu | ... | Chica en puticlub |
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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. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
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female frontal nudity | male full frontal nudity | underwear | brothel | factory |Taglines:
A dish of a woman See more »Parents Guide:
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Written by A. Carlos Jocafi
Performed by Nadia Godoy
Edited by EMG Ariola, S.A.
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First part of Bigas Luna's "Iberian Trilogy" also including Huevos de oro and La teta y la luna. See more »Crazy Credits
Stefania Sandrelli - la madre puta; Anna Galiena - la puta madre; Penélope Cruz - la hija de puta; Javier Bardem - el chorizo; Jordi Mollà - el niñato See more »Soundtracks
La estrella MercedesWritten by A. Carlos Jocafi
Performed by Nadia Godoy
Edited by EMG Ariola, S.A.
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4 February 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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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.
What this movie is probably best known for, if known at all, is for being the debut film of Penelope Cruz. For those who want to see her early work, and in this case without a shirt on for a while, it is a decent debut. You cannot go wrong appearing alongside Javier Bardem.
But for me, what stands out is the quirkiness. The interviews of male underwear models, the way an underwear factory works. I have no idea if it is accurate, but it seems authentic. And this is quite likely the first (and last) time a movie featured a pig getting a suppository. Very odd.