Perdona bonita, pero Lucas me quería a mí (1996)

A man is murdered and his roommates are suspects.

Directors:

Dunia Ayaso, Félix Sabroso (as Felix Sabroso)

Writers:

Dunia Ayaso, Félix Sabroso (as Felix Sabroso)

Stars:

Jordi Mollà, Pepón Nieto, Roberto Correcher

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jordi Mollà	...	Toni (as Jordi Molla)
Pepón Nieto	...	Carlos (as Pepon Nieto)
Roberto Correcher	...	Dani
Lucina Gil	...	Clara
María Pujalte	...	Mari Carmen Benítez Pina (as Maria Pujalte)
Esperanza Roy	...	Juliana
Gracia Olayo	...	Estrella
Ferran Rañé	...	Miguel (as Ferran Rañe)
Alonso Caparrós	...	Lucas (as Alonso Caparros)
Concha Cortés
Carmen Balagué
Riky
Carmen Navarro
Felipa Ortiz
Antonia San Juan	...	(as Antonia Sanjuán)

Storyline

A man is murdered and his roommates are suspects.

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Plot Keywords:

f rated | homosexuality | black comedy | spain | murder mystery | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

30 January 1997 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Excuse Me Darling, But Lucas Loved Me

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canal+ España,Cristal Producciones Cinematográficas S.A.,Sociedad General de Televisión (Sogetel)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References Single White Female (1992)

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Soundtracks

Corazón contento
Written by Palito Ortega (as Ramón Ortega)
Performed by Gema Corredera
Arrangements by Manuel Villalta (as M. Villalta)

User Reviews

High Camp and Silly 'Murder Mystery' from Spain

PERDONA BONITA, PERO LUCAS ME QUERIA A MI (roughly translated means ' Pardon me Duckie, but Lucas loves Me!) is a piece of fluff from Spain that is so over the top that it is almost Daliesque. Were it not for a fairly strong cast this little film could be mistaken for a low budget TV series type project.

Toni (Jordi Mollà), Dani (Roberto Correcher) and Carlos (Pepón Nieto) are three gays living together in a flat and find their rent is so past due that they are to be evicted unless they come up with some fast cash. Their flat has an extra room, they advertise for a tenant, interview an endless group of hilarious misfits and finally settle on the hunky Lucas (Alonso Caparrós) with whom all three fall in love! The scene flashes forward three months and when Lucas doesn't show up at the apartment the three begin to confess that each is enamored with and seeing Lucas secretly. When Lucas cannot be found at the usual designated meeting places the three return to their flat to find Lucas murdered in his bed! The police are called, the policewomen are bizarre beyond words and it is discovered that Lucas is the missing lover of one of the two women. In a very high camp setting each of the three roommates 'confesses' his own dalliance with the dead Lucas (this is done with flashbacks that paint Lucas in the imagined delusional image of each), various 'witnesses' contribute their views, and finally when the murder cannot be solved the entire group disposes of the corpse in an odd manner and the way in which the story ends is hilarious.

Some may be offended by the stereotypes that represent every character, but since each of the characters is campy and ludicrous no one type is damaged intentionally. The clichés are broad and the humor is pushed to extremes, but the little film bounces merrily along as the bit of fluff it is. The actors truly make it better than the writers/directors Dunia Ayaso and Félix Sabroso material. Grady Harp