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El Gran Vázquez (2010)

| Biography , Comedy | 24 September 2010 (Spain)
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Is it possible to live aside of the system, thinking only about the present and oneself? A feature film about Manuel Vázquez, the best comic book author in Barcelona during the sixties, but... See full summary »

Director:

Óscar Aibar

Writer:

Óscar Aibar

Stars:

Santiago Segura, Mercè Llorens, Álex Angulo | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Santiago Segura ... Vázquez
Mercè Llorens Mercè Llorens ... Rosa
Álex Angulo ... Peláez
Enrique Villén ... González
Manolo Solo ... Ibáñez (as Manuel Solo)
Héctor Vidales Héctor Vidales ... Carlitos
Pep Sais ... Sastre
Itziar Aizpuru ... Paz
Lita Claver Lita Claver ... Madame (as Lita Claver 'La Maña')
Oriol Tramvia Oriol Tramvia ... Dibujante triste (as Oriol Tramvía)
Estrella Zapatero Estrella Zapatero ... 1ª mujer
Ernesto Sevilla Ernesto Sevilla ... Camarero
Xus Gomar Xus Gomar ... Gracita
Mario Guerra Mario Guerra ... Chico recados
Paula Soldevila ... Monja
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Storyline

Is it possible to live aside of the system, thinking only about the present and oneself? A feature film about Manuel Vázquez, the best comic book author in Barcelona during the sixties, but, mainly, a man with a very particular way of living his life. Written by Distinto Films

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Plot Keywords:

comic book | christmas | hotel | prostitute | con man | See All (12) »

Genres:

Biography | Comedy

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Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

24 September 2010 (Spain) See more »

Also Known As:

The Great Vazquez See more »

Filming Locations:

Alicante, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain See more »
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Box Office

Budget:

€4,300,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$473,638 (Spain), 24 September 2010, Limited Release
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Distinto Films,Canal+ España,Castafiore Films See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (35 mm version)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Jesús Guzmán plays Manuel, Vázquez's father. The real Vázquez used his own father as inspiration for the grandfather of La Familia Cebolleta, an old man with large beard and walking cane that's always telling boring stories from his youth. When the character enjoys an animated cameo in the movie, he is voiced by Guzmán. See more »

Goofs

In the bar where Vázquez meets Rosa, he is creating a character called Anacleto inspired by a magazine's cover where appears Don Adams like Maxwell Smart (from Get Smart but the movie happens in 1964, when the TV show not existed still. See more »

Connections

Featured in Así se hizo 'El Gran Vázquez' (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

Play with Fire (And You'll Get Burned)
Written by Danny Cohen, Morris Levy, Richard Grasso (as Richie Grasso) and Gary Illingworth (as Gary Lee Illingworht)
Performed by Los Bravos
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