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When a billionaire entrepreneur impulsively decides to create an iconic movie, he demands the best. Renowned filmmaker Lola Cuevas is recruited to mastermind this ambitious endeavour. Completing the all-star team are two actors with massive talent but even bigger egos: Hollywood heartthrob Félix Rivero and radical theatre actor Iván Torres. Both are legends, but not exactly best friends. Through a series of increasingly eccentric trials set by Lola, Félix and Iván must confront not only each other but also their own legacies. Who will be left when the cameras finally start rolling?

Release Date : 2021-09-04

Language :EnglishSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : The Mediapro StudioTV3OrangeTVE

Production Country : ArgentinaSpain

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Félix Rivero

Original Name : Antonio Banderas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lola Cuevas

Original Name : Penélope Cruz

Gender : Female

Character Name : Iván Torres

Original Name : Oscar Martínez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Humberto Suárez

Original Name : José Luis Gómez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Matías

Original Name : Manolo Solo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Julia

Original Name : Nagore Aranburu

Gender : Female

Character Name : Diana Suárez

Original Name : Irene Escolar

Gender : Female

Character Name : Violeta

Original Name : Pilar Castro

Gender : Female

Character Name : Darío

Original Name : Koldo Olabarri

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ariel

Original Name : Juan Grandinetti

Gender : Male

Character Name : Coach defensa personal Félix

Original Name : Jean Dominikowski

Gender : Male

Character Name : Novias Félix

Original Name : Amanda Goldsmith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Novias Félix

Original Name : Mary Ruiz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Novias Félix

Original Name : María Guinea

Gender : Female

Character Name : Directora de arte

Original Name : Isabel García Lorca

Gender : Female

Character Name : Asistente de arte

Original Name : Xana del Mar

Gender : Female

Character Name : Directora de fotografía

Original Name : Melina Matthews

Gender : Female

Character Name : Directora de vestuario

Original Name : Sue Flack

Gender : Female

Character Name : Asistente de vestuario

Original Name : Lucía Arestegui

Gender : Male

Character Name : Empleadas limpieza fundación

Original Name : Pilar Bergés

Gender : Female

Character Name : Empleadas limpieza fundación

Original Name : Myriam Diego

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cóctel

Original Name : Daniel Chamorro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cóctel

Original Name : Mónica Bardem

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cóctel

Original Name : Ana Belén

Gender : Female

Character Name : Invitada cóctel

Original Name : Ken Appledorn

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-08-29

"Suárez" (José Luis Gómez) is a pharma gazillionaire who is concerned about his legacy. He considers building a bridge for the community before alighting on the idea of hiring wacky film director "Lola" (Penélope Cruz) to make a film based upon a book he hasn't even read! She recruits two actors - "Iván" (Oscar Martínez) and "Félix" (Antonio Banderas) who are the thespian equivalent of chalk and cheese. She is hoping that their rivalry will spice up her film... Well it certainly spices up this one! The former is a more method actor, a teacher, a considered and measured individual. The latter is a playboy, multi-award-winning Hollywood star with all the concomitant baggage that attracts. For the next two hours we have a really quite enjoyable series of sparring encounters, peppered with some juicily dark humour as the two play games with one and other - and with "Lola" too. They even cast the daughter of their producer "Diana" (Irene Escolar) who takes part in an hot make-out scene with the director whilst her somewhat astonished father looks on, bewildered... It's really well paced, with rarely a dull moment leading to a denouement that I found entirely satisfactory. It is a touch on the long side but is a wonderful send up of the pretentiousness of the film industry poking fun at the shallowness and pseudo-intellectualism of those involved in a frequently laugh out loud fashion. It probably doesn't need to be seen on a big screen - largely consisting of indoor photography based around their endlessly lively rehearsals, but if you do get an opportunity to watch, then you ought not to be disappointed. Cruz's hair seems to have a life of it's own too!