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Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown(1988)
Status: Released
Date: 1988-03-25
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957 Votes
Time: 1h 28m
A comedy about someone you know.
Overview:
Pepa resolves to kill herself with a batch of sleeping-pill-laced gazpacho after her lover leaves her. Fortunately, she is interrupted by a deliciously chaotic series of events.
Languages: Spanish.
Countries:
Spain
Budget: $700,000.00
Revenue: $14,979,298.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Laurenfilm
Movie: Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Top 10 Billed Cast
Carmen Maura
Pepa
Antonio Banderas
Carlos
Julieta Serrano
Lucía
María Barranco
Candela
Rossy de Palma
Marisa
Kiti Mánver
Paulina Morales
Guillermo Montesinos
Taxi Driver
Chus Lampreave
Jehovah's Witness Goalkeeper
Eduardo Calvo
Lucía's Father
Loles León
Secretary
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