Movie: Lovers: A True Story

Top 10 Billed Cast

Victoria Abril
Victoria Abril

Luisa

Jorge Sanz
Jorge Sanz

Paco

Maribel Verdú
Maribel Verdú

Trini

Saturnino García
Saturnino García

Pueblerino

Enrique Cerro
Enrique Cerro

Comandante

Mabel Escaño
Mabel Escaño

Esposa Comandante

Alicia Agut
Alicia Agut

Madre Trini

José Cerro
José Cerro

Minuta

Gabriel Latorre
Gabriel Latorre

Gordo

Ricard Borràs
Ricard Borràs

Individuo Bar (as Ricard Borrás)

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  • Overview

    Set in '50s Spain, a young man leaves the army and looks for a job so he and his fiancée can get married. He rents a room from a widow, and shortly begins a torrid affair with her. The fiancée figures it out and decides to win him back by offering herself to him and taking him to meet her family. Ultimately he has to make a decision. Based on a true story.

  • Release Date

    1991-02-23

  • Average

    6.5

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
  • Tagline

    This landlady has more than just rent on her mind

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    Español
  • Keywords

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