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Carmen MauraCarmela -
Andrés PajaresPaulino
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Gabino DiegoGustavete
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Armando De RazzaTeniente Ripamonte (as Maurizio de Razza)
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José SanchoCapitán
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Mario De CandiaBruno CTV 1º
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Miguel RellánTeniente interrogador (as Miguel Angel Rellan)
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Edward ŻentaraSoldado polaco
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Mario MartínCacique
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Silvia CasanovaMujer presa
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Felipe García VélezMédico (as Felipe Velez)
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Manuel MillánCabo
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Víctor Manuel MendozaOficial (As Victor Mendoza)
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Rafael DíazCentinela
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Chema MazoAlcalde
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Antonio FuentesAlférez artillero
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Emilio del ValleCabo Cardoso
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Alfonso GuiraoCampesino
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Félix PardoSoldado CTV 2º
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Francisco FerrerOficial
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| Domestic Box Office (USA): | 299 090 $ |
| Foreign Box Office: | 1 700 910 $ |
| Worldwide Box Office: | 2 000 000 $ |
| Country: | Italy, Spain |
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| Length: | 1 h 42 min |
Description:
During the Spanish Civil War, Paulino and Carmela, a husband-and-wife team of traveling performers, use their songs to promote Republican ideals throughout the countryside. Accompanied by their mute assistant Gustavete, they unintentionally enter enemy territory and are arrested, facing execution. Their fate changes when they meet an Italian Fascist commander with a love for theater. He offers them a chance to live if Paulino stages a satirical performance mocking the Republic for the Fascist troops. Carmela struggles with this demand, torn between her strong beliefs and the need to protect her husband. The film explores their fight for survival, examining themes of loyalty, compromise, love, and the strength of the human spirit during wartime.
| Alternative title: | ¡Ay, Carmela! |
| Release year: | 1990 |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Awards: | 🏆 22 wins & 6 nominations total |
| Director: | Carlos Saura |
| Type: | Movie |
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