Loles León plays a duchess voting on her own grove's future—democracy has never been this chaotic.
An Andalusian duchess has the dilemma of what to do with a grove, whether to convert it into a natural reserve or to make a luxury urbanization. The duchess, who is torn between her aristocratic privileges and a social commitment that has cost her more than one dislike in the past, must make a decision about her lands, to which she wants to get some money without harming the people. On the other hand, An ambitious Basque financier, Antónón Ibarrondo, intends to build a luxury urbanization in the Marbella style in the grove. Around the duchess, the businessman, environmentalists and other members in the conflict, problems begin to arise and everything will be decided in a referendum, convened with the idea that it is the people who decide, which coincides with the annual celebration of the Pilgrimage del Pueblo.With a cast "
Acting
Loles León's aristocratic swagger meeting Javier Gurruchaga's Basque financier energy.
Production
Pilgriday festival chaos as democratic spectacle backdrop.
Director
Francesc Betriu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was director Francesc Betriu's penultimate film before his 2021 death, part of a career spanning serious drama to this late-period farce.
The Basque-Andalusian tension between Antxón and Rosario mirrors real 1990s Spanish regional economic conflicts, with Marbella development symbolism.
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