Spain's most famous nobody tells the story of the man everybody knew.
The life of Paco Martínez Soria (1902-1982), one of the most famous and beloved Spanish actors, both on stage and screen; a comedian, a theatrical producer, an idol for the masses. A celebration of the uncommon gift of making people laugh.
Acting
Martinez Soria's physical comedy still lands 40 years later
Direction
Lechón finds poetry in grainy Variety show footage
Writing
Son narrates without sentimentality—just facts and ache
Director
Gabriel Lechón
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Martinez Soria's 'curse'—being too popular with working-class audiences for critics to respect—mirrors the Spanish cultural elite's disdain for popular cinema during the auteur-obsessed Franco and post-Franco periods.
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