Peter is a widower who writes crime novels, signing as Peter P. Peter, and is about to marry Beatriz (Analia Gade), a widow who proves to be a ruthless woman who makes his life miserable. As an expert in inventing crimes committed by his characters, he imagines a plan to get rid of his new wife. The trouble is that she also plans to kill him.
Acting
López Vázquez's sweaty desperation vs. Gadé's glacial menace
Production
Cheapo giallo-adjacent sets that amplify the absurdity
Writing
Meta crime-writer premise eating its own tail

Director
Pedro Lazaga Sabater
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Spain's early seventies 'comedia sexy española' boom, smuggling dark premises under Franco-era censorship.
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