Antonio Castro, Sinatra, is a fighter of life working in an old cabaret in Barcelona imitating Frank Sinatra, accompanied in his show by Groucho Marx, Marlene Dietrich and Lola Flores. But one day, the sky dresses in gray for him; his wife, who works as a waitress in the same place, decides to leave him.
Acting
Alfredo Landa's committed, heartbreaking vanity as a man becoming his own tribute act.
Costume
The shabby glamour of homemade Sinatra, Groucho greasepaint, and desperation couture.
Director
Francesc Betriu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Spain's transition to democracy, the film captures a nation performing modernity while still trapped in Franco-era structures of class and masculinity.
Alfredo Landa was already famous for 'landismo' comedies; this subverted persona shocked audiences expecting his usual broad humor.
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