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Cast
Amparo Muñoz
as Teresa
Simón Andreu
as Ministro Fernández Herrador
María Martín
as Marquesa de Montenegro
Irina Kuberskaya
as Marta
Julieta Serrano
as Angelina
Manuel Torres
as Rafael
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
as Inspector Romero
José Luis Fernández 'Pirri'
as Chema
Enrique San Francisco
as Terrorista
Pastor Serrador
as Padre
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1981
Runtime1h 41m
LanguageSpanish
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, Romance
Votes11
DirectorEloy de la Iglesia
WritersEloy de la Iglesia, Gonzalo Goicoechea, Ángel Sastre
TypeFeature Film
Rating4.9 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Minister's Wife
About The Minister's Wife
Rafael, a young man from the provinces, works as a waiter in a resort and helps himself economically having sex for money with rich older women. During a bomb threat, he is discovered in bed with one of the guest, Leonor Marchioness of Montenegro, and he is fired as a consequence. The Marchioness of Montenegro is an aging aristocrat, ruined economically, but still with wealthy and influential friends. She helps Rafael finds a new job in Madrid as the gardener in the mansion of Antonio Fernández Herrador, Minister of economy in the new democratic Spanish government.
Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia, The Minister's Wife leans on a strong ensemble — Amparo Muñoz, Simón Andreu, María Martín — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1981.
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