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Jamón, Jamón 

  • Director: Bigas Luna
  • Genre:Comedy
  • Year of production:1992

Jose Luis is an executive at his parent's underwear factory where his girlfriend Silvia works on the shop floor. When Silvia falls pregnant, Jose Luis promises her that he will marry her, even against the wishes of his parents. His mother, determined to break her son's engagement to a girl from a lower-class family, hires Raul, a potential underwear model and would-be bullfighter to seduce Silvia.

Actor Character
Penélope Cruz Silvia
Javier Bardem Raúl
Jordi Mollá José Luis
Anna Galiena Prostituta
Juan Diego El Padre
Tomás Martín Amigo Raúl
Armando Del Río Amigo José Luís
Diana Sassen Amiga Silvia
Chema Mazo Padre de Silvia
Isabel De Castro Hermana de Silvia
Nazaret Callao Hermana de Silvia
Crew Name
Director Bigas Luna
Editor Andrés Vicente Gómez
Photography Director Jose Luis Alcaíne
Artistic Director Julio Esteban
Music Nicola Piovani
Writer Cuca Canals, Bigas Luna
Editor Teresa Font
Costume Neus Olivella
Makeup Betty de Villanueva
Production Director Ricardo Albarrán, Antonio Arregui
Special Effects Reyes Abades

Awards and festivals

* Silver Lion at Venice Film Festival.

* Six nominations for Goya Awards:

- Best Film.

- Best Director: Bigas Luna.

- Best Leading Actress: Penélope Cruz.

- Best Leading Actor: Javier Bardem.

- Best Original Screenplay: Cuca Canals, Bigas Luna.

- Best SoundTrack.

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