Atilano for President
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{{Infobox film
| image = Atilano for President poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|es|Atilano, presidente|nolink=yes}}
| director = La Cuadrilla
| screenplay = La Cuadrilla
| producer = José María Lara
| starring = {{ubl|Manuel Manquiña|Ramón Barea|Laura Conejero|Fernando Vivanco|Carlos Lucas|Luis Tosar|Luis Prendes|Saturnino García}}
| cinematography = Flavio Mtnez. Labiano
| editing = Cristina Otero
| music = Alexandre Desplat
| country = {{ubl|Spain|France|Portugal}}
| studio = {{ubl|Shangri-La PC|DMVB Films|Fabrica de Imagens}}
| distributor = Cine Company
| language = Spanish
| released = {{Film date|1998|09|25|Spain|df=yes}}
}}
Atilano for President ({{langx|es|Atilano, presidente|links=no}}) is a 1998 black comedy film directed and written by {{ill|La Cuadrilla|es}} (Santiago Aguilar and Luis Guridi) which stars Manuel Manquiña alongside Ramón Barea and Laura Conejero.
Plot
A group of bankers find low-key funeral worker and conman Atilano an apt prospect for becoming President of the Government, so the interests of the Church and Big Business be safeguarded.{{Sfn|Benavent|2000|pp=91−92}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/peliculas-criticas/a7544/atilano-presidente/|website=Fotogramas|title=Atilano, presidente|date=29 May 2008}}
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Manuel Manquiña as Atilano{{Cite book|title=Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático|first=Francisco María|last=Benavent|year=2000|isbn=84-271-2326-4|location=Bilbao|publisher=Ediciones Mensajero|page=91}}
- Ramón Barea as Ortega{{Sfn|Benavent|2000|p=91}}
- {{ill|Laura Conejero|ca}} as Sol{{Sfn|Benavent|2000|p=91}}
- Fernando Vivanco as Antúnez{{Sfn|Benavent|2000|p=91}}
- Carlos Lucas as Marcelino{{Sfn|Benavent|2000|p=91}}
- Luis Tosar as Cazorla{{Sfn|Benavent|2000|pp=91−92}}
- María Isbert as Eloísa{{Sfn|Benavent|2000|p=92}}
- {{ill|Saturnino García|es}} as el Ahorcado{{Sfn|Benavent|2000|p=92}}
- {{ill|Marta Fernández Muro|es|lt=Marta Fernández-Muro}} as moderadora TV{{Sfn|Benavent|2000|p=92}}
- Luis Prendes as don Aníbal{{Sfn|Benavent|2000|p=92}}
}}
Production
The film is a Shangri-La PC, DMVB Films, and Fabrica de Imagens Spanish-French-Portuguese co-production.{{Cite journal|url=https://riunet.upv.es/bitstream/handle/10251/42347/BANDA_APARTE_014-015_020.pdf?sequence=4|year=1999|title=Relación de estrenos durante 1998|journal=Banda Aparte|volume=14|page=99|issn=1138-1981}} It was shot in Madrid in 1998.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eldiario.es/vertele/videos/actualidad/version-espanola-emite-atilano-presidente_1_7795264.html|website=Vertele!|via=eldiario.es|title=Versión Española emite el filme "Atílano Presidente"|date=21 November 1998}}
Release
Reception
Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be a "an energetic, Berlanga-esque take on Spanish politics ’90s style".{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/1998/film/reviews/atilano-for-president-1200455512/|website=Variety|title=Atilano for President|date=19 October 1998|first=Jonathan|last=Holland}}