Mambru Went to War

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| name = Mambru Went to War

| native_name = {{Infobox name module|es|Mambrú se fue a la guerra}}

| director = Fernando Fernán-Gómez

| writer = Pedro Beltrán

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| producer = Miguel Ángel Pérez Campos

| music = Carmelo A. Bernaola

| cinematography = José Luis Alcaine

| editing = Pablo G. del Amo

| runtime = 99 min

| country = Spain

| released = {{Film date|df=y|1986|05|16}}

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Mambru Went to War ({{langx|es|Mambrú se fue a la guerra}}) is a 1986 Spanish drama film directed by Fernando Fernán-Gómez, written by Pedro Beltrán, scored by Carmelo A. Bernaola and starring Agustín González, Emma Cohen, Fernando Fernán-Gómez and María Asquerino.{{cite news |url=https://www.fotogramas.es/peliculas-criticas/a12827/mambru-se-fue-a-la-guerra/ |title=Mambrú se fue a la guerra - crítica |date=29 May 2008 |access-date=3 December 2019 |magazine=Fotogramas |publisher=Hearst Magazines International}} It is set after Francisco Franco's death.{{cite web |url=https://nyork.cervantes.es/FichasCultura/Ficha27990_27_2.htm |title=Mambrú went to War |date=23 December 2014 |access-date=5 November 2016 |work=Instituto Cervantes |language=es}}

Fernando Fernán Gómez received the Goya Award for Best Actor, and Pedro Beltrán and Agustín González were also nominated to Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor respectively.{{cite web |url=https://www.premiosgoya.com/pelicula/mambru-se-fue-a-la-guerra/ |title=Mambrú se fue a la guerra |access-date=3 December 2019 |work=Premios Goya |publisher=Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España}}

Plot

Franco's death marks a before and after in a family, mainly due to the discovery that his father, who was believed to have died during the civil war, was in hiding and is still alive.

Cast

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  • Fernando Fernán-Gómez as Emiliano
  • María Asquerino as Florentina
  • Agustín González as Hilario
  • Emma Cohen as Encarna
  • Nuria Gallardo as Juanita
  • Jorge Sanz as Manolín
  • Carlos Cabezas as Rafael
  • Alfonso del Real as Alcalde
  • Francisco Vidal as Cura
  • Tony Valento as Viajante
  • José Segura as Guardia Civil
  • Francisco Casares as Sargento
  • Mimi Muñoz as Beata
  • Raúl Fraire
  • José María Resel
  • Paco Torres
  • Rafael Conexa as Médium
  • Antonio Chamorro as Ramón
  • Bruno Vella as Sobrino
  • José Luis Aguirre
  • Angela Rosal as Enfermera
  • Julia Lorente as Beata
  • Antonio Manso as Auxiliar
  • José Ramón Pardo as Empleado
  • Mari Carmen Alvarado
  • María Luisa Ponte as Doña Ramona
  • Juan Polanco

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References

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