
In the early Spanish Civil Post-war, in Madrid, during the most hard times of the Franco dictatorship, a group of second-rate players try to get out of their wretched lives taking advantage of the artistic caprices of the son of a rich man who supports the regime. They try to stage a Pre-war 'zarzuela' (a sort of Spanish operetta), 'La Corte Del Faraón', which ironically, thirty years later, is too obscene for the regime censorship. They finally manage to perform the 'zarzuela' but end up in the police station where they confirm that justice depends on which side are you on
Genres:

Ana Belén as Mari Pili / Lota

Antonio Banderas as Fray José / José en un momento posterior

Fernando Fernán Gómez as Roque

Juan Diego as Roberto

Guillermo Montesinos as Antonio / José al principio

José Luis López Vázquez as Comisario

Josema Yuste as Tarsicio / Putifar

Quique Camoiras as Corcuera/Rey

Agustín González as Padre Calleja

Luis Ciges as Huete

Mary Carmen Ramírez as Fernanda / Reina

María Luisa Ponte as Patricia

Millán Salcedo as Copero

Antonio Gamero as Ramírez

Guillermo Marín as Prior

Pedro Farrés as Gran Sacerdote

Milgaros Martín as Raquel

María Rus as Irene

Blanca Patiño as Aurora

Amelia Font as Marta

Maruja Recio as Doncella

Tomás Sáez as Policía

Pedro Basanta as Gerente

Manuel Huete as Millán

Laura Bayonas as María (uncredited)
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