
Acting
Manolo Codeso
Born 1926-03-15 · Cádiz, Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain
Acting credits
6.1For this second film in the cult comedy series Torrente takes our fat police officer from Madrid to Marbella in Spain to investigate a villain’s plot to destroy the city with a missile. This James Bond style slapstick comedy became the most successful box-office film in Spanish film history beating out only the first Torrente film.
Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella
2001
4.5No synopsis available yet.
La casa de los Martínez
1971
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Los oficios de Cándido
1965
9.0A young factory worker sends out pictures of herself to a beauty contest and hopes to be chosen. In the same place works Fernando, whom the other employees do not like because of his being very arrogant. In revenge, Rosita pretends to love him. Fernando discovers her double game, but also pretends he is not aware.
Los claveles
1960
5.4A man falls in love with his friend's wife and plots the different ways to get rid of his current wife and also his friend so he can have his new found love all to himself.
National Adultery
1982
10.0The Eternal Spain, birthplace of the Cid, Hammer of Heretics... and other deserved historical appellations, is suddenly transformed, through democratic elections, in a chaotic Tower of Babel where every province, every town, each village wants to have its own opinion. Comedy about the rise of nacionalism in the different Spanish regions with the arrival of democracy.
Las autonosuyas
1983
4.3No synopsis available yet.
Secretos de alcoba
1977
7.3The Lecturer, leader of the Feminine League Against Frivolity, tells the history of eroticism and censorship from the beginning of time until the late 1960s.
Historia de la frivolidad
1967
7.0A trio of rural fishermen find a yacht and expect to receive a millionaire's amount for it. They travel to Madrid in search of a buyer, but they will be cheated by a gang of thieves and the owners of the yacht.
Pescando millones
1959
10.0A young officer of the Guardia Civil moves to a ski resort in the Pyrenees traveling on official business. On the way his car has a breakdown and he is picked up by a woman who is staying at the hotel. From this situation several adventures and tangles happen. Things get complicated as he must dress as a woman to avoid being surprised.
Gran Slalom
1996
5.1Sister Angela and Sister Mary park his van in front of a bank branch. They enter the bank and with the weapons hidden under their habits, commit the robbery of the century, to the astonishment of all employees and customers. After thorough police investigation the two nuns are arrested, but then appears Trini, twin sister of one of them and now all is not so clear. Were the nuns who committed the robbery?
Hermana, ¿pero qué has hecho?
1995
6.0Juliet and Alberto are a marriage in which peace reigns home. Mood surely be upset if Juliet suspecte that her her husband uses the vet who runs to assist clients instead of animals.
El apartamento de la tentación
1971
8.3Taxi driver Tadeo is about to encounter a busy shift. Throughout the day heterogeneous characters get into his taxi and the most varied situations arise. One of them leaves a baby in the taxi and Tadeo must find out where the little one belongs. He tackles this daunting task while keeping in the back of his mind that at the end of the day he has an appointment with a mysterious woman who apparently needs to tell him something very important.
El taxi de los conflictos
1969
10.0No synopsis available yet.
El chiste
1976
7.5A lieutenant and four others are having a little party before entering combat. Ensign has his girlfriend in a village occupied by the enemy, so it is essential a rescue mission
A la Legión le gustan las mujeres… y a las mujeres, les gusta la Legión
1976
7.5After getting married in a church in Madrid, four couples, who have already left behind the anxiety of the chaotic wedding preparations, face the joys and disappointments of the honeymoon trip.
Cuatro noches de boda
1969
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Los celos y el duende
1967
6.6Pepe Soriano plays a Madrid shopkeeper who is kidnapped by henchmen of Franco in this political comedy. After his kidnapping, he is forced to become the dictator's double for many official ceremonies. Due to his long and unexplained absence, Pepe's wife believes her husband has been abducted and killed, so she tries to reach her husband through spiritualism. After Pepe surprises her with a nocturnal visit, he tells her he will touch his ear to signal it is he and not Franco in public appearances.
Wait for Me in Heaven
1988
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Disparate nacional
1990
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Como la tierra
1954
6.7A former Francoist becomes a democrat after the Spanish Transition
De camisa vieja a chaqueta nueva
1982
9.0No synopsis available yet.
El bandido generoso
1957
3.8A Jesuit priest in 1950s Spain becomes disillusioned with his faith, swapping religion for politics and carnal knowledge.
Father Cami's Wedding
1979
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Los maridos no cenan en casa
1956