Esa pareja feliz (translation: That Happy Couple) is a Spanish comedy film co-written and co-directed by Juan Antonio Bardem and Luis García Berlanga. It was their feature film debut and is considered a criticism of the consumerist desire that was beginning to appear in Spain. The film was made in 1951, but not released until 1953.
Plot Good-for-nothing, Juan marries Carmen to begin suffering what he thinks her and their friends' scorn at his proven inability to make a living, until he's lured to an apparent sound business that will for sure make them rich.
Cast Fernando Fernán Gómez as Juan Granados Muñoz Elvira Quintillá as Carmen González Fuentes Félix Fernández as Rafa José Luis Ozores as Luis Fernando Aguirre as Organizador Manuel Arbó as Esteban Carmen Sánchez as Dueña del salón de té Matilde Muñoz Sampedro as Amparo Antonio García Quijada as Manolo Antonio Garisa as Florentino José Franco as Tenor Alady as Técnico Rafael Bardem as Don Julián, el Comisario Rafael Alonso as Gerente Seguros 'La Víspera' José Orjas Francisco Bernal Lola Gaos as Reina en Rodaje Matías Prats Cañete as Locutor Deportivo (voice) José Luis López Vázquez as Dependiente
Awards
Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos YearAwardNomineeResultRef. 1951 "Jimeno" Revelation Award Juan Antonio BardemLuis García Berlanga
References
External links