Juan Echanove Movies

A remote village known for their beautiful funerals awaits the arrival of a wealthy man on the verge of death in director Laura Mañà's dark comedy. When people wanted to go in style, they used to come to San Hilario. But these days funerals are rushed, impersonal affairs, and as a result the people of San Hilario are desperate for work. When the villagers learn that a wealthy client named Germán Cortés is currently en route, they realize he may be the key to revitalizing the local economy, and pull out all the stops to ensure that his last days on Earth are everything he'd hoped for and then some. Unfortunately for the people of San Hilario, the man who arrives claiming to be Germán Cortés is an intruder, and he doesn't seem to understand the true nature of the town's once-thriving business. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

The extremely well-loved Flamenco singer Isabel Pantoja makes her screen debut in this feature. Since most of the film consists of her singing, fans of her voice and music will be pleased at this opportunity to see her. In the story, an attractively heavy woman is arriving at a movie theater to the accompaniment of much fanfare. She is a movie star whose film is being premiered. She is accompanied by an extremely thin man -- one of her co-stars. In the film which is then shown, the star plays a singer who is being courted by two men who wish to bask in her abundance. Meanwhile, back at the theater, the leading man has sneaked away to play poker. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi