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Torrente 2: Misin en Marbella
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Wikipedia article
'Torrente 2: Misin en Marbella' is a 2001 Spanish dark comedy. The film is the sequel to Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley, and, like the first film, it was written and directed by Santiago Segura who takes the leading role of Jos Luis Torrente. It surpassed its predecessor as the highest-grossing Spanish film of all time.
Plot
Torrente has moved to Marbella, where, after being wiped out of the money he had gained, he has returned to private investigation. But in one of his cases he gets involved in the middle of a villain's missile plot to destroy the city and his own uncle's blackmail operation... and he knows nothing.
Cast
*Santiago Segura as Jos Luis Torrente
*Gabino Diego as Cuco
*Tony Leblanc as Mauricio Torrente
*Jos Luis Moreno as Spinelli
*Ins Sastre as Bella cantante
*Arturo Valls as Fabiano
*Juanito Navarro as Alcalde de Marbella
*Eloi Yebra as Gayolo
*Rosanna Walls as Robertson
*Carolina Bona as Lolita
*Paloma Cela as Casera
*Jos Luis Lpez Vzquez as Guijarro
*Manuel Barragn as Himself
*To note the participation of the tennis player Carlos Moya which makes an appearance as tennis coach
Production locations
*Marbella
*Madrid
*Mlaga
*Yunquera de Henares
Reception
The film had the second highest-grossing weekend ever in Spain behind 'Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace' and became Spain's highest-grossing film of all time with a gross of $21 million.
See also
* List of Spanish films of 2001
References
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