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Family Portrait
Family Portrait

Family Portrait

Genres

Drama

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Cecilio Rubes, a businessman engaged in the manufacture of baths and toilets, tries to remain neutral in the imminent Spanish civil war. But the attitude of Cécil, his only child, a spoiled boy who grows without respect their parents, will forced him to face the cruel reality of the facts. Jumping back and forth in time, we are shown his present and his past through his wife Adela and Paulina, the mistress of father and son.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

5.2/10

Release Date

17 September 1976

Country

Spain

Cast

Antonio Ferrandis

Antonio Ferrandis

Cecilio Rubes

Amparo Soler Leal

Amparo Soler Leal

Adela Rubes

Mónica Randall

Mónica Randall

Paulina

Miguel Bosé

Miguel Bosé

Cécil Rubes

Carmen Lozano

Carmen Lozano

Charo

Gabriel Llopart

Gabriel Llopart

Luis Sendín

Encarna Paso

Encarna Paso

Gloria Sendín

Alberto Fernández

Alberto Fernández

Hipólito

Josefina Díaz

Josefina Díaz

Viuda Rubes

Carmen Cuesta

Carmen Cuesta

Elisita Sendín

José Luis Alexandre

José Luis Alexandre

Luisito Sendín

Manuel Andrade

Manuel Andrade

Ramón Durán

Ramón Durán

Valdés

Santiago Rivero

Santiago Rivero

Pedro del Río

Pedro del Río

Luis Reina

Luis Reina

José Cerro

José Cerro

Lorenzo Ramírez

Lorenzo Ramírez

María Álvarez

María Álvarez

Fernando Villena

Fernando Villena

Julia Lorente

Julia Lorente

Esteban Benito

Esteban Benito

Mari Carmen Alvarado

Mari Carmen Alvarado

Estela Delgado

Estela Delgado

Mirta Miller

Mirta Miller

Lola

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