One man, three jobs, zero dignity — and he's still the smartest guy in the room.
García is employed of advertising at a factory of razor blades and goes out in secret with Conchita, the daughter of the director. One day, taking advantage of the cycle return to Spain, García puts into practice a new and risky system of making him an advertising, but Raúl, the director, dismisses García because he didn´t like the idea. From here, García will gain the life himself in the most varied works: barber, bootblack and guide of the Prado Museum. A difficult situation in order that his former chief accepts the relation that it supports with his daughter.
Acting
Tony Leblanc's triple-threat physical comedy.
Direction
Leblanc directing himself with zero vanity.
Production
Franco-era Madrid as accidental character.
Director
Tony Leblanc
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tony Leblanc was Spain's biggest comedy star of the 1960s, making this a fascinating case of a celebrity directing his own vanity project that somehow stays humble.
The cycling race advertising scheme references the real Vuelta a España, which was becoming a major cultural phenomenon during Franco's regime as a tool for national unity.
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