A lying medical student returns home to Andalusia—will his family buy the act?
Rafaelillo, a young upper-class Andalusian man and medical student in Madrid, has not told his parents the whole truth about the kind of life he leads in the capital. Once home, he will have to face the consequences of his many lies… (Film produced in Argentina by the Spanish company Filmófono, after the forced exile of most of its members since 1937.)
Score
Andalusian folk songs performed by star Angelillo, the 'Frank Sinatra of Spain.'
Production
Rare surviving example of Filmófono's Buenos Aires exile output.
Director
Ricardo Urgoiti
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmófono was Luis Buñuel's old company; most talent fled Franco in 1937, making this an unintentional diaspora time capsule.
Star Angelillo had been imprisoned by Republicans during the war, then exiled—his cheerful screen presence masks complex political survivorhood.
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