El sudor de los ruiseñores (1998)
A Romanian cellist emigrates to Spain where he becomes friends with a puppeteer who performs at El Retiro in Madrid. His dream is to work in an orchestra and earn enough money to be able to bring his wife and daughter, but things are not as easy as he thought... First film by Juan Manuel Cotelo, with a title that is inspired in a Romanian poem.
Director: Juan Manuel Cotelo
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Carlos Ysbert as Tote |
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Alexandru Agarici as Mihai |
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Fiorina Atanasescu as Madre |
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Lorena Berroya as Niña Parque del Retiro |
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Berta Casals as Laura |
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Virgilio Cotelo as Policía |
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Maria de Medeiros as Goyita |
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Javier Garin as Padre Toto |
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Daniel Gil as Jefe Skinheads |
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Jaime Martin Gomez as Gamberro |
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Rafael Llano as Hombre brusco |
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Ioana Ana Macaria as Irina |
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Jaime Martín as |
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Manolo Monje as Director de orquestra |
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Victor Ribas as Conductor violento |
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Chema Rojas as Policía |
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Alex Ruiz as Profesor |
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Mihai Simion as Mihai niño |
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Arturo Soto as Carterista |
| Directing | Juan Manuel Cotelo | Director |
| Writing | Juan Manuel Cotelo | Writer |
| Production | Juan Manuel Cotelo | Producer |
| Production | Enrique Urdánoz | Producer |
| Sound | Iñigo Pírfano | Music |
| Camera | Enrique Urdánoz | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Susana Cabanas | Editor |
| Editing | Juan Manuel Cotelo | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carlos Díez | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ana María Cia | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Iñaki Maestre | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sara Napal | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Elías Segovia | Assistant Director |
| Art | Alicia Otaegui | Property Master |
| Sound | Pablo Bueno | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Carlos Garrido | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Diego Garrido | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Miguel Ángel Polo | Sound |
| Sound | Pablo Sanz | Sound |
| Sound | Ricardo Viñas | Dolby Consultant |
| Camera | Pablo Iraburu | Camera Operator |
| Camera | José Luis Roig | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Félix Viscarret | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Crista Ochoa | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Maria Cabanas | Production Secretary |
| Production | Susana Cabanas | Production Assistant |
| Production | Rebeca Ros | Production Assistant |
| Production | Patxi Mateo | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Elías Segovia | Production Assistant |