Manolito Four Eyes: The Mischievous Holidays (2001)
This is a hilarious look at contemporary Madrid from the point of view of ten year old Manolito. Witty, funny and moving, the film has crossed-over from Spain to become a classic family entertainment.On this particular occasion, Manolito is in the middle of Chrismas break and ready to celebrate the holidays with his nutty family: his mother, Cata, his father, Manolo, Grandpa and Imbecile. This year holds a big surprise: Uncle Nico, his mother's brother who lives an works in Oslo as a waiter. Uncle Nico shows up in an unbelieveable motor home to spend Christmas Eve with the family. He is accompanied by his flashy Norwegian fiancée, Trudi Bergenkoklass, who is something like part fairy, part Viking and part Pippi Long Stocking. This lady immediately catches Manolito's eye.
Director: Joan Potau
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Doro Berenguer as Manolito |
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José Luis Carrillo as El Imbecil |
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Rubén Carrillo as El Imbécil |
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El Gran Wyoming as Manolo |
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Vicente Haro as Nicolás el abuelo |
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María Barranco as Cata |
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Óscar Ladoire as Tio Nico |
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Marcela Walerstein as Trudi |
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Gracia Olayo as Luisa |
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Alfonso Vallejo as Bernabé |
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Isabel Alegre as Sita Asunción |
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Juan Olivares as Hermano de Yihad |
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Lina Mira as Madre de Mostaza |
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María Lanau as Madre de Orejones |
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Manuel Nebreda as Faustino |
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Javier Gurruchaga as Hipnotizador |
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Antonio de la Torre as Tomás |
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Iván Perete as Orejones |
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Jorge Jiménez as Yihad |
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Sandra Alonso as Susana |
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Eduardo Pérez as Paquito Medina |
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Eduardo Estradé as Mostaza |
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Cervantes as Phlo-Ling |
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Desirée García as Vanessa |
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Joana Castillo as Jessica |
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Gonzalo Ortiz de Urbina as Oscar Mayer |
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Arturo Monereo as Arturo |
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César León as Atracador |
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Aitor Alonso as Thyssen #1 |
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Fran Barrios as Thyssen #2 |
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David Carrillo as |
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Natalia Moreno as |
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Nacho Rubio as |
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Paloma Ruiz de Alda as |
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Santiago Segura as Himself (uncredited) |
| Directing | Joan Potau | Director |
| Editing | Ernest Blasi | Editor |
| Art | Cristina Mampaso | Art Direction |
| Writing | Elvira Lindo | Story |
| Production | Julio Fernández | Producer |
| Writing | Joan Potau | Writer |
| Writing | Cecilia Bartolomé | Writer |
| Writing | Lola Salvador | Writer |
| Sound | Luis Elices | Music |
| Camera | Juan Molina | Director of Photography |
| Production | Américo Piñeiro | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eva Arretxe | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Arrate Garmendia | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alfonso Martínez | Hairstylist |
| Production | Carlos Fernandez | Executive Producer |