Atilano for President

Atilano for President (Spanish: Atilano, presidente) is a 1998 black comedy film directed and written by La Cuadrilla (es) (Santiago Aguilar and Luis Guridi) which stars Manuel Manquiña alongside Ramón Barea and Laura Conejero.

Atilano for President
Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Atilano, presidente
Directed by	La Cuadrilla
Screenplay by	La Cuadrilla
Produced by	José María Lara
Starring	Manuel Manquiña Ramón Barea Laura Conejero Fernando Vivanco Carlos Lucas Luis Tosar Luis Prendes Saturnino García
Cinematography	Flavio Mtnez. Labiano
Edited by	Cristina Otero
Music by	Alexandre Desplat
Production companies	Shangri-La PC DMVB Films Fabrica de Imagens
Distributed by	Cine Company
Release date	25 September 1998 (1998-09-25) (Spain)
Countries	Spain France Portugal
Language	Spanish

Plot

A group of bankers find low-key funeral worker and conman Atilano an apt prospect for becoming President of the Government, so the interests of the Church and Big Business be safeguarded.^[1][2]

Cast

• Manuel Manquiña as Atilano^[3]
• Ramón Barea as Ortega^[4]
• Laura Conejero (ca) as Sol^[4]
• Fernando Vivanco as Antúnez^[4]
• Carlos Lucas as Marcelino^[4]
• Luis Tosar as Cazorla^[1]
• María Isbert as Eloísa^[5]
• Saturnino García (es) as el Ahorcado^[5]
• Marta Fernández-Muro (es) as moderadora TV^[5]
• Luis Prendes as don Aníbal^[5]

Production

The film is a Shangri-La PC, DMVB Films, and Fabrica de Imagens Spanish-French-Portuguese co-production.^[6] It was shot in Madrid in 1998.^[7]

Release

Distributed by Cine Company,^[6] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 25 September 1998.^[5]

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be a "an energetic, Berlanga-esque take on Spanish politics ’90s style".^[8]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 1998