Be Wanton and Tread No Shame

Be Wanton and Tread No Shame (Spanish: Sé infiel y no mires con quién) is a 1985 Spanish comedy film directed and written by Fernando Trueba based on the play Move Over Mrs. Markham by Ray Cooney and John Chapman. It stars Ana Belén, Carmen Maura, Antonio Resines, and Santiago Ramos.

Be Wanton and Tread No Shame
Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Sé infiel y no mires con quién
Directed by	Fernando Trueba
Screenplay by	Fernando Trueba
Based on	Move Over Mrs. Markham by Ray Cooney and John Chapman
Starring	Ana Belén Carmen Maura Antonio Resines Santiago Ramos Verónica Forqué Guillermo Montesinos Chus Lampreave "Pirri" Bibi Andersen
Cinematography	Juan Amorós
Edited by	Carmen Frías
Music by	Ángel Muñoz Alonso
Production company	Iberoamericana
Release date	5 December 1985 (1985-12-05)
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish
Box office	308 million ₧

Plot

Paco and Fernando, two partners in a small publishing company at a low ebb, seek to seal a deal with popular children literature writer Adela Mora by means of deceit. When they are about the meet with the writer confusion about their extramarital affairs (and about those involving their wives, Carmen and Rosa) erupts.^[1][2]

Cast

• Ana Belén as Rosa^[3]
• Carmen Maura as Carmen^[3]
• Antonio Resines as Fernando^[3]
• Santiago Ramos as Paco^[3]
• Verónica Forqué as Silvia^[4]
• Guillermo Montesinos as Óscar^[4]
• Chus Lampreave as Adela Mora^[3]
• "Pirri" as Eulogio^[4]
• Bibi Andersen as Raquel^[4]

Production

The screenplay is an adaptation of the play Move Over Mrs. Markham by Ray Cooney and John Chapman.^[5] The film is an Iberoamericana (Andrés Vicente Gómez) production.^[6]

Release

The film was released theatrically on 5 December 1985, grossing 308,205,211 ₧ (1,014,639 admissions).^[7] A box-office hit, it proved to be a breakthrough work for Trueba.^[8]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 1985