Joaquín Oristrell

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Joaquín Oristrell

Born September 15, 1953 · Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain (age 73)

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Alegre ma non troppoAlegre ma non troppo · 1994
Alegre ma non troppo
★ 5.11994
MovieComedyDrama
Pablo is a twenty-year-old man who wants to be a musician in order to be appreciated by his mother and find a male partner he can share his love with. He finds one, but because of his demanding behaviour, he is soon alone again. He tries to become a French horn player in the Youth Spain National Orchestra, but the examiner turns out to be his father, who's been living apart from his family and doesn't really accept Pablo's sexual trends. Once Pablo fails in his exam, he feels very depressed. When another French horn player from Valencia hasn't got a place to sleep, Pablo takes him home to his house. The next morning, however, he finds a girl named Salome inside of his bed.
The DinnerThe Dinner · 2025
The Dinner
★ 6.92025
MovieComedyHistory
Spain, April 15, 1939. With the Civil War concluded, and with the intention of celebrating his victory, General Franco attends a dinner with his generals at the Palace Hotel.
Between Your LegsBetween Your Legs · 1999
Between Your Legs
★ 5.41999
MovieDramaRomance
A radio-show assistant meets a budding screenwriter during a group-therapy session for sex addicts.
The ChampionThe Champion · 2024
The Champion
★ 5.52024
MovieDramaFamily
Diego has just been voted best young player in Europe and at the age of 20 he is on his way to making his team, Atlético de Madrid, champions of La Liga. But his impulsive and conflictive character makes the club, fed up with his excesses, hire Álex, a withdrawn and lonely psychology professor, to improve his behaviour. The two will have no choice but to learn to understand each other.
Love Can Seriously Damage Your HealthLove Can Seriously Damage Your Health · 1997
Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health
★ 6.11997
MovieComedyRomance
Madrid, 1965. When The Beatles arrive in the city, Diana goes to great lengths to meet them.
ÁfricaÁfrica · 1996
África
★ 6.31996
MovieDrama
Martín (Zoe Berriatúa) is a teenager living in the San Blas district of Madrid. He is upset with his father Arturo (Imanol Arias) because he blames him for his mother's death. With the help of his girlfriend África (Elena Anaya), who will become his stepsister, he tries to get revenge on him.
Just a Little ChemistryJust a Little Chemistry · 2015
Just a Little Chemistry
★ 5.42015
MovieComedyRomance
Fan girl finds herself torn between the attraction for her film idol and her best male friend.
Two Many ChefsTwo Many Chefs · 2022
Two Many Chefs
★ 6.12022
MovieComedy
Mikel, a young cook, meets with his father Juan, who had been missing for 30 years. While trying to keep his restaurant afloat, Mikel has to take care of crazed Juan, a former cook who suffers from a mental condition that prevents him from recognizing neither the aforementioned time gap nor his son Mikel.

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Los abajo firmantesLos abajo firmantes · 2003
Los abajo firmantes
★ 6.82003
MovieDramaComedy
The first actor of a theater company on tour in Spain dies in a car accident. A new actor, Jorge Ruiz, is to relieve you. He's handsome, young and revolutionary. His arrival creates tension, jealousy and distrust in the rest of the cast, is-especially in Mario Soto, which is responsible to lead in the absence of the author of the assembly, busy with an opera for the Teatro Real in Madrid . Already in the first trial of the work concerned the "Play Without a Title" by Federico Garcia Lorca, their personalities collide head. Morante Carmen, leading actress of the company, and Laura G. Reyna, which was secret lover of the deceased, witness the struggle between the two. As if that were not enough, the newcomer brings added conflict: reading at the end of the function of a manifesto for peace. Mario questioned that decision and the company is divided.

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