Martes de Carnaval

Martes de Carnaval — Plot

Mr.Manolito and Mr.Estrafalario– characters of Valle-Inclán’s plays– spend the last days of Primo de Rivera’s dictatorship chasing the plays written by their admired Valle-Inclán whose works are banned by a Government Law. One day, they find a piece of The Daughter of the Captain, a portrait of the crazy soldiers who returned home after losing the Spanish Colonies. In other occasion, they attend one of the limited performances of Valle-Inclán’s:The deceiving Mr. Friolera. They are just longing for the best premiere ever: the Second Spanish Republic, a drama on for a very short time. It was a beautiful dream thought, like the Esperpentos (strange-looking characters) of Valle-Inclán.

• Release date
• April 30, 2009

Martes de Carnaval — Cast

María Elías

P

Paco Escribano Jesús Franco Don Manolito

J

Julio Diamante Don Estrafalario Juan Luis Galiardo El General Juan Diego El Capitán Manuel Morón Pollo

C

Cristina Collado Dª Calixta