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A Boyfriend for My Wife

A Boyfriend for My Wife

20086.21h 40m

Overview

El Tenso does not know how to face his ill-tempered wife, Tana, to tell her that he wants to separate. Carlos, a friend of Tenso, suggests him to invert the situation and cause Tana to leave him by hiring Cuervo Flores, an irresistible seducer, to try and charm his wife until she falls in love with him.

Directed by Juan Taratuto
Written by Pablo Solarz
Produced by Alejandro Cacetta, Juan Pablo Galli, Juan Vera
Box Office0Revenue: $6.4M

Top Cast

Adrián Suar

Adrián Suar

El Tenso Polsky

Valeria Bertuccelli

Valeria Bertuccelli

La Tana Ferro

Gabriel Goity

Gabriel Goity

El Cuervo Flores

M

Marcelo Xicarte

Carlos

L

Luis Herrera

El negro

M

Martín Salazar

Gabriel

Oscar Núñez

Oscar Núñez

Amílcar

Benjamín Amadeo

Benjamín Amadeo

Damian Kepelsky

Mercedes Morán

Mercedes Morán

Blanca (voice)

Julieta Zylberberg

Julieta Zylberberg

María

Themes & Keywords

wifedivorceboyfriendhusbandcine argentino

About A Boyfriend for My Wife

A Boyfriend for My Wife is a romance, comedy, drama film released in 2008 exploring themes of wife, divorce, boyfriend, husband, cine argentino. Directed by Juan Taratuto, it stars Adrián Suar, Valeria Bertuccelli, Gabriel Goity. El Tenso does not know how to face his ill-tempered wife, Tana, to tell her that he wants to separate. Carlos, a friend of Tenso, suggests him to invert the situation and cause Tana to leave him by hiring Cuervo Flores, an irresistible seducer, to try and charm his wife until she falls in love with him.

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