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Jarrapellejos

Jarrapellejos

19884.71h 30m

Overview

Pedro Jarrapellejos is a ladies man who cannot turn the heads of Isabel or her beautiful daughter. When both peasant women are found raped and murdered in a brutal scene, a schoolteacher is falsely accused. Pedro knows his own nephew and his friend participated in the killings, but he uses his considerable influence over the police and courts to intimidate the witnesses into silence.

Directed by Antonio Giménez-Rico
Written by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón, Antonio Giménez-Rico
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Top Cast

Antonio Ferrandis

Antonio Ferrandis

Juan Diego

Juan Diego

Lydia Bosch

Lydia Bosch

Amparo Larrañaga

Amparo Larrañaga

Jose Coronado

Jose Coronado

Joaquín Hinojosa

Joaquín Hinojosa

Juan Cidoncha

Miguel Rellán

Miguel Rellán

Gato

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

Isabel

Carlos Tristancho

Carlos Tristancho

Mariano

Florinda Chico

Florinda Chico

María del Carmen

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or book

About Jarrapellejos

Jarrapellejos is a drama film released in 1988 exploring themes of based on novel or book. Directed by Antonio Giménez-Rico, it stars Antonio Ferrandis, Juan Diego, Lydia Bosch. Pedro Jarrapellejos is a ladies man who cannot turn the heads of Isabel or her beautiful daughter. When both peasant women are found raped and murdered in a brutal scene, a schoolteacher is falsely accused. Pedro knows his own nephew and his friend participated in the killings, but he uses his considerable influence over the police and courts to intimidate the witnesses into silence.

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