Wait for Me in Heaven

1988 Spanish film
  • 28 January 1988 (1988-01-28)
Running time
1h 40minCountrySpainLanguageSpanish

Wait for Me in Heaven (Spanish: Espérame en el cielo) is a 1988 Spanish comedy film directed by Antonio Mercero.[1]

Plot

Paulino Alonso is an orthopedist who bears a strong resemblance to Spanish caudillo Francisco Franco and is kidnapped one day to be used as a double during public appearances that are too risky for the real Franco.

Cast

  • Pepe Soriano – Francisco Franco
  • José Sazatornil – Alberto Sinsoles
  • Chus Lampreave – Emilia
  • Manuel Codeso Ruiz [es] – Luis
  • Amparo Valle – Rosa
  • Paco Cambres – Capellán de El Pardo
  • José Luis Barceló – Almirante Carrero Blanco
  • Josefina Calatayud – Carmen Polo
  • Pedro Civera [es] – Egyptian ambassador

References

  1. ^ "Movie Reviews". The New York Times. 16 September 2021.

External links

  • Wait for Me in Heaven at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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Antonio Mercero
Films directed
and written
  • Manchas de sangre en un coche nuevo (1975)
  • La guerra de papá (1977)
  • Tobi (1978)
  • Wait for Me in Heaven (1988)
  • A Time for Defiance (1998)
  • Don Juan, mi querido fantasma (1990)
  • The 4th Floor (2003)
  • ¿Y tú quién eres? (2007)
Television
  • La cabina (1972)
  • Don Juan (1974)
  • Verano azul (1981–82)
  • Farmacia de guardia (1991–95)


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