A work of Valle-Inclán, the story takes place in Galicia in the early twentieth century. To escape poverty, the wife of a sacristan uses a hydrocephalic child as a sideshow attraction. This causes a confrontation with her sister-in-law.
Language
Spanish; Castilian
Release Date
September 15, 1987
Cast
Ana Belén
Mari Gaila
Imanol Arias
Séptimo Miau
Francisco Rabal
Pedro Gailo
Esperanza Roy
Rosa la Tatula
Aurora Bautista
Marica del Reino
Juan Echanove
Miguelín
Víctor Rubio
Rebeca Tébar
Simoniña
Francisco Merino
Tito García
Ofelia Angélica
Ernesto Chao
Nicolás Dueñas
Conde Polaco
Dorotea Bárcena
Luis Ciges
Eduardo Puceiro
Rosa Álvarez
Antonio Gamero
Pedro Reyes
Ambrosio
Clara Heyman
Xosé Luís Bernal
María Elena Flores
Antonio Passy
Marisa Soto
Alberto Tomé
Manuel Santamaría
Ánxela García
María Jesús Hoyos
Conchita Goyanes
Abel Vitón
Luisa Veira
Diego Varela
Monti Castiñeiras
Urbino
María Teresa Castro
María Barcala
César Somoza
Jorge Ricoy
Manuel Huete
Susana Dans
Xepe Casanova
Severino Carballal
Juan Manuel Abreu
Nacho Castaño
Cristina Castaño
Montserrat Amigo
Quico Cadaval
Xavier R. Lourido
Abelardo Estévez
Mariví Muela
Tacho González
Luis Zahera
Show Full Crew
Directing
Manuel Gómez Pereira
Assistant Director
José Luis García Sánchez
Director
Pedro Sopeña
Assistant Director
Eugenia Cuesta
Script Supervisor
Writing
Enrique Llovet
Writer
Ramón del Valle-Inclán
Writer
José Luis García Sánchez
Writer
Diego Santillán
Writer
Production
José Gutiérrez Maesso
Executive Producer
Carlos Durán
Delegated Producer
Pedro Sopeña
Unit Production Manager
Oriol Regàs
Delegated Producer
Vicente Ortega
Assistant Production Manager
José F. Reynolds
Production Manager
Matilde Reynolds
Assistant Production Manager
Nicolás Soto
Assistant Production Manager
Sound
Enrique Molinero
Sound Mixer
Luis Castro
Sound Effects
José Antonio Bermúdez
Sound Recordist
Miguel Ángel Polo
Sound
Milladoiro
Music
Agustín Peinado
Sound Assistant
Jesús Peña
Sound Effects
Antonio Illán
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Camera
Fernando Arribas
Director of Photography
Gonzalo F. Berridi
Camera Operator
Domingo Martín
Assistant Camera
Fernando Perrote
Assistant Camera
Xoan Piñón
Still Photographer
Editing
Art
Gerardo Vera
Art Direction
Koldo Vallés
Set Decoration
Miguel López Pelegrín
Assistant Set Decoration
José Luis Álvarez
Set Dresser
Luis Ramírez
Assistant Set Decoration
Ausencio Pérez
Leadman
Manuel Hidalgo
Set Dresser
Luis Gómez
Painter
Josean Gómez
Property Master
Víctor García
Property Master
Juan García
Construction Coordinator
José Antonio Egido
Props
Gerardo Diéguez
Painter
Paco Calonge
Set Dresser
Pedro Cabrero
Assistant Property Master
Costume & Make-Up
Gerardo Vera
Costume Design
Juan Pedro Hernández
Makeup Artist
Agustín Cabiedes
Hairstylist
Jorge Hernández Lobo
Assistant Makeup Artist
Antonio Segovia
Assistant Makeup Artist
María Sánchez Gadeo
Hairstylist
Manuela Iglesias
Wardrobe Master
Mercedes Marfil
Wardrobe Master
Joaquín Montero
Wardrobe Master
Pilar Carral
Assistant Costume Designer
Juan G. Reynolds
Assistant Costume Designer
Crew
Alberto Feito
Carpenter
Pedro Balandín
Special Effects
Isidro Ruano
Special Effects
Enrique A. Feito
Carpenter
José Ramón Esteban
Carpenter
Manuel Chamorro
Carpenter
José De Ruiz
Scenic Artist
Lighting