Torrente 5: Operación Eurovegas
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| Directed by | Santiago Segura |
| Written by | Santiago Segura |
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| Music by | Roque Baños |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing de España |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
| Budget | €8.5 million |
Torrente 5: Operación Eurovegas is a 2014 Spanish action comedy film directed, written and starring Santiago Segura. It is the fifth and, to date, the last film of the Torrente saga.
Plot
The fiction starts in 2018, with Torrente getting out of jail. He decides to rob a casino together with the help of a bunch of incompetent people.[1]
Cast
- Santiago Segura as José Luis Torrente
- Julián López as Cuco[2][3]
- Jesús Janeiro as Jesusín[2][3]
- Fernando Esteso as Ramiro Cuadrado[2][3]
- Carlos Areces as Ricardito[3]
- Angy as Chiqui[3]
- Anna Simón as Paqui[3]
- Barragán as Manolito Barragán[3]
- Cañita Brava as Antoñito[3][2]
- Bigotes y Dientes[3][n. 1]
- Chus Lampreave[2]
- Neus Asensi[2]
- Silvia Abril[2]
- Florentino Fernández as Genaro[2][3]
- Alec Baldwin as John Marshall[2]
As with other works by Santiago Segura, the film features a substantial number of cameos, including those of Josema Yuste,[2] Santiago Urrialde,[2] Falete,[2] El Gran Wyoming,[2] Imanol Arias,[2] Andrés Pajares,[2] Leo Harlem,[2] Chiquito de la Calzada,[2] Manuel Tallafé,[2] Xavier Deltell,[2] Ricardo Darín,[2] Juan Manuel Montilla, "El Langui",[2] Aníbal Gómez,[2] and El Rubius.[2]
Production
Torrente 5 had a budget of €8.5 million.[5] The film was produced by Amiguetes Enterprises (executive production) alongside Atresmedia Cine, Telefónica Studios and ONO.[6] It was written and directed by Santiago Segura whereas Teo Delgado was responsible for the cinematography.[7] The score was composed by Roque Baños.[8] Mónica Naranjo performs the vocals in the credit scene.[8] Filming began on 25 November 2013 and wrapped on 10 March 2014.[5] Shooting locations included the Madrid region, the Dominican Republic and the Province of Ciudad Real.[5]
Release
Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing de España,[6] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 3 October 2014.[9] It became the third largest grossing Spanish film of 2014, after Spanish Affair and El niño.[6]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2015 | 29th Goya Awards | Best Special Effects | Antonio Molina & Ferran Piquer | Nominated | [10] |
See also
References
- Informational notes
- ^ Comic duo formed by Luis Carlos Tortosa (Bigotes) and Álvaro Tortosa (Dientes).[4]
- Citations
- ^ "Torrente 5 Operación Eurovegas, El peliculón de Antena 3". 20minutos.es. 5 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "'Torrente 5: Operación Eurovegas', ¿el final de la saga?". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). 9 December 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Vázquez, Tamara; Moreno, Raquel (3 October 2014). "¿Quién es Quién en 'Torrente 5'?". Mcgufilms. Expansión.
- ^ Téllez, Irene (26 February 2015). "Los humoristas 'Bigotes y Dientes' asaltan TVE en la noche de los lunes". Ideal.
- ^ a b c "Finaliza el rodaje de 'Torrente 5', que se estrenará el 17 de octubre". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 12 March 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "La cifra de espectadores de cine español creció un 117 por ciento en 2014". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 3 February 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ Costa, Jordi (2 July 2014). "Torrente 5: Operación Eurovegas". Fotogramas (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Torrente 5 viaja hasta 2018". La Región (in Spanish). 30 September 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ Gómez, Chema (6 October 2014). "Torrente 5: Operación Eurovegas, mejor estreno en 2014". ign.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "Torrente 5, Operación Eurovegas" (in Spanish). Premios Goya. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
External links
- Torrente 5: Operación Eurovegas at ICAA's Catálogo de Cinespañol