Movie Details:
Also known as | Mean Streak |
Based on | an original story by Diego San José |
Country | Spain Portugal |
Language | Spanish |
Genre | Comedy, Drama |
Release date | 22 April 2024 (BCN Film Fest) 3 July 2024 (Spain) |
Running time | 1hr 39min |
Starring | Arturo Valls Malena Alterio Julián Villagrán José Corbacho |
Directed by | Fer García-Ruiz |
Screenplay by | Antonio Mercero Daniel Padró |
Produced by | Marina Padró Mar Targarona Joaquín Padró Christian Burnel |
Cinematography by | Rafa García |
Edited by | Elodie Leuthold |
Music by | Filipe Melo |
Production Company | Rodar y Rodar Boavista Filmes Mala Persona AIE |
Distributor | Filmax |
Cast & Characters:
- Arturo Valls as Pepe
- Malena Alterio as Sagrario
- Julián Villagrán as Juanjo
- José Corbacho as padre Héctor (‘father Héctor’)
- Teresa Lozano as suegra (‘mother-in-law’)
- Sara Jiménez as Candela
- Diva O’Branco as Ramona
- Víctor Benjumea as Tomás
- Daniel Arias as Mario
- Dafnis Balduz as conductor/banquero (‘driver/banker’)
- Betsy Túrnez as doctora (‘doctor’)
Storyline:
After being diagnosed with a terminal illness, Pepe, a man as good as gold, decides to become a bad person so nobody misses him when he is gone.
About Movie:
Mala persona (Mean Streak) is a Spanish-Portuguese comedy film directed by Fer García-Ruiz from a screenplay by Antonio Mercero and Daniel Padró based on an original story by Diego San José. It stars Arturo Valls alongside Malena Alterio, Julián Villagrán, and José Corbacho.
The film was presented at the BCN Film Fest on 22 April 2024. It also made it to the slate of the Alicante Film Festival. Distributed by Filmax, it was scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 3 July 2024.