Mambru Went to War

Mambru Went to War (Mambrú se fue a la guerra in Spanish) is a 1986 Spanish dramatic-black comedy movie. Fernando Fernán Gómez both directed and starred in the movie.

Mambrú se fue a la guerra (original title) Mambru Went to War (English title)
Directed by	Fernando Fernán Gómez
Written by	Pedro Beltrán
Produced by	Miguel Ángel Pérez Campos
Starring	Fernando Fernán Gómez María Asquerino Emma Cohen Agustín González
Cinematography	José Luis Alcaine
Edited by	Pablo González del Amo
Music by	Carmelo A. Bernaola
Distributed by	Divisa Home Video Suevia Films
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Plot

The news of the death of Francisco Franco has special meaning to the family of Florentina. The family includes her daughter Encarna, her son Hilario, and her grandchildren Juanita and Manolín. At the same time, Florentina tells the rest of the family that her husband Emiliano is still alive. He was thought to have died in the Spanish Civil War. He actually spent the time hidden at their family home.

Cast

• Fernando Fernán Gómez as Emiliano
• María Asquerino as Florentina
• Emma Cohen as Encarna
• Agustín González as Hilario
• Nuria Gallardo as Juanita
• Jorge Sanz as Manolín
• Alfonso del Real as the Mayor
• Francisco Vidal as Priest
• Mimí Muñoz as Sanctimonious
• María Luisa Ponte as Dña. Ramona

Reception

1st Goya Awards

Candidate	Category	Result
Fernando Fernán Gómez	Best leading actor	Won
Agustín González	Best supporting actor	Won
Pedro Beltrán	Best screenplay	Nominated

Other websites

• Mambru Went to War on IMDb (in Spanish)
• Ficha en FilmAffinity (in Spanish)
• Ficha en Fotogramas.es (in Spanish)
• Ficha en decine21.com (in Spanish)