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The Whore and the Whale (2004)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 2M

Director : Luis Puenzo

Synopsis

A Spanish writer finds an old coffer with photographs of an Argentine man who fought and died in the Spanish Civil War, and of a woman. Her quest for answers brings Vera to the Argentine Patagonia.

Actors

Leonardo Sbaraglia
Leonardo Sbaraglia
Emilio
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Vera
Pep Munné
Pep Munné
Jordi
Mercè Llorens
Mercè Llorens
Lola
Martín Caloni
Martín Caloni
Juanito
Pompeyo Audivert
Pompeyo Audivert
Orestes
Miguel Ángel Solá
Miguel Ángel Solá
Suárez
Nicolás Tognola
Nicolás Tognola
El Pibe Pedro
Belén Blanco
Belén Blanco
Matilde
Carola Reyna
Carola Reyna
Meme
Edward Nutkiewicz
Edward Nutkiewicz
Ernesto
Vando Villamil
Vando Villamil
Dr. Zimmerman
Lydia Lamaison
Lydia Lamaison
Matilde
Oscar Núñez
Oscar Núñez
El Pibe Pedro
Oscar Guzmán
Oscar Guzmán
Urondo

Crews

Luis Puenzo
Luis Puenzo
Director
Ángeles González-Sinde
Ángeles González-Sinde
Writer
Lucía Puenzo
Lucía Puenzo
Writer
Luis Puenzo
Luis Puenzo
Writer
Pedro D'Angelo
Pedro D'Angelo
Producer
José María Morales
José María Morales
Producer
Luis Puenzo
Luis Puenzo
Producer
José Luis Alcaine
José Luis Alcaine
Director of Photography
Hugo Primero
Hugo Primero
Editor
Geli Albaladejo
Geli Albaladejo
Casting
Mercedes Alfonsín
Mercedes Alfonsín
Art Direction
Graciela Fraguglia
Graciela Fraguglia
Set Decoration
Sonia Grande
Sonia Grande
Costume Design
Andrés Goldstein
Andrés Goldstein
Original Music Composer
Daniel Tarrab
Daniel Tarrab
Original Music Composer

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