Miguel Albaladejo

How does the vision of the brilliant Spanish filmmaker Luis García Berlanga (1921-2010) remain relevant in a time whose popular culture has little to do with his own? Since to understand the secrets of an artist it is essential to know the person behind, his family, his friends, his collaborators, as well as prestigious filmmakers and actors trace a collective portrait of a creator as singular as he is universal.

The tale of a group of women (a sweet old lady, her religious niece, her servant and the latter's disabled mother), all so generous and selfless that they almost compete with one another as ferocious rivals to see who can help most and make the greatest sacrifice for the others' wellbeing. And we all know the well-known saying: 'The road to hell is paved with good intentions'.

The tale of a group of women (a sweet old lady, her religious niece, her servant and the latter's disabled mother), all so generous and selfless that they almost compete with one another as ferocious rivals to see who can help most and make the greatest sacrifice for the others' wellbeing. And we all know the well-known saying: 'The road to hell is paved with good intentions'.

Biopic of Spain's Juan Carlos Delgado "El Pera", a young delinquent in the 1980's who is a car pilot and a sport journalist nowadays.

Biopic of Spain's Juan Carlos Delgado "El Pera", a young delinquent in the 1980's who is a car pilot and a sport journalist nowadays.

Pedro (Jose Luis Garcia-Perez) é um dentista homossexual que passa a vida à procura do prazer. Certo dia, ele se oferece para cuidar de Bernardo (David Castillo), filho de 11 anos de sua irmã Violeta (Elvira Lindo), que parte para a Índia com o namorado. No início, Pedro muda o seu comportamento para poupar o sobrinho, que não dá nenhum trabalho para o tio. Mas a tranqüilidade acaba quando Violeta e o companheiro são presos e ficam anos encarcerados na Índia. Pedro terá então de enfrentar a avó paterna de Bernardo, já que ela não aceita que o neto seja criado por um homossexual.

Pedro (Jose Luis Garcia-Perez) é um dentista homossexual que passa a vida à procura do prazer. Certo dia, ele se oferece para cuidar de Bernardo (David Castillo), filho de 11 anos de sua irmã Violeta (Elvira Lindo), que parte para a Índia com o namorado. No início, Pedro muda o seu comportamento para poupar o sobrinho, que não dá nenhum trabalho para o tio. Mas a tranqüilidade acaba quando Violeta e o companheiro são presos e ficam anos encarcerados na Índia. Pedro terá então de enfrentar a avó paterna de Bernardo, já que ela não aceita que o neto seja criado por um homossexual.

When Chelo Zamora, middling singer, agreed to spend the summer working in restaurants in the Valencian beach Cullera, could not imagine being reunited with Toni, a guy who shares a dark past. Moved by his desire for revenge, Chelo attempt to ruin his life: get him to break with his girlfriend Esther, who loses his job and returning the police on her trail.

When Chelo Zamora, middling singer, agreed to spend the summer working in restaurants in the Valencian beach Cullera, could not imagine being reunited with Toni, a guy who shares a dark past. Moved by his desire for revenge, Chelo attempt to ruin his life: get him to break with his girlfriend Esther, who loses his job and returning the police on her trail.

Miguel, a young psychiatrist working in Madrid, learns that his wife has just dumped him for no one else than his own father while he's expecting his mother-in-law's visit, who's come to the city on a medical revision, and doesn't know anything about her daughter's affair; to make things worse, one of Miguel's deranged patients has just stolen his wallet. Going to his patient's home to retrieve his wallet he'll meet instead his spontaneous and outspoken hairdresser sister Jasmina, who's bound to change Miguel's ordered, upper-middle-class world for good.

Miguel, a young psychiatrist working in Madrid, learns that his wife has just dumped him for no one else than his own father while he's expecting his mother-in-law's visit, who's come to the city on a medical revision, and doesn't know anything about her daughter's affair; to make things worse, one of Miguel's deranged patients has just stolen his wallet. Going to his patient's home to retrieve his wallet he'll meet instead his spontaneous and outspoken hairdresser sister Jasmina, who's bound to change Miguel's ordered, upper-middle-class world for good.

Seven "Word Attack" situations involving two people each.

Seven "Word Attack" situations involving two people each.

The usually absent father of a chubby kid shows up to take him on a road trip.

The usually absent father of a chubby kid shows up to take him on a road trip.

The story is about a couple that sets out for a dinner party on the millennium eve. The woman is pregnant, the guy has no money and no car and has borrowed one from a friend of his. The car of course is not exactly top class and crashes down after few miles. And that's where the film really starts. The couple start fighting and trying to find a way to the parents' house before midnight, hitchhiking on the way and getting into several cars and get themselves involved in the funniest situations.

The story is about a couple that sets out for a dinner party on the millennium eve. The woman is pregnant, the guy has no money and no car and has borrowed one from a friend of his. The car of course is not exactly top class and crashes down after few miles. And that's where the film really starts. The couple start fighting and trying to find a way to the parents' house before midnight, hitchhiking on the way and getting into several cars and get themselves involved in the funniest situations.

A young man Walks around the city with a mirror. He crosses paths with a blind woman and hurts her a little bit...

A short film by Miguel Albaladejo

A group of Africans clandestinely reaches the coast of southern Spain. Among them is Alou, a 28 years old Senegalese. As all his belongings are stolen while in Almsería, he has no choice but to engage in street vending. His only pleasure are the letters he writes to his family to tell the vicissitudes of his Spanish adventure.