''One Hell of a Holiday!'' ( es, ¡Vaya vacaciones!, links=no; previously known under the working title , ) is a 2023 Spanish

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Víctor García León Víctor García León (born 1976) is a Spanish filmmaker. Biography Born in Madrid in 1976, he is the son of film director José Luis García Sánchez and singer . He made his directorial debut in a feature film with the 2001 teen drama ''No Pa ...

from a screenplay by

Manuel Burque Manuel Burque Hodgson (born 1980) is a Spanish screenwriter, radio host, comedian and actor. Biography Manuel Burque Hodgson was born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife in 1980 and was raised in Galicia. He earned a degree in audiovisual communication fr ...

and Josep Gatell. It features

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Ernesto Sevilla Ernesto Sevilla López (born 16 May 1978) is a Spanish TV director, actor, comedian, screenwriter and TV presenter. Career He began as a screenwriter for Paramount Comedy. In July 2015 he became a main character in ''La que se avecina'' with ...

Tito Valverde Fernando García Valverde (born 26 April 1951), better known as Fernando Valverde or Tito Valverde, is a Spanish actor. Born in Ávila, he became very popular to a television audience for his performance as Pepe in the 1995 comedy television ser ...

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, and

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Plot

Upon being forcefully tasked with

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their grandchildren Carla, Guille and Ali (thus ruining their planned holiday trip) while the latter's parents deceptively claim to be working, José and Manuela rebel, hatching a plan to psychologically torture their

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, so the latter can plead to be "rescued".

Cast

Production

The screenplay was penned by

and Josep Gatell. The film was produced by

Telecinco Cinema Telecinco Cinema, S.A.U. is the film production division of Mediaset España. It produces both feature films and television films. History Telecinco Cinema is a subsidiary film company of Mediaset España. Formerly known as Estudios Picasso, the ...

, Quexito Films, Aliwood, and Creced y Multiplicaos AIE, with the participation of

Mediaset España Mediaset España (), full name Mediaset España Comunicación, S.A., is a Spanish media company, controlled by the Italian company MFE - MediaForEurope. Its divisions include the generalist free-to-air TV channels Telecinco and Cuatro, thematic ch ...

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, and Mediterráneo Mediaset España Group. Filming began on 8 August 2021, in locations of the provinces of

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and

Alicante Alicante ( ca-valencia, Alacant) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city was 337,482 , the second-largest in t ...

Release

Distributed by Universal Pictures International Spain, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 21 April 2023.

Reception

Juan Pando of ''

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'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting a

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-worthy erformance byTito Valverde as the best thing about it. Manuel J. Lombardo of ''

Diario de Sevilla ''Diario de Sevilla'' is a Spanish newspaper founded in 1999 in Seville. It is part of the communications group Grupo Joly. Its circulation as of 2013 was 23,172. The current ''Diario'' is not to be confused with a previous periodical of the sam ...

'' rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, deeming its brand of humor somewhat of an improved version of the template of

Santiago Segura Santiago Segura Silva (born 17 July 1965) is a Spanish filmmaker and actor. He also worked to a lesser extent as a television presenter, voice actor and comic book writer, as well as being a collector of original comic books. At 12, he began ...

's mainstream comedies, and overall "a decent little adventure in which one can recognize something more than the routine of filming a commissioned script". Javier Escribano of ''

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'' rated the film with 65 points ('acceptable') deeming it to be "entertaining and balanced for children and adults, although not very original".

References

External links

''¡Vaya vacaciones!''
at ICAA's ''Catálogo de Cinespañol'' * 2023 films 2023 comedy films Telecinco Cinema films Spanish-language comedy films Spanish comedy films 2020s Spanish films 2020s Spanish-language films Films shot in the province of Valencia Films shot in the province of Alicante Films directed by Víctor García León {{DEFAULTSORT:Vaya vacaciones