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Plot

Carlota works a ambulance driver for the

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. She becomes infatuated with a porno-comic artist (Number One), whom she meets with after the latter suffers an indigestion from eating ten hard-boiled eggs. A trail of misunderstandings between them ensue.

Cast

Production

The screenplay was penned by siblings Coloma Fernández Armero and

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Release

Distributed by Columbia TriStar, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 23 October 1998.

Reception

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'' deemed the film to be a "a superficially pleasant comedy with dark undertones", featuring "a nice contempo feel and the occasional thought-provoking moment".

Accolades

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References

{{authority control Films set in Madrid 1998 comedy films 1990s Spanish-language films Spanish comedy films 1990s Spanish films