''Uptown'' ( es, link=no, Barrios altos) is a 1987 Spanish
comedy-drama
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...
film by
Jose Luis Garcia Berlanga. The film stars
Victoria Abril as a
Barcelonian divorcee caught up in a mystery regarding the disappearance and possible murder of one her closet friends.
Plot
Verónica, recently divorced, begins to reorganize her life and adapt herself to life as a single woman. Her problems are relegated to the background when she believes Carlos, her masseur, is killed. Knowing himself in danger, Carlos left Verónica with a message on the answering machine stating that she had to pick up a package hidden in the sinks of a railway station.
Veronica's predicament is complicated by her ex-husband Edmundo and her boyfriend Luis, who are business partners.
Cast
{{Cast listing,
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Victoria Abril as Veronica
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Juanjo Puigcorbé
Juanjo Puigcorbé (born 22 July 1955) is a Spanish actor. He has appeared in over 100 films and television shows since 1977. He starred in the 1993 film '' The Window Over the Way'', which was entered into the 44th Berlin International Film Fes ...
as Luis
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Pepe Rubianes
José Rubianes Alegret, better known as Pepe Rubianes (2 September 1947 – 1 March 2009) was a Galician actor and theater director, born in Galicia and brought up in Catalonia, specializing in mime, imitation and monologues. He was known for h ...
as Edmundo
* Abel Folk as Carlos
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Carmen Conesa
Carmen Conesa Hernández (born 15 September 1960) is a Spanish actress, singer, and painter. She gained notoriety for her performance in ' (1991–92).
Life and career
Carmen Conesa Hernández was born in Barcelona on 15 September 1960. Her mo ...
as Ana
* Llorenç Santamaria as Hungaro
* Albert Vidal as Kramer
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Mingo Ràfols i Olea
References
1987 films
1980s Spanish-language films
Films set in Barcelona