''Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella'' ( es, Torrente 2: misión en Marbella, links=no) is a 2001 Spanish

black comedy Black comedy, also known as dark comedy, morbid humor, or gallows humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally considered serious or painful to discus ...

action film. It is a sequel to ''

Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law ''Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law'' ( es, Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley, links=no) is a 1998 Spanish dark comedy film written and directed by Santiago Segura, who stars as José Luis Torrente, a racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, and ...

'', and, like the first installment, it was written and directed by

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 ...

, who takes the leading role of

José Luis Torrente José Luis Torrente is a fictional character created by Spanish actor and director Santiago Segura and the main character in the ''Torrente'' scatological and dark comedy-action film series. The series so far includes five films; '' Torrente: ...

. It surpassed its predecessor as the highest-grossing Spanish film of all time.

Plot

Torrente has moved to

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, where, after being wiped out of the money he had gained, he has returned to private investigation. But in one of his cases he gets involved in the middle of a villain's missile plot to destroy the city and his own uncle's blackmail operation... and he knows nothing.

Cast

Gabino Diego Gabino Diego Solís is a Spanish actor, born on 18 September 1966 in Madrid. He was educated at Runnymede College, in Madrid. His credits include: ¡Ay Carmela! and Belle Époque. Awards *Goya Awards **1999 - Nominated - Best Actor for '' ...

as Cuco *

Tony Leblanc Ignacio Fernández Sánchez (7 May 1922 – 24 November 2012) better known as Tony Leblanc was a Spanish actor, director, and comedian. Biography Tony Leblanc was born on the grounds of the Museo del Prado at Madrid, where his family lived ...

as Mauricio Torrente *José Luis Moreno as Spinelli *

Inés Sastre Inés Sastre Moratón (born 21 November 1973) is a Spanish model and actress. Early life Born in Valladolid, Sastre's career started at the age of 12, when she was selected for a fast-food commercial with McDonald's. Her first movie appearanc ...

as Bella cantante *

Arturo Valls Arturo Valls Mollà (born 24 March 1975) is a Spanish actor, primarily featured in comedy roles, as well as television presenter. He became popular for his performance in the comedy series '' Camera Café'' from 2005 to 2009. Biography Arturo ...

as Fabiano *

Juanito Navarro Juan Navarro Rubinos (July 8, 1924 – January 10, 2011), better known as Juanito Navarro, was a Spanish film, theater and television actor. He died on 10 January 2011 from a cardiac arrest in Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most pop ...

as Alcalde de Marbella *Eloi Yebra as Gayolo *Rosanna Walls as Robertson *Carolina Bona as Lolita *

Paloma Cela María Luisa Cela Molinero (4 March 1943 – 30 March 2019), better known by her stage name Paloma Cela, was a Spanish actress and model. Biography Born in Madrid, Spain, she started out as a model and made her cinema debut in the 1967 film '' ...

as Casera *

José Luis López Vázquez José Luis López Vázquez de la Torre MML (11 March 1922, in Madrid – 2 November 2009, in Madrid) was a Spanish actor. Career José Luis López Vázquez was born in Madrid, Spain, on 11 March 1922. He originally worked in theater as a costume ...

as Guijarro *Manuel Barragán as himself *To note the participation of the tennis player

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which makes an appearance as tennis coach

Production locations

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), an ...

* Málaga *

Yunquera de Henares Yunquera de Henares is a municipality in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. As of January 2016, the population is 3,835 people, of which about 51% are men and 49% are women. The municipality is located about 80 km nort ...

Reception

The film had the second highest-grossing weekend ever in Spain behind ''

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'' and became Spain's highest-grossing film of all time with a gross of $21 million.

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