''Grandma'' ( es, La Nona) is a 1979 Argentine

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directed by Héctor Olivera and starring

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Synopsis

A poor Argentine family of Italian origin lives with their grandmother Carmen, known by all as "La nona" (grandma in Italian). Despite her advanced age, La nona eats nonstop, while the family struggles with the bills and to feed her at the same time. La nona brings the family to the edge of ruin, whose members begins to look for the most diverse ways to earn money and eventually get rid of the old woman.

Cast

as Carmen Racazzi, la Nona *

as Chicho Spadone *

as Carmelo Spadone * Eva Franco as Anyula Spadone * Nya Quesada as María Spadone *

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as Marta "Martita" Spadone *

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as Don Francisco *

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as Severe Nun * Oscar Nuñez as Luque *

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as Vicente * Vicente La Russa as Poroto * Amanda Beitia as Friendly Nun * Aldo Bigatti as Candy store owner *

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as Old man in asylum * Horacio O'Connor as Anthropologist * Coco Fossati as Street vendor * Marta Roldán as Mother Superior * Max Berliner as Old man 2º *

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as Old man 3º * Roberto Dairiens as Grocer * Emilio Vidal as Baker * Tony Middleton as Doctor *

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as Radiologist * Gustavo Segal as Fishmonger * Anita Bobazo as Old lady 1º * Remedios Climent as Old lady 2º * Pablo Nápoli as Police officer * Héctor Ugazio as Old man 4º * Horacio Guisado as Ophthalmologist * Walter Korwell as Doorman at the Museum * Raquel Oquendo as Old lady 3º * Aurora Peris as Old lady 4º * Miguel Angel Martinez as Cook at the asylum * Mario Kohut as Old man 5º *

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as Justice of the peace * Eduardo Santibanez as Fishmonger 2º * Roberto Tarsitani as Pimp

BBC Version

A made for TV version was produced in 1991 for the BBC Network, starring comic

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, as part of the ''Performance'' series.BFI.org
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BBC Cast

* Liz Smith * Jim Broadbent *

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* Sue Brown *

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References

External links

* 1979 films 1970s Spanish-language films 1979 comedy-drama films Films directed by Héctor Olivera Films shot in Buenos Aires Argentine comedy-drama films 1970s Argentine films {{comedy-drama-film-stub