''Summer Rain'' ( es, El camino de los ingleses, lit=Englishmen's Road) is a 2006 romantic drama film directed by Spanish actor Antonio Banderas from a screenplay by

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, based on his novel of the same name.

Plot

The film takes place in 1978 in Málaga, Spain, and depicts the life of teenager Miguelito Dávila, who after suffering from kidney disease and spending some time at the hospital, has learned such classic poetry as

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's ''

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'' and dreams of leaving his job at a hardware store and pursuing his dream of becoming a poet. One summer, he hangs out with his childhood friends Babirusa, Paco Frontón and Moratalla, until he meets a girl called Luli at the swimming pool, and the two start dating. Luli would love to become a professional dancer, and is best friends with "La cuerpo", who fancies Miguelito's posh friend Paco. The two couples spend time together swimming, and they gradually experiment with other distractions. Miguelito later meets an older teacher, who is interested in his talent, and begins an affair with her around the same time that Cardona, an older and apparently richer man, starts courting Luli with the promise of helping her career as a dancer.

Cast

* as Miguelito Dávila * María Ruiz as Luli *

Félix Gómez Félix Gómez (born 1977) is a Spanish actor. He earned early success in Spain in the early 2000s for his performance in the television series ''Al salir de clase''. He is also known for his performances in ''Amar en tiempos revueltos'', '' 14 de ...

as Paco Frontón *

Raúl Arévalo Raúl Arévalo Zorzo (born 22 November 1979) is a Spanish actor and director, known by international audiences for his role in the film '' Summer Rain'', directed by Antonio Banderas. Career Raúl Arévalo Zorzo was born on 22 November 1979 in ...

as Babirusa *

Fran Perea Francisco Manuel Perea Bilbao (born 20 November 1978 in Málaga, Andalucía, Spain), professionally known as Fran Perea, is a Spanish actor and singer. Career Fran Perea graduated from the Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático of Málaga. He ma ...

as "El Garganta" * Marta Nieto as "La Cuerpo" *

Mario Casas Mario Casas Sierra (born 12 June 1986) is a Spanish actor. He rose to fame in Spain with the television series ''Los hombres de Paco'' (2007-2010), and later in the film ''Three Steps Above Heaven'' (2010). Early life and education Casas was ...

as Moratalla * Antonio Garrido as Cardona *

Victoria Abril Victoria Mérida Rojas (born 4 July 1959), better known as Victoria Abril, is a Spanish film actress and singer based in France. She is possibly best known to international audiences for her performance in the film ''Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!'' by ...

as Ms. del Casco Cartaginés * Victor Perez as González-Cortés

References

External links

* * 2006 films 2006 romantic drama films 2000s coming-of-age drama films 2000s Spanish-language films American coming-of-age drama films American romantic drama films British coming-of-age drama films British romantic drama films Coming-of-age romance films Films about writers Films based on Spanish novels Films directed by Antonio Banderas Films set in the 1970s Films set in Málaga Films shot in Andalusia Films shot in London Spanish coming-of-age drama films Spanish romantic drama films Sogecine films 2000s American films 2000s British films 2000s Spanish films {{2000s-Spain-film-stub