The Grandfather
“Love or honor? How can one choose?”
After his son dies, an elderly man comes back to Spain from the US and hopes to find out which of his granddaughters is true, and which one is bastard.
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Cast
18 people
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Don Rodrigo de Arista Potestad
Known for
Butterfly
The Spirit of the Beehive
Rafael Alonso
Don Pío Coronado
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Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing
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Cayetana Guillén Cuervo
Doña Lucrecia Richmond
Known for
The Ministry of Time
Alpha Males
Agustín González
Senén Corchado
Known for
The Telephone Box
The National Shotgun
Cristina Cruz
Dolly
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Darna and the Giants
Alicia Rozas
Nelly
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Intruso
Farmacia de guardia: la última guardia
Fernando Guillén
Alcalde de Jerusa
Known for
All About My Mother
Law of Desire
Francisco Piquer
Prior de Zaratay
Also in
The Magic Crown
El padre Manolo
María Massip
Gregoria
Known for
El Sur
José Caride
Venancio
Also in
Merry-Go-Round c. 1950
The Rats
Francisco Algora
Don Carmelo
Known for
Barrio
Traffic Jam
Juan Calot
Don Salvador, médico
Known for
The Hit
José Luis Garci Director · Horacio Valcárcel Writer Benito Pérez Galdós Author
Worldwide gross $4.2M · United States release October 8, 1999 · Produced in Spain
Box office
Worldwide gross
$4,179,698
Production
TVE
Production
RTVE
Production
Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original title
El abuelo
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Spain · October 16, 1998
Theatrical
United States · October 8, 1999
Theatrical
Argentina
July 1, 1999 · Theatrical
Philippines
September 12, 2010 · Theatrical
Poland
October 17, 2001 · Theatrical
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