Captain Pantoja and the Special Services is a 2000

2000 in film

The year 2000 in film involved some significant events.The top grosser worldwide was Mission: Impossible II. Domestically in North America, Gladiator won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor ....

 Spanish-

Cinema of Spain

The art of motion-picture making within the nation of Spain or by Spanish filmmakers abroad is collectively known as Spanish Cinema.In recent years, Spanish cinema has achieved high marks of recognition as a result of its creative and technical excellence...

Peruvian

Cinema of Peru

While the Peruvian film industry has not been nearly as prolific as that of some other Latin American countries, such as Mexico or Argentina, some Peruvian movies produced enjoyed regional success. The first Peruvian sound film was Alberto Santana's Resaca, which was released in 1934...

 film co-production directed by Francisco J. Lombardi. It is based on the eponymous comic novel

Captain Pantoja and the Special Service

Captain Pantoja and the Special Service is a relatively short comedic novel by acclaimed Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa....

 by acclaimed Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa

Mario Vargas Llosa

Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa, 1st Marquis of Vargas Llosa is a Peruvian-Spanish writer, politician, journalist, essayist, and Nobel Prize laureate. Vargas Llosa is one of Latin America's most significant novelists and essayists, and one of the leading authors of his generation...

. The film was chosen as Peru's official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 72nd Academy Awards

72nd Academy Awards

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, but did not manage to receive a nomination.

Plot

The plot follows Captain Pantaleón Pantoja, a straightlaced army captain put in charge of creating a brothel for the army, in order to reduce the incidence of rape surrounding army bases and outposts. The first half of the movie focuses on the humor of the situation, as Pantaleon runs the brothel

Brothel

Brothels are business establishments where patrons can engage in sexual activities with prostitutes. Brothels are known under a variety of names, including bordello, cathouse, knocking shop, whorehouse, strumpet house, sporting house, house of ill repute, house of prostitution, and bawdy house...

 like an efficient branch of the army. The second half is more dramatic as the captain is changed by running the army brothel and focuses on his relationship with the prostitute Olga "the Colombian".

Cast

Character	Actor
Pantaleón Pantoja	Salvador Del Solar
Olga Arellano "the Colombian"	Angie Cepeda Angie Cepeda Angélica María Cepeda Jiménez , professionally known as Angie Cepeda, is a Colombian actress. The younger sister of actress Lorna Paz, she is probably the best known for her roles in telenovela Pobre Diabla and films Captain Pantoja and the Special Services and Love in the Time of Cholera.- Early...
"Pochita"	Mónica Sánchez Mónica Sánchez Mónica Mariel Sánchez is a Peruvian actress. She was born at Lima.-Movies:*La Carnada *Captain Pantoja and the Special Services *Imposible Amor *Pasajeros *La Carnada...
"Chuchupe"	Pilar Bardem Pilar Bardem Pilar Bardem is a Spanish film and television actress.Born María del Pilar Bardem Muñoz to performers Rafael Bardem and Matilde Muñoz Sampedro in Seville, Bardem began her screen career in 1965...
General Collazos	Gianfranco Brero
"la Pechuga"	Tatiana Astengo