Mamá cumple cien años is a 1979

1979 in film

The year 1979 in film involved some significant events.- Major events :* March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.* May 25 - Alien, a landmark of the science fiction genre, is released....

 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...

 comedy film

Comedy film

Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...

 written and directed by Carlos Saura

Carlos Saura

Carlos Saura Atarés is a Spanish film director and photographer.-Early life:Born into a family of artists , he developed his artistic sense in childhood as a photography enthusiast.He obtained his directing diploma in Madrid in 1957 at the Institute of Cinema Research and Studies...

. The film is a comedy sequel of the drama Ana and the Wolves directed by Saura in 1973.

It was nominated to the Academy Award as Best Foreign Film.

Plot summary

A resurrected British governess, Ana, returns to an isolated country estate in arid region of Castile, where 15 years earlier she was murdered. During her absence, the children have become men and women and the family have become transformed by Spain's political and cultural changes. The family are keen to restore their economic power and see the sale of the family estate as a solution. However, Mamá is reluctant to sell, not wanting to leave her memories and she is the subsequently the intended victim of a murder plot.

Cast

• Geraldine Chaplin
  Geraldine Chaplin
  Geraldine Leigh Chaplin is an English-American actress and the daughter of Charlie Chaplin.Chaplin first came to prominence for her Golden Globe-nominated role of Tonya in David Lean's Doctor Zhivago . She received her second Golden Globe nomination for Robert Altman's Nashville...
  
   as Ana
• Amparo Muñoz
  Amparo Muñoz
  Amparo Muñoz Quesada was a Spanish actress who, in 1974, became the first, and so far, only Spaniard to win the Miss Universe pageant.-Miss Universe 1974:Amparo Muñoz came from the town of Vélez-Málaga, Andalusia,...
  
   as Natalia
• Fernando Fernán Gómez
  Fernando Fernán Gómez
  Fernando Fernán-Gómez was a Spanish actor and director. He was born in Lima, Peru as his mother, Spanish actress Carola Fernán-Gómez, was making a tour of Latin America. Inheriting his surname as a stage name, he moved to Spain in 1924.After the Spanish Civil War he began a study of Law but...
  
   as Fernando
• Norman Briski as Antonio
• Rafaela Aparicio
  Rafaela Aparicio
  Rafaela Aparicio was a famous Spanish film and theatre actress.She did more than 100 films...
  
   as Mamá
• Charo Soriano as Luchi
• José Vivó as Juan
• Ángeles Torres as Carlota
• Elisa Nandi as Victoria
• Rita Maiden as Solange
• Monique Ciron as Anny
• José Luis López Vázquez
  José Luis López Vázquez
  José Luis López Vázquez de la Torre was a Spanish actor. -Career:López Vázquez was born in Madrid. He originally worked in theater as a costume designer, a scenic designer, and as an assistant director to Pío Ballesteros and Enrique Herreros. In 1946, he switched over to film, with a small role in...
  
  as José