Gente pez (2001)

Director:

Jorge Iglesias

Writers:

Mauro Entrialgo (writer)
Jorge Iglesias (writer)

Release Date:

3 August 2001 (Spain)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Apartment | Toilet Scene | Male Bonding | Best Friend | Masturbation Scene

Cast

Juan Díaz	...	Alboroto
David Tenreiro	...	Juan Carlos
Diana Palazón	...	Lucía
Luke Donovan	...	James
Iñaki Esnaola	...	Edorta
Ion Gabella	...	Rafa
Gorka Aguinagalde	...	Higinio
Manuel Manquiña	...	Vecino
Jorge Bosch	...	Fede
Laura Domínguez	...	Esther
Raúl Peña	...	Toño
Silvia Casanova	...	Tia Eugenia
Jorge Galeano	...	Chele
Pablo Vega	...	Pinzas
Isabel Brazales	...	Gloria
José Manuel Campos	...	Portero after
Miguel Ángel Muñoz	...	Chaval buzón 1
Israel Rodríguez	...	Chaval buzón 2
Iñaki Rodaballo	...	Portero concierto
Janfri Topera	...	Calvorota
Rosa Estévez	...	Madre
Marta Pérez	...	Cajera supermercado
Javier Pérez García	...	Camarero bodeguilla
Christian Osuna	...	Tertuliano 1
Juan Carlos Monedero	...	Tertuliano 2
Alex Mendez	...	Tertuliano 3
Manuel Romo	...	Moderador
Juan León	...	Vagabundo
Carlos de Gabriel	...	Colega backstage
Nuria González	...	Chica backstage
Paco Martínez	...	Martin
Petra Martínez	...	Señora parque
Fernando Chinarro	...	Señor parque
Ricardo Arroyo	...	Dueño imprenta
Gonzalo de Castro	...	Cliente imprenta
Mónica Caballero	...	Silvia
Jana Pachon	...	Vanessa
Ramata Koite	...	Americana 1
Sandra Wahlbeck	...	Americana 2
Eduardo Moratilla	...	Tipo pelea 1
César Martínez	...	Tipo pelea 2
Rulo Pardo	...	Dependiente tienda comics
César Strawberry	...	Noviete Esther
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Santiago Molero
Gorka Moreno
Manuela Velasco

Directed by
Jorge Iglesias

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Mauro Entrialgo		writer
Jorge Iglesias		writer

Produced by
Juan Gordon	....	producer
Alvaro Longoria	....	producer
Pedro Uriol	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Ibon Errazkin

Cinematography by
Aitor Mantxola

Film Editing by
Fernando Pardo

Casting by
Rosa Estévez

Art Direction by
Federico G. Cambero		(as Federico García Cambero)

Costume Design by
Silvia García Vaquero

Makeup Department
Paloma Bosqued	....	makeup artist
Sergio Pérez	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Nuria Santos	....	production manager
Isidre Terraza	....	production manager (as Isidao Terraza)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Susana González	....	assistant director
Diego Peñalosa	....	trainee assistant director
Mónica Sánchez	....	second assistant director
Nuria Velasco	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Enrique Martínez	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Óscar Barros	....	assistant sound editor
Aitor Berenguer	....	sound
Carlos Faruolo	....	sound editor
Jaime Fernández	....	sound mixer
Ian Sasplugas	....	sound effects recordist
Edgar Vidal	....	assistant sound effects editor
Kiku Vidal	....	sound effects editor

Visual Effects by
Ricardo Gómez	....	visual effects supervisor
Óscar Perea Marcos	....	visual effects

Stunts
César Solar	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Manuel Álvarez	....	assistant camera (as Manuel Emiro Álvarez)
Mónica de Pascalis	....	still photographer
Pablo Pro	....	camera operator
Pilar Redal Montané	....	assistant camera (as Pilar Redal)

Casting Department
Pep Armengol	....	casting: Barcelona

Music Department
José Vinader	....	music engineer

Other crew
María Bardem	....	script supervisor
Salvador Yagüe	....	production assistant

Thanks
Antonio Trashorras	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Morena Films

Distributors

• Domain Entertainment (2005) (USA) (all media)
• Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E.

Also Known As:

Fish People (International: English title)

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

Spain | UK

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Certification:

Spain:13

Company:

Morena Films

"- With what kind of idiots do you live?"

Alboroto (played by Juan Diaz) and Juan Carlos (David Tenreiro) are two friends that decide to occupy an empty house which belongs to Juan Carlos' aunt, without her consent. They make a plan to live in the house and rent some of the empty rooms, in order to earn some money for their own. As they don't have to pay any rent, it will be all profit! So, beside them, some other people start to live in the house: Edorta (Iñaki Esnaola), an antisocial guy that lives in his own room playing fighting videogames; James (Luke Donovan), a Irish guitar player that has a band in Spain and speaks Spanish in a very funny way; and Lucia (Diana Palazón), a beautiful Fine-Arts student that looks for a room… At the beginning everything seems to be fine, but then the peculiar personality of each one will ruin their relationship as house-partners. First, because no one wants to do anything to keep the house clean; the kitchen is a mess, the bathroom is just hilariously disgusting, the living room is in total disorder…That house is absolute anarchy! In maintenance or even in people's relationships!

That's definitely a different comedy, which explores the irresponsibility of young adults (those who live a reckless life) to the edge! It's funny, it's silly and it's pathetically hilarious at parts, but that's also an entertaining and enjoyable movie. What I appreciated the most were the jokes, of course, many are stupid but also hilarious, and the changing that some characters have in their behaviour, during the film. The ending is also fine.