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Wait for Me in Heaven

  • January 28, 1988
  • 106 min.
  • Comedy
  • Spain
Pepe Soriano plays a Madrid shopkeeper who is kidnapped by henchmen of Franco in this political comedy. After his kidnapping, he is forced to become the dictator's double for many official ceremonies. Due to his long and unexplained absence, Pepe's wife believes her husband has been abducted and killed, so she tries to reach her husband through spiritualism. After Pepe surprises her with a nocturnal visit, he tells her he will touch his ear to signal it is he and not Franco in public appearances.

Original title: Espérame en el cielo

7

nominations

14%

winning rate

1

win

Goya Awards #3 - 1989

Award People Status
Best Picture
Best Directing Antonio Mercero
Best Actor in a Leading Role José Soriano
Best Actor in a Supporting Role José Sazatornil Winner
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Chus Lampreave
Best Original Screenplay Román Gubern, Antonio Mercero, Horacio Valcárcel
Best Makeup and Hairstyling Ángel Luis De Diego, Alicia Regueiro

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