Cine-Club: 'Jamón Jamón'

SPAIN arts & culture’s Cine-Club special screening presents Bigas Luna’s film ‘Jamón Jamón’ in the framework of the ‘TAPAS’ exhibition.

José Luis is an executive at his parents underwear factory where his girlfriend Sylvia works on the shop floor. When Sylvia falls pregnant, Jose Luis promises her that he will marry her, most likely against the wishes of his parents. Jose Luis’ mother is determined to break her son’s engagement to a girl from a lower-class family, and hires Raul, a potential underwear model and would-be bullfighter to seduce Sylvia.

Jamón Jamón

Spain, 1992, 95 minutes. Directed by José Juan Bigas Luna. Written by Cuca Canals, Quim Monzó, José Juan Bigas Luna. Produced by Andrés Vicente Gómez. With Stefania Sandrelli, Anna Galiena, Juan Diego, Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Jordi Molla, Tomás Penco, Armando del Río, Diana Sassen, Chema Mazo. Music by Nicola Piovani. Cinematography by José Luis Alcaine. Film Editing by Teresa Font.

In Spanish with English subtitles. Watch trailer.

Learn more about the exhibition TAPAS. Spanish Design for Food, organized by Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) and SPAIN arts & culture.