Overview

Manuel and Clemente, couple in the shower and in various scheming, try to do business with miraculous apparitions. Near the Sevillian town of El Palmar de Troya, in 1968, people begin to say that the Virgin appears and the two friends take advantage of the situation. Soon a network of economic interests and credulity is created that makes it easier for Manuel and Clemente to achieve their goal: a monumental basilica, a religious order of nuns, priests and bishops of their own, and even a pope, Gregory XVII. Satire on the curious origin of the Palmarian Catholic Church and its unique founders.

Cast

Juan Jesús Valverde, Ángel de Andrés López, Manuel Collado, Héctor Alterio, Trinidad Rugero, Mari Paz Ballesteros, Concha Grégori, Luis Escobar

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What is "Manuel and Clemente" about?

Manuel and Clemente, couple in the shower and in various scheming, try to do business with miraculous apparitions. Near the Sevillian town of El Palmar de Troya, in 1968, people begin to say that the Virgin appears and the two friends take advantage of the situation. Soon a network of economic interests and credulity is created that makes it easier for Manuel and Clemente to achieve their goal: a monumental basilica, a religious order of nuns, priests and bishops of their own, and even a pope, Gregory XVII. Satire on the curious origin of the Palmarian Catholic Church and its unique founders.

When was "Manuel and Clemente" released?

Manuel and Clemente was released in 1986.

Who stars in "Manuel and Clemente"?

The cast includes Juan Jesús Valverde, Ángel de Andrés López, Manuel Collado, Héctor Alterio.