Jamón, Jamón (1992)

Plot Summary

Jose 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 his parents' wishes. Jose Luis' mother is determined to break up 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.

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Awards

Goya Awards (1993)

Goya 1993

Nominated

Best Sound (Mejor Sonido)

Miguel Rejas Ricard Casals

Goya 1993

Nominated

Best Film (Mejor Película)

Goya 1993

Nominated

Best Original Screenplay (Mejor Guión Original)

Cuca Canals Bigas Luna

Venice Film Festival (1992)

Golden Lion 1992

Nominated

Golden Lion

Bigas Luna