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La vida nueva de Pedrito de Andía

1965 · 96 min

A gentle, nostalgic coming-of-age romance that coasts on charm and light comedy, easy to watch and softly sentimental.

Directed by: Rafael Gil
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Joselito, Karin Mossberg, Carmen Bernardos

Overview: Pedrito de Andia is an adolescent self-conscious about his height something that, in love with his childhood friend, Isabel, goes to port forward to receive her after a long stay abroad. However, when he sees his friend turned into a slender woman, the boy feels dwarfed and, indeed, when he receives a snub by refusing a dance, preferring a more attractive guy with whom Pedrito fight. This scandal ends in punishment and he is sent to Andia, his town, to think. He agrees with the hope that one day she recognize love beyond appearances.

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Directed by: Rafael Gil
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Joselito, Karin Mossberg, Carmen Bernardos

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
love
identity
family
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	5
Realism	7
Romance	7
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Rafael Gil
Written by: Rafael Gil, Antonio de Jaén
Starring: Joselito, Karin Mossberg, Carmen Bernardos, Conchita Goyanes, Jaime Blanch, María Jesús Balenciaga, Fernando Alcaide, José María Seoane
Music: Manuel Parada
Cinematography: Gábor Pogány
Runtime: 96 min
Country: Spain
Languages: Spanish

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