Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health
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| El amor perjudica seriamente la salud | |
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| Directed by | Manuel Gómez Pereira |
| Produced by | César Benítez Manuel Gómez Pereira Joaquín Oristrell |
| Written by | Yolanda García Serrano Manuel Gómez Pereira Juan Luis Iborra Joaquín Oristrell |
| Starring | Ana Belén, Juanjo Puigcorbé, Penélope Cruz, Gabino Diego |
| Music by | Bernardo Bonezzi |
| Cinematography | Juan Amorós |
| Release date(s) |  January 10, 1997 |
| Running time | 117 min. |
| Language | Spanish |
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El amor perjudica seriamente la salud (English: Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health) is a 1997 Spanish comedy film directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira, starred by Ana Belén, Juanjo Puigcorbé, Penélope Cruz and Gabino Diego.
[edit] Synopsis
Paris. King Juan Carlos I offers a diner at Hôtel Crillon. Diana (Ana Belén) meets Santi (Juanjo Puigcorbé) , an old lover, who now is the King's bodyguard. They remember how they met each other, 30 years ago, in another hotel, in Madrid. Diana (Penélope Cruz) and Santi (Gabino Diego) met when The Beatles are going to play. He works in the hotel. She hides under John Lennon's bed because she's in love with the singer. But, what it starts it is an attraction between them. It is an impossible love because she wants to be rich and famous, and he is poor and has got to go to the Army. When they have grown up, has become a socialite, and Santi is a pilot. Both are married, but the love goes on...
[edit] Cameo appearances
The film uses cameo appearances by real figures from vintage footage and other fields to great comic effect. They include John Lennon, Carmen Polo, Raphael, King Juan Carlos I and his daughters. There are other cameos during the film: actors Javier Bardem, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón or film director Fernando Colomo have got small roles.
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