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The Hell of Home. - What Have I Done to Deserve This?
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Title: What Have I Done to Deserve This?

Release Date: 25 Oct 1984

Runtime: 1h 42m

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Director: Kaktus Producciones Cinematográficas, Tesauro

Production Companies: Kaktus Producciones Cinematográficas, Tesauro

Overview: A henpecked housewife ekes out a meager existence, surrounded by a host of colorful characters: her ungrateful husband, her delinquent sons, her headstrong mother-in-law, and her sex worker neighbor, among others.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.2 (239 votes)

Cast

  • Gloria: Carmen Maura
  • Polo: Luis Hostalot
  • Profesor kendo: Ryo Hiruma
  • Antonio: Ángel de Andrés López
  • Lucas Villalba: Gonzalo Suárez
  • Cristal: Verónica Forqué
  • Toni: Juan Martínez
  • Abuela: Chus Lampreave
  • Juani: Kiti Mánver
  • Vanessa: Sonia Hohmann
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