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Juego sucio en Panamá (1975)
Worst movie ever
I have seen a lot of bad movies, but this one tops it all. It has the serious tone, the mandatory plot twist where reality and fiction mix, the fallen star (Mickey Rooney)... Try to keep your laughing muscles flexible, there are a lot of gems in the film.
I saw it some time ago, but I will try to remember the plot. A detective must discover a mystery -- for some reason, not well explained, he must visit a number of bad guys, who keep dying before they can tell him the secret. One of them has two strong bodyguards who spend their time playing chess; they manipulate the pieces like they were turnips. Another bad guy is a homosexual; his attack is surrounding the detective by aggressive transvestites. He pulls some of them over the top of a boat and the rest disappear.
It is unlikely this movie and you will ever cross paths, but if you have the chance try to watch it. You will not be disappointed.
Stico (1985)
A modern fairy tale (mild spoilers)
The argument (mild spoilers): Leopoldo Contreras (Fernando Fernán Gomez) is a retired law professor who goes to visit Gonzalo Bárcena, an old pupil (Agustín González). Gonzalo is a prosperous business man that has fond memories of his old teacher. But Leopoldo comes up with a surprising idea: he offers himself as a slave. The relevant statute was never derogated, so voluntary slavery in Spain is legal.
The description: The story leads you through a lot of hoops to make you think that such a thing might happen today. The efforts of the retired professor to convince his old pupil are really funny; and they also take you so far into the story that, like a fairy tale, you end up believing it.
The evaluation: Not only there is an engaging plot; it makes an excellent movie that shows the life style of a certain upper bourgeois in Spain right after the Transition, a very interesting period. Do not miss it on TV if you have the chance (it's not edited on DVD yet).