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2023 Spanish film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Co-Husbands[2] (Spanish: Mari(dos)) is a 2023 Spanish buddy comedy film directed by Lucía Alemany and written by Pablo Alén and Breixo Corral which stars Paco León and Ernesto Alterio.
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| Spanish | Mari(dos) |
| Directed by | Lucía Alemany |
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| Cinematography | Josu Inchaustegi |
| Edited by | Raúl de Torres |
| Music by | Vanessa Garde |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista International Spain |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
| Box office | €4.1 million[1] |
In the wake of an avalanche in a ski resort Laura enters a coma. Toni and Emilio find out Laura had been living a double life, respectively as Emilio's and Toni's wife. As long as Laura does not awaken, they are forced to live together.[3]
The film was produced by Telecinco Cinema, Ciudadano Ciskul, Think Studio, and Dos Maridos AIE, and it had the participation of Mediaset España, Movistar Plus+, and Mediterráneo Mediaset España Group.[6] Filming began on 21 February 2022.[7] Shooting locations included the Aragonese Pyrenees.[7] took over cinematography duties whilst scored the film.[8]
Distributed by Buena Vista International Spain,[7] Co-Husbands was released theatrically in Spain on 10 March 2023, becoming the highest-grossing film of its opening weekend.[9]
Juan Pando of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, singling out the chemistry between León and Alterio as the best thing about the buddy movie.[10]
Irene Crespo of Cinemanía rated Co-Husbands 3 out of 5 stars, concluding that it is not just another Spanish family comedy film.[11]
Javier Ocaña of El País negatively pointed out two flaws around Paco León's character, namely, León being a better fit for Alterio's [chaotic] character and León's coming-and-going Catalan accent [in Spanish], otherwise assessing that Alemany gets it right by managing to direct a popular comedy without [recurring to too much] broad brush.[12]
Raquel Hernández Luján of HobbyConsolas rated the film with 55 points ('so-so'), deeming it to be an uneven and tonally inconsistent comedy, otherwise highlighting Cimas' character and the musical score among its positive elements.[3]
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