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Mean Streak (Spanish: Mala persona)[1] is a 2024 Spanish-Portuguese comedy film directed by Fer García-Ruiz from a screenplay by Antonio Mercero and Daniel Padró based on an original story by Diego San José. It stars Arturo Valls alongside Malena Alterio, Julián Villagrán, and José Corbacho.
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| Spanish | Mala persona |
| Directed by | Fer García-Ruiz |
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| Based on | an original story by Diego San José |
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| Cinematography | Rafa García |
| Edited by | Elodie Leuthold |
| Music by | Filipe Melo |
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| Distributed by | Filmax (es) |
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| Language | Spanish |
After being diagnosed with a terminal illness, Pepe, a man as good as gold, decides to become a bad person so nobody misses him when he is gone.[2]
- Arturo Valls as Pepe[3]
- Malena Alterio as Sagrario[3]
- Julián Villagrán as Juanjo[4]
- José Corbacho as padre Héctor[4] ('father Héctor')
- Teresa Lozano as suegra[4] ('mother-in-law')
- Sara Jiménez as Candela[4]
- Diva O'Branco as Ramona[4]
- Víctor Benjumea as Tomás[4]
- Daniel Arias as Mario[4]
- Dafnis Balduz as conductor/banquero[4] ('driver/banker')
- Betsy Túrnez as doctora[4] ('doctor')
The film is a Spanish-Portuguese co-production by Rodar y Rodar, Boavista Filmes and Mala Persona AIE with the participation of RTVE, 3Cat, Triodos Bank, and Crea SGR, funding from ICAA, the collaboration of Amazon Prime, and the association of FilmFactory.[5] It was shot on location in Bellvitge and Cornellà.[5]
The film was presented at the BCN Film Fest on 22 April 2024.[6] It also made it to the slate of the Alicante Film Festival.[2] Distributed by Filmax, it was scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 3 July 2024.[7]
Mariona Borrull of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, deeming it a 'family-friendly' and foul-mouthed esperpento, although with no offence intended.[8]
Enid Román Almanza of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, declaring it "a film for people without children but, above all, for those who like Spanish comedies".[9]
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