''Earth'' () is a 1996 Spanish film directed by

Julio Medem Julio Medem Lafont (born 21 October 1958) is a Basque film director, producer, editor, and screenwriter. Biography Medem was born on 21 October 1958 in San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain and showed an interest in movies since childhood, when ...

, starring

Carmelo Gómez Carmelo Gómez Celada (born 2 January 1962) is a Spanish actor. He is the recipient of two Goya Awards, for best supporting actor in '' The Method'' and best leading actor in '' Running Out of Time''. A very popular actor in 1990s Spanish cinem ...

and

Emma Suárez Emma Suárez Bodelón (born 25 June 1964) is a Spanish actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including three Goya Awards. After her debut as a child actress in '' Memoirs of Leticia Valle'' in 1979, she developed a professional ...

. It was entered into the

1996 Cannes Film Festival The 49th Cannes Film Festival took place from 9 to 20 May 1996. American filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola served as jury president for the main competition. Sabine Azéma hosted the opening and closing ceremonies. British filmmaker Mike Leigh wo ...

. The story centres on a small rural town whose wine industry is being plagued by grubs in the soil. Ángel (played by Gómez), an exterminator recently released from mental hospital, arrives to deal with the pests and becomes involved with two of the local women.

Cast

- Ángel Bengoetxeo *

- Ángela *

Karra Elejalde Carlos Elejalde Garay (born 10 October 1960) better known as Karra Elejalde, is a Spanish actor and occasional filmmaker. Biography Carlos Elejalde Garay was born on 10 October 1960 in Vitoria-Gasteiz. He developed his early acting career on i ...

- Patricio * Silke - Mari *

Nancho Novo Venancio Manuel Jesús Novo Cid-Fuentes (born 17 September 1958), known as Nancho Novo, is a Spanish actor. Life and career Venancio Manuel Jesús Novo Cid-Fuentes was born in A Coruña in September 1958. He studied medicine in Santiago de ...

- Julio *

Txema Blasco José María Blasco Echeguren (13 July 1941 – 28 June 2024), better known as Txema Blasco, was a Spanish actor known mainly for his work in film and television. Early life Born in the early days of General Francisco Franco's dictatorship, Bl ...

- Tomás * Ane Sánchez - Hija de Ángela * Juan José Suárez - Manuel * Ricardo Amador - Charly * César Vea - Miñón (as Cesare Vea) *

Pepe Viyuela José Viyuela Castillo (born 2 June 1963), known as Pepe Viyuela, is a Spanish actor, clown, poet, and comedian. He is best known in English-speaking countries for his one-man stage show ''Encerrona (Lock-In)'', which was brought to the London s ...

- Ulloa *

Alicia Agut Alicia Agut (7 September 1929 – 7 April 2017) was a Spanish actress. Biography In 1950, Agut began to work mainly in the theater and appear in films and television in the 1960s. She is known for her performance in the cinema such as '' Amante ...

- Cristina *

Miguel Palenzuela --> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to: Places * Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands *São Miguel (disamb ...

- Tío de Ángel *

Vicente Haro Vicente Haro Marón (1 November 1930 – 14 April 2010) was a Spanish film, TV and theater actor. He starred in films with Agustín González, Fernando Guillén, Jesús Puente, Juanjo Menéndez, Manuel Alexandre, José Bódalo, Juan Diego an ...

- Mayor (as Vicente Haro Marón) * Adelfina Serrano - Concha

References

External links

* 1996 films 1990s Spanish-language films 1996 drama films Films directed by Julio Medem Films set in Aragon Spanish drama films 1990s Spanish films Spanish-language drama films {{1990s-Spain-film-stub