Mean Streak (film)
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- Antonio Mercero
- Daniel Padró
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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 |
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.
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]
Cast
- 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')
Production
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]
Release
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]