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Manolete, also known as The Passion Within in the United Kingdom, Blood and Passion in Canada, and A Matador's Mistress in the United States, is a 2008 biopic of bullfighter Manuel Laureano Rodríguez Sánchez, better known as Manolete. The film was written and directed by Menno Meyjes. This is the first film from HandMade Films since Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998).
Original Release
09/06/2008
US Release
11/04/2009
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Adrien Brody | Manuel Rodríguez Sánchez "Manolete" / Manolete |
| Penelope Cruz | Lupe Sino |
| Santiago Segura | Guillermo |
| Juan Echanove | Pepe Cámara / José Flores González Cámara |
| Ann Mitchell | Doña Angustias / Mme Angustias |
| Josep Linuesa | Enrique de Ahumada |
| Nacho Aldeguer | Luis Miguel Dominguín |
| Pedro Casablanc | General |
| Enrique Arce | Dominguín Manager |
| Tomás Pozzi | Dealer |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Adrien Brody | Manuel Rodríguez Sánchez "Manolete" / Manolete |
| Penelope Cruz | Lupe Sino |
| Santiago Segura | Guillermo |
| Juan Echanove | Pepe Cámara / José Flores González Cámara |
| Ann Mitchell | Doña Angustias / Mme Angustias |
| Josep Linuesa | Enrique de Ahumada |
| Nacho Aldeguer | Luis Miguel Dominguín |
| Pedro Casablanc | General |
| Enrique Arce | Dominguín Manager |
| Tomás Pozzi | Dealer |
| Jorge Cabezas | Fascist |
| Xavier Martinez | Journalist in Dª Angustias House |
| Berta de la Dehesa | Manolete's Sister 1 |
| Natalia Moreno | Manolete's Sister 2 |
| Pablo Calvo | Husband 1 |
| Antonio de la Fuente | Husband 2 |
| Luis Hostalot | Doctor |
| Sergio Otegui | Doctor Linares Hospital |
| Vicente Garrido | Doctor Linares Bullring |
| Francisco Díaz | Doctor at Infirmary |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Stephen Kay | Executive Producer |
| Stephen Margolis | Executive Producer |
| Albert Martinez Martin | Executive Producer |
| Michael A. Pierce | Executive Producer |
| Michael Ryan | Executive Producer |
| Mark Williams | Executive Producer |
| Werner Wirsing | Executive Producer |
| Víctor Albarrán | Producer |
| Carola Ash | Producer |
| Tarak Ben Ammar | Producer |
| Andrés Vicente Gómez | Producer |
| Ximo Pérez | Producer |
| Michael Holt | Producer |
