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Jamón, jamón / A Tale of Ham and Passion
Character: La hija de puta
Year: 1992
Director: Bigas Luna
Screenwriter: Cuca Canals, Bigas Luna
Genre: Drama / Comedy
MPAA Rating: n/a
Other Cast: Javier Bardem, Jordi Mollà, Tomás Martín
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Jose Luis is an executive at his parents underwear factory where his girlfriend Sylvia works on the shop floor. When Sylvia falls pregnant, Jose Luis promises her that he will marry her, most likely against the wishes of his parents.
Jose Luis' mother is determined to break her son's engagement to a girl from a lower-class family, and hires Raul, a potential underwear model and would-be bullfighter to seduce Sylvia.
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Penélope Cruz co-starred with Javier Bardem twice before, in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) and Carne trémula / Live Flesh (1997).
Penélope Cruz was 16 years old when this movie was made.
In Spanish, the word "jamón" not only means "ham" but also "a dish of a woman".
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