25 Jan 1991
A Paradise Without Billiards
An Italian man emigrates to Sweden after getting tempted by the picture painted by his friend's letters but finds the reality quite different.
¡Vente a Alemania, Pepe!
Peralejos, a quiet village in Upper Aragon, is a place where nothing ever happens. One day Angelino returns home to spend the holidays, an immigrant who drives a Mercedes and tells great wonders of Germany and their women. Pepe, fascinated by the stories of his friend, decides to immigrate, but his dream begins at five o'clock, cleaning windows, and ends at twelve o'clock pasting posters.
Top Billed Cast
Alfredo Landa Pepe
José Sacristán Angelino
Tina Sainz Pilar
Gemma Cuervo María
Antonio Ferrandis Don Emilio
Fernando Guillén Miguel Mora
Josele Román Española de Barbastro
Rafael Hernández Paleto
David Aller Andrés
Beni Deus Rosa Fontana 
Pilar Gómez Ferrer Madre de Angelino
Ana Carvajal 
Adriano Domínguez Don Ramón Benítez
Pedro Estecha Moncho Ferrer Teófilo Calle Antonio Cintado Alcalde
José González Nebot Saturno Cerra
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