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| Type | Film |
| Directors | José Luis Cuerda |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Release Date | Jan 17, 1989 |
| Note created | Jan 9, 2026 |
Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing (1989)
Teodoro, a Spanish engineer working as a professor in the United States, returns to Spain to enjoy a sabbatical year.
Runtime: 1h 46m Genres: Comedy
Cast
- Manuel Alexandre as Paquito
- Rafael Alonso as Mayor
- María Ángeles Ariza as Merceditas
- Aurora Bautista as La Padington
- Elisa Belmonte as Soprano
- Arturo Bonín as Bruno
- Alberto Bové as Pedro
- Paco Cambres as Don Alonso - The Medical Doctor
- Cassen as Priest
- Violeta Cela as La Mercedes
- Luis Ciges as Jimmy
- Queta Claver as Doña Remedios
- Samuel Claxton as Nge Ndomo
- Juan Manuel Chiapella as Reasonable Man
- Rosalía Dans as Gabriela
- Alberto Delgado as Young Man
- Rafael Díaz as Fermín
- Gabino Diego as North American Spokesman
- María Elena Flores as Aurora
- Antonio Gamero as Carny
- Paco Hernández as Don Roberto - The Teacher
- Cris Huerta as Tirso - The Innkeeper
- María Isbert as Adelaida
- Chus Lampreave as Álvarez
- Carmen de Lirio as Doña Rocío
- Fedra Lorente as Susan
- Guillermo Montesinos as Permanent Suicidal
- Ovidi Montllor as Pascual
- Antonio Passy as Garcinuño
- Luis Perezagua as Aspiring Intellectual
- Ferran Rañé as Mariano
- Miguel Rellán as Drunkard Carmelo
- Antonio Resines as Teodoro
- Enrique San Francisco as Cascales
- José «Saza» Sazatornil as Corporal Gutiérrez
- Tito Valverde as Intellectual
- Pastora Vega as Plow-woman
- Francisco Martínez as Sixto
- Carmen Rodríguez as Pascual’s Wife
- Amada Tercero as Fermín’s Wife
- María I. González as Pianist
- Juan Ángel Martínez as Child
- José Vicente Palacios as Child
- Juan Moreno as Child
- José Moreno as Child
- Juan López as Child
- Juan Quesada as Child
- Marcial García as Child
- Francisco Martínez as Child
- Juan Palacios as Child
- Emilio José Lozano as Child
- Jorge V. Ortiz as Child
- Miguel Ángel González as Child
- José Luis Cuenca as Child
- Ana María León as Child
- Llanos Ródenas as Child
- Rebeca Ródenas as Child
- Ana María González as Child
- Concepción Trujillo as Child
- Milagros Ródenas as Child
- María del Carmen Quesada as Child
- Carmen García as Child
- Alberto Pérez as Child
- Carmen González as Child
- María José Palacios as Child
- Yolanda Navalón as Child
- Pilar Felipe as Child
- Amparo González as Child
- Sonia Ródenas as Child
- Francisco León as Plowman #1
- Dionisio Moreno as Plowman #2
- Fructuoso Lozano as Plowman #3
- Enrique Pozo as Man #1
- Felipe Roldán as Man #2
- Saturnino González as Man #3
- César García as Man #4
- Daniel Romero as Singing Governor
- Pedro González as Beggar #1
- Félix Criubaldo as Beggar #2
- Jesús López as Womanizer
- María Paz Córdoba as Receiver
- Marcial González as Mayor’s Driver
- Amancio Palacios as Alcohol Drinker #1
- Pedro José Palacios as Alcohol Drinker #2
- Pedro Ramírez as Exalted Man #1
- Agustín García as Exalted Man #2
- Julián Talavera as Exalted Man #3
- Carmelina Palacios as Woman #1
- María del Carmen Córdoba as Woman #2
- Enriqueta Rueda as Woman #3
- Antonio Ruiz as Woman #4
- Antonio Guerrero as Woman #5
- Pilar Marcos as Woman #6
- Ángeles González as Mother #1
- Carmen Guerrero as Mother #2
- Marta Torres as North American Student #1
- Cleofe Alcañíz as North American Student #2
- Juan Antonio Sánchez as North American Student #3
- Francisco Sánchez as North American Student #4
- Miguel Yeste as North American Student #5
- José Eugenio Mañas as North American Student #6
- José Antonio Requena as Russian Spokesman
- José Antonio Marcos as Russian #1
- Esteban Moreno as Russian #2
- Antonio Moreno as Russian #3
- Ángel Ortega as Russian #4
- Bienvenido Ortega as Russian #5
- Andrés Gómez as Russian #6
- Marcos Monfort as Belgian Spokesman
- María del Rosario Bueno as Belgian #1
- Enriqueta Cabrera as Belgian #2
- Vicente González as Belgian #3
- José María López Ariza as Invader #1
- Rafaela Salmerón as Female Invader
- José Martínez as Invader #2
- Pedro Ruiz as Invader #3
- Rubén Torres as South American Spokesman
- Adoración Palacios as South American Woman #1
- Lola López as South American Woman #2
- Carmen Moreno as South American Woman #3
- Ascensión Palacios as South American Woman #4
- Juan M. de la Rosa as South American Man #1
- Pedro Moreno as South American Man #2
- Ángel Monteagudo as Quarrelsome Man #1
- Roberto Martínez as Quarrelsome Man #2
- José Lozano as Quarrelsome Man #3
- José M. Moreno as Quarrelsome Man #4
- Pedro Nares as Quarrelsome Man #5
- Juan Cifuentes as Quarrelsome Man #6
- Enrique Montoya as Quarrelsome Man #7