Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health
| El amor perjudica seriamente la salud | |
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| Directed by | Manuel Gómez Pereira |
| Produced by |
César Benítez Manuel Gómez Pereira Joaquín Oristrell |
| Written by |
Yolanda García Serrano Manuel Gómez Pereira Juan Luis Iborra Joaquín Oristrell |
| Starring |
Penélope Cruz Javier Bardem Ana Belén Juanjo Puigcorbé Gabino Diego |
| Music by | Bernardo Bonezzi |
| Cinematography | Juan Amorós |
Release dates |
 January 10, 1997 |
Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
El amor perjudica seriamente la salud (English: Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health) is a 1997 Spanish comedy film directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira and starring Penélope Cruz, Ana Belén, Javier Bardem, Juanjo Puigcorbé and Gabino Diego.
Synopsis
Paris. King Juan Carlos I offers a diner at Hôtel Crillon. Diana (Ana Belén) meets Santi (Juanjo Puigcorbé), an old lover, who now is the King's bodyguard. They remember how they met each other, 30 years ago, in another hotel, in Madrid. Diana (Penélope Cruz) and Santi (Gabino Diego) met when The Beatles were going to play. He works in the hotel. She hides under John Lennon's bed because she's in love with the singer. But, what starts is an attraction between them. It is an impossible love because she wants to be rich and famous, and he is poor and has to join the Army. When they meet again as grown-ups, Diana has become a socialite, and Santi is a pilot. Both are married, but the love goes on...
Cameo appearances
The film uses cameo appearances by real figures from vintage footage and other fields to great comic effect. They include John Lennon, Carmen Polo, Raphael, King Juan Carlos I and his daughters. There are other cameos during the film: actors Javier Bardem, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón or film director Fernando Colomo have got small roles.