adultery,infidelity,prostitute,jealousy,husband wife relationship,sexuality,pregnancy,symbolism,seduction,machismo,matador (bullfighter),unfaithfulness,rural area,extramarital affair,sensuality,male model,drunkenness,underwear manufacturer,mother daughter relationship

Jamon Jamon (1992)

Poster for Jamon Jamon

A film where women eat men and men eat ham

Jose Luis is an executive at his parents underwear factory where his girlfriend Sylvia works on the shop floor. When Sylvia becomes 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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Bigas Luna
  • Profile picture of Javier Bardem
    Raúl Javier Bardem
  • Profile picture of Penélope Cruz
    Silvia Penélope Cruz
  • Profile picture of Jordi Mollà
    José Luis Jordi Mollà
  • Profile picture of Stefania Sandrelli
    Conchita, mother of Jose Luis Stefania Sandrelli
  • Profile picture of Tomás Martín
    Tomas Tomás Martín
  • Profile picture of Anna Galiena
    Carmen, Silvia's mother Anna Galiena
  • Profile picture of Juan Diego
    Father of José Luis Juan Diego
  • Profile picture of Armando del Río
    Friend of José Luis Armando del Río

Recommendations

  • Poster for A Handful of Dust
  • Poster for Golden Balls
  • Poster for Todo es mentira
  • Poster for Not Love, Just Frenzy
  • Poster for Jan Dara: The Beginning
  • Poster for Swing Ride
  • Poster for My Dearest Senorita
  • Poster for Urumi

Keywords

  • adultery
  • infidelity
  • prostitute
  • jealousy
  • husband wife relationship
  • sexuality
  • pregnancy
  • symbolism
  • seduction
  • machismo
  • matador (bullfighter)
  • unfaithfulness
  • rural area
  • extramarital affair
  • sensuality
  • male model
  • drunkenness
  • underwear manufacturer
  • mother daughter relationship