El astronauta

The space fever of the late sixties gave rise to this wacky comedy in which a group of Spaniards set out to emulate the American moon landing. The parody forces us to laugh at many of the characteristics that, for better and for worse, have identified Spanish popular culture through this crazy enterprise that, in spite of everything, is not entirely unsuccessful.

Juan Mariné's photographic work was already conceived as the best tool to make the iconography of the race to the stars credible.

Synopsis: In a village in southern Spain, a group of friends awaits the arrival of man on the moon, broadcast by the bar's television set. One of the parishioners warns his friends that such a feat is nothing exceptional. Convinced that they can start the Spanish space race, they set out to set up a base on nearby land and build the first space prototype.