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24/09/1993 Comedy, Drama 1h 35m
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Overview

A libidinous construction worker uses his charm and bravado in an attempt to attain enough finances to build his dream project.

  1. Bigas Luna

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Javier Bardem

    Benito González

  2. Maria de Medeiros

    Marta (La mujer, 45 kilos)

  3. Maribel Verdú

    Claudia (La amante, 52 kilos)

  4. Elisa Tovati

    Rita (El primer amor, 47 kilos)

  5. Benicio del Toro

    Bob, el amigo de Miami

  6. Alessandro Gassmann

    Miguel, el amigo de Melilla

  7. Ángel de Andrés López

    Gil, el de los garbanzos

  8. Alicia Moro

    La chica de Gil

  9. Raquel Bianca

    Ana (La comehombres, ? kilos)

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Reviews

A review by CRCulver
Written by CRCulver on 2018-10-21
Bigas Luna's 1993 film Huevos de oro ("Golden Balls/Eggs", a title punning on both the goose that laid the golden eggs and a tough guy's balls of steel) depicts the rise and fall of Benito Gonzalez (Javier Bardem), a young Spanish construction worker who becomes an affluent real estate developer on the Mediterranean coast.

After being jilted by his first girlfriend (Elisa Tovati), who leaves him for his best friend, Benito develops a mania for building the tallest building in Benidorm, which may be seen as little more than an enormous phallic symbol flaunting his manhood. Obsessed wi...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Spanish

Budget
$3,450,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

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