---
title: '¡Ay, Carmela! (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Carlos Saura'
released: '1990-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 102
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/ay-carmela-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101025/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# ¡Ay, Carmela! (1990)

1990 · 102 min · Drama, Comedy · Italy, Spain


## Synopsis

¡Ay, Carmela!  is a 1990 comedy-drama film directed by Carlos Saura and co-written by Rafael Azcona based on the eponymous play by José Sanchís Sinisterra. The film stars Carmen Maura, Andrés Pajares, and Gabino Diego as travelling players performing for the Spanish Republic, who inadvertently find themselves on the Nationalist side during the closing months of the Civil War. The film was selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 63rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Carlos Saura](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlos-saura)
- **Screenplay:** [Carlos Saura](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlos-saura), [Rafael Azcona](https://cinepixo.com/people/rafael-azcona)
- **Producer:** [Andrés Vicente Gómez](https://cinepixo.com/people/andres-vicente-gomez)
- **Director of Photography:** [José Luis Alcaine Escaño](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-luis-alcaine-escano)
- **Editor:** [Pablo González del Amo](https://cinepixo.com/people/pablo-gonzalez-del-amo)

## Cast

- [Andrés Pajares](https://cinepixo.com/people/andres-pajares) as Paulino
- [Gabino Diego](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabino-diego) as Gustavete
- [Edward Żentara](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-zentara) as Soldado polaco
- [Josu Ormaetxe](https://cinepixo.com/people/josu-ormaetxe)
- [Carmen Maura](https://cinepixo.com/people/carmen-maura) as Carmela
- [Miguel Rellán](https://cinepixo.com/people/miguel-rellan) as Teniente interrogador
- [Armando De Razza](https://cinepixo.com/people/armando-de-razza) as Teniente Ripamonte
- [Víctor Manuel Mendoza](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-manuel-mendoza)
- [José Sancho](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-sancho)

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