---
title: 'Butterfly''s Tongue (1999)'
type: 'film'
director: 'José Luis Cuerda'
released: '1999-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/butterflys-tongue-1999'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0188030/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Butterfly's Tongue (1999)

1999 · 95 min · Drama · Spain

Original title: La lengua de las mariposas

## Synopsis

Butterfly's Tongue or Butterfly, is a 1999 Spanish film directed by José Luis Cuerda. The film centers on Moncho and his coming-of-age experience in Galicia in 1936. Moncho develops a close relationship with his teacher Don Gregorio, who introduces the boy to different things in the world. While the story centres on Moncho's ordinary coming-of-age experiences, tensions related to the looming Spanish Civil War occasionally interrupt Moncho's personal growth and daily life.

## Credits

- **Director:** [José Luis Cuerda](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-luis-cuerda)
- **Screenplay:** [José Luis Cuerda](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-luis-cuerda), [Rafael Azcona](https://cinepixo.com/people/rafael-azcona), [Manuel Rivas](https://cinepixo.com/people/manuel-rivas)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alejandro Amenábar](https://cinepixo.com/people/alejandro-amenabar)
- **Editor:** [Nacho Ruiz Capillas](https://cinepixo.com/people/nacho-ruiz-capillas)

## Cast

- [Xosé Manuel Olveira](https://cinepixo.com/people/xose-manuel-olveira)
- [Roberto Vidal Bolaño](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-vidal-bolano)
- [Elena Fernández](https://cinepixo.com/people/elena-fernandez)
- [Tamar Novas](https://cinepixo.com/people/tamar-novas)
- [Jesús Castejón](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesus-castejon)
- [Fely Manzano](https://cinepixo.com/people/fely-manzano)
- [Eduardo Gómez](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduardo-gomez)
- [Alexis de los Santos](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexis-de-los-santos) as Andrés
- [Guillermo Toledo](https://cinepixo.com/people/guillermo-toledo) as O'Lis
- [Uxía Blanco](https://cinepixo.com/people/uxia-blanco) as Rosa
- [Gonzalo Uriarte](https://cinepixo.com/people/gonzalo-uriarte) as Ramón
- [Celso Bugallo Aguiar](https://cinepixo.com/people/celso-bugallo-aguiar)
- [Fernando Fernán Gómez](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-fernan-gomez) as Don Gregorio
- [Manuel Lozano](https://cinepixo.com/people/manuel-lozano) as Moncho

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