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Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella (2001)

Name: Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Released: 2001-03-30
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Santiago Segura, Gabino Diego, Tony Leblanc, José Luis Moreno, Inés Sastre

Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella (2001), directed by Santiago Segura, starring Santiago Segura and Gabino Diego.

03/30/2001 BR Action, Comedy and Crime 1h 39m

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For this second film in the cult comedy series Torrente takes our fat police officer from Madrid to Marbella in Spain to investigate a villain’s plot to destroy the city with a missile. This James Bond style slapstick comedy became the most successful box-office film in Spanish film history beating out only the first Torrente film.

Guillermo GranilloCinematography
Santiago SeguraDirector, Screenplay
Fidel ColladosEditing
Andrés Vicente GómezProducer

Torrente - Colección

The franchise in release order. 6 films.

Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley 1998
Torrente 2: Missão Marbella 2001 · you are here
Torrente 3: El protector 2005
Torrente 4: Lethal crisis 2011
Torrente 5: Operación Eurovegas 2014
Torrente presidente 2026

About the film

Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella (Spanish: Torrente 2: misión en Marbella) is a 2001 Spanish black comedy action film, written and directed by Santiago Segura, who takes the leading role of José Luis Torrente. It is the second installment of the Torrente film series, being a sequel to Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law. It surpassed its predecessor as the highest-grossing Spanish film of all time.

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Plot

Torrente has moved to Marbella, where, after being wiped out of the money he had gained, he has returned to private investigation. But in one of his cases he gets involved in the middle of a villain's missile plot to destroy the city and his own uncle's blackmail operation... and he knows nothing.

Cast

Paloma Cela, José Luis López Vázquez, Neus Asensi, Yola Berrocal, Jesús Bonilla, Andreu Buenafuente, Esther Cañadas, Pablo Carbonell, Diego el Cigala, El Gran Wyoming, Manel Fuentes, Juan Luis Galiardo, Ariadna Gil, Chus Lampreave, Carlos Moyá, Pepe Navarro, Máximo Pradera, Antonio Resines, and Rosa María Sardà appear in cameo roles.

Production locations

Marbella

Madrid

Málaga

Yunquera de Henares

Reception

The film had the second highest-grossing weekend ever in Spain behind Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace and became Spain's highest-grossing film of all time with a gross of $21 million.

References

External links

Torrente: misión en Marbella at IMDb

Text from Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrente_2:_Mission_in_Marbella

Trivia

It cost US$ 4.0 million and grossed US$ 21 million in theaters — 5.3 times its budget.
It premiered on March 30, 2001, a Friday.
It runs 1h39 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "Torrente 2: Misión en Marbella".
It won 0 award(s) and received 2 nomination(s) on record at Wikidata — European Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best Director among them.
It is film 2 of 6 in the Torrente franchise.
This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosAmiguetes Entertainment, Lolafilms
CountriesSpain
LanguagesSpanish
BudgetUS$ 4,000,000
Box officeUS$ 21,000,000
StatusReleased

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Nominations

European Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best Director 2001
Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor 2001

Filming locations

Madrid

Set in

Marbella
Málaga

Preceded by

Torrente, the dumb arm of the law

Followed by

Torrente 3: El protector

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Crew

Guillermo Granillo Cinematography
Santiago Segura Director
Fidel Collados Editing
Andrés Vicente Gómez Producer
Juan Dakas Producer
Roque Baños Original music
Santiago Segura Screenplay

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What is Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella about?

Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella: For this second film in the cult comedy series Torrente takes our fat police officer from Madrid to Marbella in Spain to investigate a villain’s plot to destroy the city with a missile. This James Bond style slapstick comedy became the most successful box-office film in Spanish film history beating out only the first …

Who directed Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella?

Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella was directed by Santiago Segura in 2001.

Who stars in Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella?

The cast of Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella includes Santiago Segura, Gabino Diego, Tony Leblanc, José Luis Moreno and Inés Sastre.

How long is Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella?

Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella runs for 99 minutes, or 1h39.

How much did Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella cost and how much did it make?

Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella had a budget of US$ 4,000,000 and took US$ 21,000,000 at the box office — 5.3 times its cost.

What is the correct order of the Torrente - Colección films?

The Torrente - Colección franchise has 6 films in the catalogue. In release order: Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley; Torrente 2: Missão Marbella; Torrente 3: El protector; Torrente 4: Lethal crisis; Torrente 5: Operación Eurovegas; Torrente presidente.