El perro del hortelano (The Dog in the Manger)

Diana, Countess of Belflor, is a perceptive, impulsive and smart young woman. She is in love with her secretary, Teodoro, but learns that he is already engaged. Moved by jealousy and envy, she does everything possible to separate the two lovers. Adaptation of the play by Lope de Vega, respecting the original text in verse.

Pilar Mercedes Miró Romero (Madrid, April 20th, 1940 – Madrid, October 19th, 1997) was one of the pioneers of the audiovisual industry in Spain when she graduated from the Spanish Escuela Oficial de Cinematografía in 1967. She was Director-General of Cinematography (1982-1985) and Director-General of RTVE (1986-1989), being the first woman to hold both positions. As a director she oversaw a multitude of television productions and films, including El crimen de Cuenca, Beltenebros and El perro del hortelano.

Year of Production: 1996

Time: 108’

Country: Spain

Language: Spanish

Director: Pilar Miró (Spain)

Cast: Emma Suárez, Carmelo Gómez, Fernando Conde, Ana Duato, Miguel Rellán, Maite Blasco, Ángel de Andrés López, Blanca Portillo, Rafael Alonso

Production: Enrique Cerezo, Vicente Vieitez

Script: Pilar Miró, Rafael Pérez Sierra (text of the play by Félix Lope de Vega)

Director of Photography: Javier Aguirresarobe

Production Companies: Enrique Cerezo P.C., Lolafilms, Creativos Asociados de Radio y Televisión (CARTEL)

International Sales: Mercury Films (videomercury.com)

Seven Goya awards (direction, leading actress, adapted screenplay, photography, art direction, costume design and, makeup and hairstyling), best film at the Mar del Plata Festival, two medals from the Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos, adapted screenplay and leading actor, and two Fotogramas de Plata (film actress and film actor.)