Balbino Lacosta

Balbino Lacosta

Born: May 29, 1961
in Saragossa, Aragonien, Spanien

Movies for Balbino Lacosta...

HABITAT
Title: HABITAT
Character: Matthew
Released: November 18, 2021
Type: Movie
In a dead-end room lives a slave of the system, addicted to the computer mouse and a reality show that never ends. Obsessed with an illusion, his dream is to go to the paradise that he has seen in a TV commercial...with just a flick of a finger.
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Title: The Countryside
Character: Coserjero Medioambiente
Released: May 14, 2019
Type: TV
A group of urbanites flee the city for different reasons: existential, economic crisis, need for fresh air, search for peace, inspiration to compose ... The intention of these strangers is to settle in an abandoned town and start their lives from scratch, but when they arrive they discover that there are still some neighbors: rural people with a very different way of seeing life.
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Title: Isabel
Character: Astrólogo
Released: September 10, 2012
Type: TV
Charting the life of Isabella I of Castile, one of the most important women in Spain’s history, Isabel follows her passionate story from childhood to being crowned Queen. From her political struggles within King Henry IV's court to her wedding to Ferdinand of Aragon, the drama encapsulates the passions, emotions and sacrifices of a woman who refused to just be a figurehead and whose outlook was ahead of her time.
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Emilia Pardo Bazán, la condesa rebelde
Title: Emilia Pardo Bazán, la condesa rebelde
Released: April 10, 2012
Type: Movie
The literary activity of Emilia Pardo Bazán causes the scandal of her husband and conservative circles. Supported by his family, decides to end her marriage to become a professional writer. Doña Emilia is set in Madrid, where he developed an activity tirelessly to get the place in the institutions of culture that deserves for his talent and ability, facing all kinds of slights and exclusions because of their gender. The Countess will become one of the key figures of female emancipation in Spain in the late nineteenth century, leaving a work as extensive as rich and varied.
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Una canción
Title: Una canción
Character: Jorge
Released: March 2, 2012
Type: Movie
María, an older woman, lawyer, becomes unemployed for honesty. A person like her who believe in the righteousness of God seems to have no place in this society, but does not despair and, while looking for work, write what matters in a notebook. Meet two men, Manuel, a musician who survives as you can, with whom he shares his writings, and Santiago, a director of a record, strongly committed to the protection of authors of the disaster of illegal downloading on the Internet. Both will influence, and has no choice but to take on new challenges where, again, will have to test their integrity.
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Title: La que se avecina
Character: Eduardo Pastor
Released: April 22, 2007
Type: TV
La que se avecina is a Spanish television comedy created by Alberto Caballero, Laura Caballero and Daniel Deorador. The TV-series focusing around the inhabitants of Mirador de Montepinar, a fictional building located on the outskirts of a big city. Both its storylines and cast are heavily based on Aquí no hay quien viva, which ended when Telecinco bought Miramón Mendi, the series production company. The episodes debuted on the Telecinco network, and were later rerun by the same network as well as cable/satellite channels FactoríaDeFicción and Paramount Comedy. The series debuted in 22 April 2007 and became popular thanks to its funny characters, witty script, use of catchphrases and capacity to integrate and poke fun at contemporary issues; the program presents a caustic satire of many of the 'types' found in Spanish society. The name of the show involves wordplay, as "vecina" is the Spanish word for neighbour.
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Goya's Ghosts
Title: Goya's Ghosts
Character: Familiar 1
Released: November 8, 2006
Type: Movie
Painter Francisco Goya becomes involved with the Spanish Inquisition after his muse, Inés, is arrested by the church for heresy. Her family turns to him, hoping that his connection with fanatical Inquisitor Lorenzo, whom he is painting, can secure her release.
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Only Human
Title: Only Human
Character: Neighbor Downstairs
Released: July 9, 2004
Type: Movie
Leni takes Rafi to meet her family in Madrid. Leni's family is Jewish - mother, father, older sister and daughter, brother, and grandfather. Rafi is Palestinian, in Spain since age 12. Before her father returns from work, Leni reveals Rafi's origins. He accidentally drops a block of frozen soup out the flat window, probably killing a passerby. Leni initiates a cover-up and Rafi figures out the body is probably Leni's father. The body disappears and without telling the rest of the family what they know, Leni and Rafi organize a search for dad. Mom is sure he's having an affair. Leni's belly-dancing sister kisses Rafi. Her brother grabs a rifle to shoot the Arab. Can anything be put right?
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Title: Paco y Veva
Released: January 8, 2004
Type: TV
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Title: Cuéntame cómo pasó
Character: Psicólogo
Released: September 13, 2001
Type: TV
Recounts the experiences of a middle-class family, the Alcántaras, during the last years of the rule of Francisco Franco and the beginning of the Spanish Transition to democracy.
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Don Quixote
Title: Don Quixote
Character: Dentist
Released: April 9, 2000
Type: Movie
Adapted from the work of Miguel de Cervantes, this is the story of a hidalgo, fanatic for chivalry novels, who loses his sanity and believing to be a knight named Don Quixote de La Mancha, decides to go on imaginary adventures along with his friend, the simple farmer Sancho Panza, who becomes his squire. On their journeys, they rescue dames in distress in honorable acts and fight giants among other perils, with Don longing to be with the love of his life, lady Dulcinea, and Sancho waiting to be rewarded with an island where he's about to become a governor.
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Soul Ache
Title: Soul Ache
Character: Actor tocón
Released: August 14, 1998
Type: Movie
Aitor is a director making a film about a lonely man looking for love, called “Soul Ache.” While he uses his auditions to meet women, he really longs to cast actress Myriam Mezieres in the film.
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Why Do They Call It Love When They Mean Sex?
Title: Why Do They Call It Love When They Mean Sex?
Character: Cliente librería
Released: February 12, 1993
Type: Movie
Gloria is a porn artist that performs live-sex. When his mate gets sick he brings her a young substitute, Manu. The boy works surprisingly well and then Gloria decides to go into business with him. Things get complicated when Gloria discovers that Manu is in trouble because of his gambling debts.
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Réquiem por un campesino español
Title: Réquiem por un campesino español
Released: August 29, 1985
Type: Movie
Hypocrisy and betrayal are the two dramatic pivots in this effective, emotionally gripping tragedy about the life and death of Paco (Antonio Banderas), a Spanish peasant who had been fighting against the feudal landowning system that kept farmers impoverished. Paco's life is told in flashbacks by a priest (Antonio Ferrandis) who is seen officiating at an anniversary mass attended by three wealthy landowners and no one else. The priest recalls Paco's baptism, his communion, his marriage ceremony and then his work for the peasants as he advocated and led them in a land-reform movement. The rest of the story will rest heavy on the priest's conscience, as he looks out at his empty church.
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The Heifer
Title: The Heifer
Released: March 6, 1985
Type: Movie
During the Spanish Civil War a platoon of mismatched Republican soldiers cross the front-line to steal the bull that the enemy is going to fight on the local holiday of the nearby village. In addition to ruining the Nationalist faction's celebration they want the animal in order to butcher it and feed their famished troops. They get caught in the process and have to go through a series of funny and pathetic incidents before they can get back to their side.