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.