Torrente 5: Operación Eurovegas is a 2014 Spanish action comedy film directed, written and starring Santiago Segura. It is the fifth installment of the Torrente film series, being a sequel to Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis.
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Plot
The fiction starts in 2018, with Torrente getting out of jail. He decides to rob a casino (inspired in the Eurovegas hotel-casino project) together with the help of a bunch of incompetent people.
Cast
As with other works by Santiago Segura, the film features a substantial number of cameos, including those of Josema Yuste, Santiago Urrialde, Falete, El Gran Wyoming, Imanol Arias, Andrés Pajares, Leo Harlem, Chiquito de la Calzada, Manuel Tallafé, Xavier Deltell, Ricardo Darín, Juan Manuel Montilla, "El Langui", Aníbal Gómez, and El Rubius.
Production
Torrente 5 had a budget of €8.5 million. The film was produced by Amiguetes Enterprises (executive production) alongside Atresmedia Cine, Telefónica Studios and ONO. It was written and directed by Santiago Segura whereas Teo Delgado was responsible for the cinematography. The score was composed by Roque Baños. Mónica Naranjo performs the vocals in the credit scene. Filming began on 25 November 2013 and wrapped on 10 March 2014. Shooting locations included the Madrid region, the Dominican Republic and the Province of Ciudad Real.
Release
Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing de España, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 3 October 2014. It became the third largest grossing Spanish film of 2014, after Spanish Affair and El niño.