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The Minister's Wife

Rafael, a young man from the provinces, works as a waiter in a resort and helps himself economically having sex for money with rich older women. During a bomb threat, he is discovered in bed with one of the guest, Leonor Marchioness of Montenegro, and he is fired as a consequence. The Marchioness of Montenegro is an aging aristocrat, ruined economically, but still with wealthy and influential friends. She helps Rafael finds a new job in Madrid as the gardener in the mansion of Antonio Fernández Herrador, Minister of economy in the new democratic Spanish government.

Top Cast

  • Amparo Muñoz

    Amparo Muñoz

    Teresa

  • Simón Andreu

    Simón Andreu

    Ministro Fernández Herrador

  • María Martín

    María Martín

    Marquesa de Montenegro

  • Irina Kuberskaya

    Irina Kuberskaya

    Marta

  • Julieta Serrano

    Julieta Serrano

    Angelina

  • Manuel Torres

    Manuel Torres

    Rafael

  • Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

    Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

    Inspector Romero

  • José Luis Fernández 'Pirri'

    José Luis Fernández 'Pirri'

    Chema

  • Enrique San Francisco

    Enrique San Francisco

    Terrorista

Overview

Rafael, a young man from the provinces, works as a waiter in a resort and helps himself economically having sex for money with rich older women. During a bomb threat, he is discovered in bed with one of the guest, Leonor Marchioness of Montenegro, and he is fired as a consequence. The Marchioness of Montenegro is an aging aristocrat, ruined economically, but still with wealthy and influential friends. She helps Rafael finds a new job in Madrid as the gardener in the mansion of Antonio Fernández Herrador, Minister of economy in the new democratic Spanish government.

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