What Have I Done to Deserve This?
What Have I Done to Deserve This?

What Have I Done to Deserve This?

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1984
1h 42m
7.1(258 votes)
Comedy
Drama

Overview

A henpecked housewife ekes out a meager existence, surrounded by a host of colorful characters: her ungrateful husband, her delinquent sons, her headstrong mother-in-law, and her sex worker neighbor, among others.

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Cast & Crew

30 members
Acting

Carmen Maura

Gloria

Carmen Maura
Acting

Luis Hostalot

Polo

Luis Hostalot
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Ryo Hiruma

Profesor kendo

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Ángel de Andrés López

Antonio

Ángel de Andrés López
Directing

Gonzalo Suárez

Lucas Villalba

Gonzalo Suárez
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Verónica Forqué

Cristal

Verónica Forqué
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Juan Martínez

Toni

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Chus Lampreave

Abuela

Chus Lampreave
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Kiti Mánver

Juani

Kiti Mánver
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Sonia Hohmann

Vanessa

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Cecilia Roth

Chica anuncio

Cecilia Roth
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Diego Caretti

Chico anuncio

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José Manuel Bello

Colega barrio

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Directing

Pedro Almodóvar

Play-Back 'La bien pagá'

Pedro Almodóvar
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Fabio McNamara

Play-Back 'La bien pagá'

Fabio McNamara
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Miguel Ángel Herranz

Miguel

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Carmen Giralt

Portera

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Amparo Soler Leal

Patricia

Amparo Soler Leal
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Emilio Gutiérrez Caba

Pedro

Emilio Gutiérrez Caba
Production

Agustín Almodóvar

Cajero

Agustín Almodóvar
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Francisca Caballero

Clienta odontólogo

Francisca Caballero
Acting

Javier Gurruchaga

Dentista

Javier Gurruchaga
Directing

Jaime Chávarri

Cliente 'Striptease'

Jaime Chávarri
Acting

Esteban Aspiazu

Cliente bar

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Katia Loritz

Ingrid Müller

Katia Loritz
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María del Carmen Rives

Farmacéutica

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Jesús Cracio

Agente

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Luciano Berriatúa

Agente

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Pilar Ortega

Farmacéutica

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Camera

Carlos Miguel

Padre Vanessa

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