Kill Me Tender

Kill Me Tender
Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Haz conmigo lo que quieras
Directed by	Ramón de España
Written by	Ramón de España
Produced by	Juan Alexander
Starring	Ingrid Rubio Alberto San Juan Emilio Gutiérrez Caba Manuel Manquiña Chusa Barbero Beatriz Segura Josep Julien Carmen Elías Carles Flavià Lola del Pino Joan Potau Javivi Ágata Lys
Cinematography	David Omedes
Edited by	José Salcedo
Music by	Alfonso de Villalonga
Production company	Star Line TV
Distributed by	Buena Vista International
Release dates	27 April 2003 (2003-04-27) (Málaga) 13 February 2004 (2004-02-13) (Spain)
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Kill Me Tender (Spanish: Haz conmigo lo que quieras, lit. 'Do What You Want with Me') is a 2003 Spanish comedy film written and directed by Ramón de España [es] (in his directorial debut feature) which stars Ingrid Rubio, Alberto San Juan, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, and Manuel Manquiña.

Plot

The plot follows a love triangle between Maribel (the sister of a S&M worker), Manolo (a somewhat dumb former legion member) and Néstor (a widowed pastry chef).^[1][2]

Cast

• Ingrid Rubio as Maribel^[2]
• Alberto San Juan as Manolo^[2]
• Emilio Gutiérrez Caba as Néstor^[2]
• Manuel Manquiña as Beni^[2]
• Chusa Barbero as Ángela^[2]
• Beatriz Segura as Nuria^[3]
• Josep Julien [es] as Oriol^[3]
• Carmen Elías as Eutímia^[3]
• Carles Flavià [es] as Borja^[3]
• Lola del Pino^[3]
• Ágata Lys [es] as Pastora^[3]
• Joan Potau [es]^[3]
• Javivi as Anselmo^[3]

Production

The film is a Star Line TV production,^[4] and it had the participation of Canal Sur, TVC, Telemadrid, TVV, TVG, ETB, and Canal+.^[2] It was shot in Catalonia.^[1]

Release

The film premiered at the 6th Málaga Film Festival on 27 April 2003.^[5] Distributed by Buena Vista International,^[2] it was released theatrically in Spain on 13 February 2004.^[6]

Reception

Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, highlighting the chemistry between Rubio and San Juan as the best thing about the film.^[6]

Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be a "an effervescent, true-life tale of shenanigans in small-town northern Spain".^[2]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2005	19th Goya Awards	Best New Director	Ramón de España	Nominated	[4]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2004

References

1. Cendros, Teresa (13 February 2004). "Una pareja de novios que vive al límite". El País.
2. Holland, Jonathan (3 June 2003). "Kill Me Tender". Variety.
3. "Haz conmigo lo que quieras" (PDF). ICAA. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
4. "Haz conmigo lo que quieras". Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
5. ""Palabras encadenadas", sadomasoquismo entre Grandinetti y Goya Toledo". ABC. 28 April 2003.
6. Torreiro, Mirito (29 May 2008). "Haz conmigo lo que quieras". Fotogramas.

External links

• Kill Me Tender at IMDb