Bienvenido Mr. Heston

Spain, 1961. Life in the small village of Torrelobatón, in the province of Valladolid, was turned upside down when the cinematic magic circus of a future Hollywood blockbuster, produced by Samuel Bronston, the rogue mogul of his own film empire, came to town: its inhabitants became participants and witnesses of the shooting of “El Cid,” a film directed by Anthony Mann, starring mythical actors Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren. Those days, legends came alive.

Director: Pedro Estepa Menéndez

Cast

Emilio Gutiérrez Caba

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Gil Parrondo

Self - Art Director

Fraser Clarke Heston

Self - Filmmaker

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Andrea Bronston

Self - Actress and Singer

Jesús García de Dueñas

Self - Film Historian

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Ricardo Huertas Frutos

Self - Producer

Charlton Heston

Self (archive footage)