This Spanish romantic comedy plays on the stereotypes in Spain that consider Andalucians as 'dolce far niente' types while Basques are supposed to be 'frank and rude' and, of course, nearly all members of ETA, a terrorist organization.
The story is amusing: an Andalucian guy meets a Basque girl in Sevilla (Andalucia) and falls in love, although the girl leggged it before he can make a move. He follows her to the Basque country. Since he knows Basques despise Andalucians, he tries to pretend that he is Basque, adopting the local dress, accent etc. At one point, when questioned by his hoped-for father in law, he proves his Basque ancestry by citing 8 pure Basque surnames of his ancestors, hence the title.
All in all, a good comedy well worth watching.
☆☆☆
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| A Basque opinion on Andalucians |
The story is amusing: an Andalucian guy meets a Basque girl in Sevilla (Andalucia) and falls in love, although the girl leggged it before he can make a move. He follows her to the Basque country. Since he knows Basques despise Andalucians, he tries to pretend that he is Basque, adopting the local dress, accent etc. At one point, when questioned by his hoped-for father in law, he proves his Basque ancestry by citing 8 pure Basque surnames of his ancestors, hence the title.
All in all, a good comedy well worth watching.
☆☆☆
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