Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella

Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella is the second film directed by Santiago Segura, and produced by Juan Dakas. The film is the first sequel (second installment) to Torrente: The Dumb Arm of the Law. It was the highest-grossing film in the history of Spanish cinema, until it was surpassed by The Others, and it became an event in the year in which it was released, both due to the wait and the massive publicity at the time. Segura style, being the film with the highest number of video copies sold, with a great popular reception but not from critics, as expected according to the director, to whom he dedicated the complete booklet of the film. DVD edition.

The film is characterized by its large number of cameos from showmans like Andreu Buenafuente to showbiz characters like Yola Berrocal.

Argument

Three years after having stolen 50 million from Mendoza traffickers, the antihero José Luis Torrente, while in Marbella, loses the fortune he had obtained in a casino. He then becomes self-employed and creates his own company in a rental apartment: a kind of private detective agency and private security agency. Young residents of the Costa del Sol are trained there, from whom Torrente takes advantage. Among them is Cuco (Gabino Diego), a well-known "junkie" which Torrente tries to straighten out.

By accident, he once again finds himself in the middle of a fight between criminals: a well-known terrorist called Spinelli (José Luis Moreno) tries to attack Marbella with two state-of-the-art missiles if he is not given 2,000 million pesetas to prevent it; Meanwhile, a renowned club manager, Mauricio Torrente (Tony LeBlanc) wants to get a piece of the terrorist by stealing the chip that remotely controls the missiles. Between them is Fabiano (Arturo Valls), a double agent who at first is in Spinelli's group, but who actually works for Mauricio.

One night, while they were investigating a case of infidelity, Cuco discovers Fabiano, who had had a motorcycle accident, and steals his money and an Atlético pin where, coincidentally, the chip that was key to the missiles was.. From that moment on they are persecuted until they give the pin (ignoring the whole Torrente affair) to Mauricio, who later reveals that she is his real father (Felipe was Mauricio's twin brother and Torrente's uncle). José Luis and Cuco end up on Spinelli's private boat where he plans to assemble the missiles pointing towards Marbella; but Mauricio appears to take revenge because the terrorist had not paid him what was agreed for the chip. At that critical moment, Torrente points the missiles towards Gibraltar and, together with Cuco, abandons the ship, where Mauricio and Spinelli die because one of the missiles had run aground on the ship and had detonated there. In the end, Torrente is readmitted to the National Police Corps.

Distribution

Main cast

• Santiago Segura interprets Torrente.
• Gabino Diego interprets Cuco.
• Tony Leblanc plays Mauricio Torrente.
• José Luis Moreno interprets Spinelli.
• e Inés Sastre interprets Bella Cantante.

With the special collaboration of

• José Luis López Vázquez interprets Guijarro.

• Arturo Valls interprets Fabiano.
• Juanito Navarro interprets the Mayor of Marbella.
• Eloi Yebra interprets Gayolo.
• Rosanna Walls interprets Robertson.
• Carolina Bona interprets Lolita.
• Paloma Cela interprets Casera.

Special Appearances

• Mr. Barragan interprets Manuel Barragán.
• Damián Ramos interprets Primo de Cuco.
• Francisco Aguilar interprets Quini.
• Gilen Xabier interprets Security Hotel.

The Saga

• Torrente, the dumb arm of the law (1997). Directed by Santiago Segura.
• Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella (2000). Directed by Santiago Segura.
• Torrente 3: the protector (2005). Directed by Santiago Segura.
• Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis (Crisis Letal) (2010) Directed by Santiago Segura.
• Torrente 5: Operation Eurovegas (2014). Directed by Santiago Segura.