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  • The Dog in the Manger (1996)
  • 119 min | Comedy, Romance
The Dog in the Manger (1996)
119 min | Comedy, Romance

Having taken a fancy to her secretary, Teodoro, spunky young beauty Countess Diana of Belflor is alarmed to learn of his engagement to one of her maids, Marcela. She intervenes to separate them by steering Marcela's affections to another ...See moreHaving taken a fancy to her secretary, Teodoro, spunky young beauty Countess Diana of Belflor is alarmed to learn of his engagement to one of her maids, Marcela. She intervenes to separate them by steering Marcela's affections to another court flunky, Fabio, and Teodoro's admiration in her own direction. While the extent of her designs on him wavers uncertainly, Diana's attentiveness to Teodoro nonetheless provokes jealousy from her noblemen suitors. They enlist the upstart's resourceful confidant Tristan to bump him off. But he instead hatches a plot to pass Teodoro off as the long-lost son of an ailing count Ludovico, thus elevating his friend to Diana's level. Written by Screen Ocean See less
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Félix Lope de Vega (play) (as Lope de Vega) | Pilar Miró | Rafael Pérez Sierra (version)
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Updated Oct 25, 1996

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Oct 1997 (United States)

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21 cast members
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Emma Suárez
Diana (as Emma Suarez) Diana (as Emma Suarez)   See fewer
Carmelo Gómez
Teodoro (as Carmelo Gomez) Teodoro (as Carmelo Gomez)   See fewer
Fernando Conde
Tristán Tristán   See fewer
Ana Duato
Marcela Marcela   See fewer
Miguel Rellán
Fabio (as Miguel Rellan) Fabio (as Miguel Rellan)   See fewer
Juan Gea
Federico Federico   See fewer
Maite Blasco
Anarda Anarda   See fewer
Rafael Alonso
Ludovico Ludovico   See fewer
José Lifante
Octavio (as Jose Lifante) Octavio (as Jose Lifante)   See fewer
Blanca Portillo
Dorotea Dorotea   See fewer
Vicente Díez
Celio (as Vicente Diez) Celio (as Vicente Diez)   See fewer
Cesáreo Estébanez
Leónido (as Cesareo Estebanez) Leónido (as Cesareo Estebanez)   See fewer
Miguel Arribas
Antonelo Antonelo   See fewer
Felipe García Vélez
Lirano (as Felipe Velez) Lirano (as Felipe Velez)   See fewer
Josu Ormaetxe
Paje (as Josu Hormaeche) Paje (as Josu Hormaeche)   See fewer
João Lobo
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Sofia Reis
Diana's Servant (uncredited) Diana's Servant (uncredited)   See fewer
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