I think that "Torrente" (which is the
name of the film and of its leading character) in fact originated
10 years ago although, at the time, it wasn't even called
"Torrente." In a Chinese restaurant on Guzmán el Bueno St, in
Madrid, a disgraceful customer kept calling the waitress, "Hey,
little China girl!" He wanted the house to give him a glass of
liqueur for free and kept saying: "Oh, come on China girl, go
ahead, we've already consumed a lot here." Perplexed, I watched the
scene as I was having lunch with a buddy of mine at a nearby table.
This scene settled in my mind and actually became one of the seeds
that would give life to "Torrente" (what a poetic piece of
nonsense).
The movie is full of "cameos", an
English word that defines the brief and usually insignificant
appearance of a director, singer or star in a film. Personally, it
amuses me and I think the public also finds it funny. Some of the
members of the team thought it was better to get hold of a
supporting actor or extra because famous actors can pull you out of
the story. I don't know. All I can say is that all those who
participated in making the film collaborated so much and gave off
such good vibrations that the film wouldn't have been the same
without them [...]
Torrente has four "cassette" tapes.
One of them is marching music of the Spanish Foreign Legion and the
other three are songs by pop singer El Fary. Torrente also had a
tape with jokes by comedian Manuel Barragán, but he lost it at a
house party. Like a good, proud Spaniard, he loves soccer above
everything else. He plays a couple of Olympic sports, like target
shooting. Some Sundays, he goes to the Casa de Campo and sets up
cans for target practice.
SANTIAGO SEGURA.