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== Films ==
=== ''Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law'' (1998) ===
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[[José Luis Torrente]] is a lazy, rude, drunkard, sexist, racist, right-wing ex-policeman turned [[Police impersonation|fake cop]] who lives in a decrepit apartment in a slum neighbourhood in [[Madrid]] with his father, whose disability checks are Torrente's only real income.

This film released on 13 March 1998 was nominated for three [[Goya Awards]] at the [[13th Goya Awards]], winning two: [[Santiago Segura]] the [[Goya Award for Best New Director|Best New Director]] award, and [[Tony Leblanc]] the [[Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] award; with [[Javier Cámara]] being nominated for [[Goya Award for Best New Actor|Best New Actor]].<ref name=go1>{{cite web|url=https://www.premiosgoya.com/13-edicion/nominaciones/por-categoria/|title=Estas son las nominaciones de los Premios Goya 1999|website=[[Goya Awards]]|language=es}}</ref> The film became the [[List of highest-grossing films in Spain|highest-grossing Spanish film of all time in Spain]] since box office records began in 1965.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/U.K.+READS+%60DIARY%2C%27+BUT+O%27SEAS+LACKS+HOP.-a074222923|title=U.K. reads 'Diary,' but o'seas lacks hop|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=26 April 2001|page=12|author=Groves, Don|access-date=13 March 2026|via=The Free Library}}</ref>

=== ''Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella'' (2001) ===
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Torrente has moved to [[Marbella]], where, after being wiped out of the money he had gained, he has returned to private investigation.

The film's song "Semos diferentes" by [[Joaquín Sabina]] was nominated for the [[Goya Award for Best Original Song]] at the [[16th Goya Awards]].<ref name=go2>{{cite web|url=https://www.premiosgoya.com/16-edicion/nominaciones/por-categoria/|title=Estas son las nominaciones de los Premios Goya 2002|website=[[Goya Awards]]|language=es|access-date=13 March 2026}}</ref> The film released on 30 March 2001 became the highest-grossing Spanish film of all time in Spain, surpassing the first film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/noticias-cine/g39950716/peliculas-espanolas-taquilleras/|title=Las 30 películas españolas más taquilleras de la historia|magazine=[[Fotogramas]]|date=3 August 2023|language=es|access-date=13 March 2026}}</ref> 

=== ''Torrente 3: el protector'' (2005) ===
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Torrente became a private bodyguard who has to protect [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]] Giannina Ricci, famous for her fight against polluting companies.

The film, released on 30 September 2005, is a parody of the American film ''[[The Bodyguard (1992 film)|The Bodyguard]]'', which was directed by [[Mick Jackson (director)|Mick Jackson]] and starred [[Kevin Costner]] and [[Whitney Houston]]. The film became the highest-grossing Spanish film of the year in Spain.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cultura.gob.es/cultura/areas/cine/mc/cdc/anos-anteriores/ano-2005/cine-peliculas-recaudacion.html|title=Largometrajes con mayor recaudación|website=[[Ministry of Culture (Spain)|Ministry of Culture]]|access-date=13 March 2026|language=es}}</ref>

=== ''Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis'' (2011) ===
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Torrente becomes a security guard, getting into a lot of trouble.

The film was released on 9 March 2011 in 3D. The film became the highest-grossing film of the year in Spain.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cultura.gob.es/cultura/areas/cine/mc/cdc/anos-anteriores/ano-2011/cine-peliculas-recaudacion.html|title=Largometrajes con mayor recaudación|website=[[Ministry of Culture (Spain)|Ministry of Culture]]|access-date=13 March 2026|language=es}}</ref>

=== ''Torrente 5: Operación Eurovegas'' (2014) ===
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Torrente decides to rob a casino together with the help of a bunch of incompetent people.

The film, released on 3 October 2014, was inspired in the failed [[Eurovegas]] hotel-casino project.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/peliculas-criticas/a554506/torrente-5-operacion-eurovegas/|title=Torrente 5: Operación Eurovegas|magazine=[[Fotogramas]]|date=2 July 2014|author=Costa, Jordi|access-date=13 March 2026|language=es}}</ref> Antonio Molina and Ferran Piquer were nominated for the [[Goya Award for Best Special Effects]] at the [[29th Goya Awards]].<ref name=go3>{{cite web|url=https://www.premiosgoya.com/29-edicion/nominaciones/por-categoria/|title=Estas son las nominaciones de los Premios Goya 2015|website=[[Goya Awards]]|language=es}}</ref>

=== ''Torrente for President'' (2026) ===
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Torrente bids for president of the government of Spain.

The film was released on 13 March 2026.