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=== ''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>