Casting

Ideally 43, though somewhere between 35 - 45 can work. A working actress. Warm, funny, sardonic, down to earth, emotional, motherly and naturally sexy (i.e., not working it.)

Handsome and smooth. Pretty much a haircut and a voice, it would be possible to mistake him for a bounder, but the truth is he falls in love with every woman he meets.

Ivan's ex-wife. She has just been released from a mental institution after 20 years. Both comic and scary with a heartbreaking vulnerability underneath it all.

Ivan's and Lucia's son. Shy and studious looking, handsome behind glasses. Struggling to break out of his shell.

Carlos' fiance. Very matter-of-fact and no-nonsense. Firlmy holding onto her virginity, but with a passion and freedom struggling to break free.

Pepa's best friend. A working model. Very pretty with a small town innocence underneath her cosmopolitan sexiness, she is easily distracted - usually by love.

A lawyer, a 1987 feminist. Despite her cold demeanor, we must also believe she can be swept off her feet.

Off-center, talkative and big hearted. He takes on the problems of any of his passengers. Still grounded in reality, he is the spirit and energy of Madrid.

Religious and a little loopy.

The self appointed ruler of her apartment building.

A receptionist and a busy body.

The director and owner of the dubbing studio where Pepa works.

A voice-over actress. Very attractive.

A doctor.

A tough, no-nonsense police detective.

The Chief Inspector's assistant. A bit bumbling.

Handsome.

A guy on a motorcycle (or Vespa.)

Security Guards. Two Male or One Female, One Male.

A News Reader on TV.

Magistrates. Three Male or Two Male, One Female.

A dancer.

A dancer.