The movie plot concerns the lives of Spanish immigrants and hilariously showing us how was the existence of that time . At a village called Paralejos Arriba arrives Angelino (José Sacristán) from Munich , he drives a luxurious car , a ¨Mercedes¨ , and tells extraordinary feats about the German miracle and their wealthy lives . It excites to Pepe (Alfredo Landa) who decides to go Germany to seek fortune , in spite of the opposition his girlfriend Pilar (Tina Sainz) . One time in Múnich , Pepe gets lousy works and part-time jobs , as cleaning crystals (accomppanied by a German colleague nicely played by Manuel Summers) , and pasting posters . Pepe resides at a boarding house where is also Angelino , along with a exiled Republican doctor called Emilio (Antonio Ferrandis) and the loving couple formed by Maria (Gemma Cuervo) and Miguel (Fernando Guillén Cuervo) . Both of whom wish yearning to save enough money to return Spain to buy a gas station . One day , Pilar arrives in Múnich and surprising discovers Pepe working almost naked as an advertisement man and things go wrong .
The flick packs silly incidents , funny comical sketches , tongue-in-cheek , grotesque situations and above all , it especially contains catching touches of humor and irony . Sitting in a strange middle ground between the completely absurd and the stylishly agreeable . There are some nice jokes in the film and the cast , playing eccentric characters , make a cosy fit . Being well set by that time , during the sixties when the Spanish people emigrated at European countries to survive . This hilarious as well as interesting film is full of humor , brief drama , touching scenes , good feeling and narrating the conflict between the traditional Spanish society and modernity . It is a simple , and humorous portrait of a time when the Spanish had to go other countries in order to encounter jobs . ¨Vente a Alemania Pepe¨ was a success among spectators , considered to be an acceptable , commercial and funny Spanish comedy . Its nostalgic look has some great moments that reflect a Spain of the sixties and seventies : a poor country during the years when the action takes place . It is full of typical Spanish topics , a simple plot and including atmospheric sets of a boarding house that seems more a Spanish Pension than a German place . The flick is a comical as well briefly dramatic homage to those people from the sixties and seventies that went to make a new life , leaving family and relatives as well as friends behind . As they find it almost impossible to adapt themselves to habits , language and an atmosphere in the modern country that seems alien to them now . There takes place the problems to adapt into Germany . Alfredo Landa gives a very nice acting as the dreamer Pepe who decides to attempt his luck traveling to Germany , to carry out the "German Dream¨ . The screenplay by notorious writers Vicente Coello and Vicente Escribá pays a loving tribute to those men who emigrated to seek fortune and sacrificed it all in order to help their impoverished families . The players are simply perfect, the tale flows at the alright pace , and you enjoy the picture from beginning to end .
Colorful cinematography by Raúl Pérez Cubero who shows splendidly the ambient by that time . Evocative as well as atmospheric soundtrack by Antón Garcia Abril . The motion picture was professionally directed by Pedro Lazaga , though it has some flaws and gaps . Lazaga was a Spanish craftsman who directed various film with the popular comic player Paco Martinez Soria . Pedro was a prolific director and writer, known for Los Chicos Del Preu (1967), Cuerda De Presos (1956) and María Morena (1951). He directed all kind of genres such as Peplum : Siete Espartanos , Wartime : Cuerda De Presos , Posicion Avanzada , Torrepartida , La Patrulla ; Drama : Rostro De Asesino , Otro Arbol De Guernica , but especially known for comedies in low budget . Director Pedro Lazaga made , during the fifties and early sixties , eight films , mostly comedies : ¨Muchachas De Azul¨, Ana Dice Si¨. ¨Luna De Verano¨, ¨Económicamente Debiles¨ , ¨Trio Damas¨ for screenwriter and producer Jose Luis Dibildos and his ¨Agata Films Productions¨. The best of all them results to be ¨Los Tramposos¨. He continued making comedies such as Patrulla De Los Once , Los Tramposos , Sabian Demasiado , El Vikingo , ¡No Firmes Más Letras, Cielo! , Vente a Ligar Al Oeste , Hasta El Matrimonio Nos Separe , La Amante Perfecta , Fulanita y Sus Menganos , among others . His most known films were with the popular comic player Paco Martinez Soria such as : Abuelo Made in Spain , Padre De La Criatura , Alegre Divorciado , Estoy Hecho Un Chaval , Vaya Par Gemelos , among others . As well as others produced by Vicente Escriba and starred by Alfredo Landa, such as : Vente a Alemania Pepe , Vente a Ligar a Oeste and No Firmes Mas Letras Cielo .
