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Maria Ripoll’s ‘El Fantasma de Mi Mujer’ Opens in Spain, Starring Loreto Mauleón

Mauleón says the breezy script demanded meticulous timing that made the comedy tougher than it looks.

Overview

  • The film opens in Spanish cinemas on Feb. 20, introducing a romantic farce set off by infidelity without disclosing key twists.
  • Director Maria Ripoll says the challenge was to keep the absurdity in check with believable characters and to deliver light, escapist fun.
  • The ensemble includes Javier Rey, María Hervás and Marco Cáceres, with Macarena Gómez appearing from “the beyond,” alongside Mauleón’s comic turn.
  • Ripoll situates the action around Barcelona with an intentionally atemporal, stylized aesthetic.
  • In interviews, Mauleón calls the project “fresh air,” underscores comedy’s precision, limits her social-media use to work updates, and defends daily series as vital training.