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Torrente Presidente’ Is a Box-Office Hit as Segura Trains His Satire on Global Politics

The sixth film pushes the foul‑mouthed antihero into electoral parody through a stand‑in for Spain’s far right.

Overview

  • Santiago Segura returns after a 12‑year pause with the sixth Torrente film, a 102‑minute satire he wrote, directed, produced, and stars in.
  • Reviews report a runaway opening in Spain, with Ámbito noting it earned about twenty times the box office of Pedro Almodóvar’s latest release.
  • The plot follows advisers from a fictional ultraright party called Nox who recruit Torrente, whose crude crowd‑pleasing speeches fuel a rapid political rise.
  • The film fires jokes across Spain’s political map and reaches abroad, with Argentine outlets highlighting a spoof of President Javier Milei and nods to Donald Trump.
  • Cameos and shock humor are central, including Mariano Rajoy appearing as himself, while critics weigh whether the grotesque style challenges or normalizes extremist talk.