Amusing Spanish comedy but extremely moralizing with the great Paco Martínez Soria who became himself a big star during his last years ; he steals the show with his Aragonese accent , and playing splendidly his usual role as a fast-talking , grumpy as well as intimate old man . Here is often used the ordinary formula about ¨Fish out water¨ regarding an ingenuous villager goes to the noisy Big City . This diverting movie deals with a retired widower , the simple-minded Agustin (Paco Martínez Soria) , who lives in an Aragonese village , Calcierra , near Zaragoza , as he wants himself to stay with his family for some time at son's home , but things are far from ideal . His offspring the hard-working Agustin (Eduardo Fajardo) emigrated from the village to Madrid to encounter new opportunities and a better life ; nowadays , he has become a renowned doctor . A bit later on , grandfather Agustin carrying two chickens goes Madrid , but things go awry . When he arrives in the capital he is caught in the vortex of the Gran Vía's traffic jam and being attended by a grumpy traffic officer (Manolo Gomez Bur) . At last , he arranges to reach the luxury apartment of Agustín Jr. As his forty-year-old son lives a luxurious life there in the company of Luciana , his spouse (Coll) and his rebel daughter Sara (Cristina Galbó ; but the threesome are annoyed by his uninvited presence , that's why the family has forgot their grandfather who long time ago they left him alone .
It is an agreeable picture concerning the silly adventures of an unfortunate as well as botcher villager who goes to visit his son but things get worse . Funny and fun acting by the old widower peasant magnificently played by Paco Martínez who has always lived in his village and decides on a whim to go and settle down in Madrid . Being well written by Fernando Lázaro Carreter , member of Spanish Royal Academy , under pseudonym : Fernando Lózano . The film develops the classical formula : ¨Fish out water¨ , as a redneck grandfather arrives in the big city and once there , he only encounters a bustling town and he has a lot of problems that attempts to resolve , as well as a troublesome family ; as the likable grandfather is upsetting by the loss of moral values that governs his relatives : frivolity , egoism , duplicity and deceits . This film is made to entertain , and this movie , especially for a good time and a pleasant entertainment and is also pretty darn funny . Sitting in a strange middle ground between the completely absurd and the stylishly enjoyable . It takes a simple concept a naive redneck goes to the busy big city , the capital of Spain : Madrid , to meet his unknown son ; he , then , encounters a frenetic and hostile world , and also his three unhappy relatives in real problems . There are some nice jokes in the film and the cast , playing eccentric characters , make a cosy fit . The flick interweaves fun comedy along with a social criticism about the peculiar Spain of the 60s . This film packs customary images of the social life from the sixties , nutty situations , but it especially contains catching touches of humor , tongue-in-cheek and irony ; adding the typical Spanish idiosyncrasy . The film is full of familiar faces and cameos , such as Gracita Morales as the lively maid , Alfredo Landa as an egg seller , Manuel Tejada as priest , Margot Cottens , María Luisa Ponte , Jos Sacristán , José Saza , Manuel Arbo , Sancho Gracia , and many others . And an evocative and catching musical score by Antón García Abril , adding some pop songs by a Pop band with soundtrack typical of the sixties and early seventies .
"City Life Is Not for Me" was professionally directed by Pedro Lazaga and it was a big success at box office . Lazaga directed various film with the popular comic player Paco Martinez Soria . Lazaga was born in Valls , Tarragona , Catalonia , and died on November 30, 1979 in Madrid . He was a prolific director and writer , specially known for Los Chicos del Preu (1967), María Morena (1951), Cuerda De Presos (1956) and Posición Avanzada (1966). Pedro was a craftsman , a notorious director and writer who 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 resulted 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 , Vota a Gundisalvo , Terapia Al Desnudo , Tres Suecas Para Tres Rodríguez , Yo soy Fulana de Tal , 5 Almohadas Para Una Noche , En La Cresta De la Ola and several others . His most known films were with the popular comic player Paco Martinez Soria , such as : Abuelo Made in Spain or Old made in Spain, , Padre De La Criatura , Alegre Divorciado , Estoy Hecho Un Chaval , Vaya Par Gemelos , among others
