My Wife Is a Ghost
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| Spanish | El fantasma de mi mujer |
| Directed by | Maria Ripoll |
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| Story by | Germán Aparicio |
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| Cinematography | Joan Bordera |
| Edited by | Nacho Ruiz Capillas |
| Music by | Zacarías Martínez de la Riva |
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| Distributed by | A Contracorriente Films |
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| Language | Spanish |
My Wife Is a Ghost (Spanish: El fantasma de mi mujer)[1] is a 2026 comedy film directed by Maria Ripoll starring Javier Rey, Loreto Mauleón, and María Hervás. It is a Spanish-Belgian co-production.
Plot
Julia, the mistress of Fernando, apparently kills Fernando's wife María in an accident, asking for his help to get rid of the body. After telling the police that his wife had left him, Fernando however does not stop hearing and seeing María.[2]
Cast
- Javier Rey as Fernando[2]
- Loreto Mauleón as María[2]
- María Hervás as Julia[2]
- Marco Cáceres as inspector Lorenzo[2]
- Judit Martín as inspectora Rueda[2]
- Carlos Vicente as comisario Farré[2]
- Macarena Gómez as Teresa[2]
Production
The screenplay was written by Germán Aparicio, Araceli Álvarez de Sotomayor, Olga Iglesias, and María Ripoll based on an original story by Germán Aparicio.[3] The Spanish-Belgian film was produced by Mediacrest Aries, AIE – Mediacrest Entertainment, Ciudadano CISKUL and AT Production, and it had the participation of RTVE, Movistar Plus+, Netflix, and 3Cat.[4]
Release
Distributed by A Contracorriente Films,[4] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 20 February 2026.
Reception
Javier Ocaña of Cinemanía rated the film 2½ of out 5 stars, lamenting that in the end the film, modelled after American screwball comedies from the 1930s and 1940s, "just feels like another lacklustre Spanish commercial comedy".[5]
Elsa Fernández-Santos of El País assessed that the madcap comedy struggles to find its tone, singling out "the notion of unintended revenge" and the awakening of Mauleón's character as the best elements about the film.[6]
Pablo Vázquez of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, pointing out that My Wife Is a Ghost is elegantly brought to screen by Ripoll but also lamenting that at some point that the film, "which never fails to entertain, loses its ability to subvert and unsettle".[7]
See also
References
- ^ "My Wife Is a Ghost". Film Factory Entertainment. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (16 February 2026). "Los estrenos del 20 de febrero. 'El fantasma de mi mujer'. Amores que matan". Aisge.
- ^ "Así es el tráiler de 'El fantasma de mi mujer': Javier Rey, Loreto Mauleón y María Hervás en una comedia irreverente". rtve.es. 9 December 2025.
- ^ a b Sánchez Sequera, Marco (17 February 2026). "'El fantasma de mi mujer' – estreno en cines 20 de febrero". Audiovisual451.
- ^ Ocaña, Javier (17 February 2026). "Crítica de 'El fantasma de mi mujer': fallida tentativa de comedia clásica a la americana". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ Fernández-Santos, Elsa (20 February 2026). "'El fantasma de mi mujer': una comedia loca que no encuentra su tono". El País.
- ^ Vázquez, Pablo (21 February 2026). "La película española perfecta para los fans de la comedia negra que recuerda a la tronchante última etapa de Fernando Fernán Gómez". Fotogramas.
External links
- My Wife Is a Ghost at ICAA's Catálogo de Cinespañol