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Graphic designer and multidisciplinary artist José María Cruz Novillo redesigned Spain's corporate image as the country transformed itself and tried to move into the future.
Top billed cast
Jose María Cruz Novillo- Joaquín Leguina
- Alfonso Guerra
- Pepe Cruz Novillo Jr.
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