Emilio — The Whore and the Whale Character Profile

About Emilio

An Argentine photographer killed in Barcelona in 1939. In 1934, he purchased the freedom of Lola, a prostitute in Patagonia, and planned to fly away with her. He is the central subject of Vera's commissioned book.

Emilio — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Leonardo Sbaraglia

Appears in

The Whore and the Whale (2004)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Emilio — Professional Biographer — Vera (Aitana Sánchez-Gijón)

  Vera is tasked with researching and writing a biography of the deceased photographer Emilio.

• Emilio — Romantic Savior — Lola (Mercè Llorens)

  Emilio purchased Lola's freedom, initiating a romantic escape that ultimately ends in tragedy.

• Emilio — Professional Transactional Rival — Suárez (Miguel Ángel Solá)

  Emilio and Suárez engaged in a transaction where Emilio acquired Lola's freedom from Suárez.

• Emilio — Social Contemporary Peer — Matilde (Belén Blanco)

  Matilde and Emilio were contemporaries connected through Lola's shared history and the 1930s timeline.

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• Juanito (Martín Caloni)
• Orestes (Pompeyo Audivert)
• Suárez (Miguel Ángel Solá)
• El Pibe Pedro (Nicolás Tognola)
• Matilde (Belén Blanco)
• Ernesto (Edward Nutkiewicz)
• Meme (Carola Reyna)
• La Foca (Ricardo Orri)
• Prostituta (Olga Sokolinskaja)