The Disputed Vote of Mr. Cayo is a 1986 Spanish film directed by Antonio Giménez-Rico based on the 1978 homonymous novel by Miguel Delibes. It stars Paco Rabal, Juan Luis Galiardo, Iñaki Miramón, and Lydia Bosch.

Plot

The film is set in post-Francoist Spain, both in 1977 and 1986. Rafael is informed of the death of his former boss Víctor Velasco, an honest and benevolent politician. In the funeral, Rafael sees Laly, a former colleague in his political party, and they reminisce about the time they embarked on a campaign trip with Víctor to the northern outskirts of the province of Burgos to convince the local mayors of each zone for their vote. There they met Mr. Cayo, mayor of a small village and a self-sufficient farmer. Víctor never found out for whom Mr. Cayo voted and this always intrigued him. After pressure from Laly, Rafael decides to go back to the small village to find the answer. As consequence, Rafael has flashbacks of his time campaigning with Víctor in Burgos and the surrounding areas in June 1977. The 1977 election were the first democratic election of the post-Francoist era that was known as Spanish Transition. Most of the film concerns his memories during the campaign trail. It is worth noting that the scenes during the democratic years are in black and white while the scenes during the Transition are in color.