''The Hands'' ( es, Las manos) is a 2006 Argentinean-

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directed by Alejandro Doria. The plot was inspired by the life and work of Catholic priest Mario Pantaleo. Doria and Juan Bautista Stagnaro wrote the screenplay. The film won one

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Cast

* Graciela Borges as Perla *

Jorge Marrale Jorge Marrale (born June 30, 1947) is an Argentine actor. Life and work Marrale was born in Buenos Aires' industrial Barracas section to a Spanish mother and an Italian father (from the Calabria Region), in 1947. His paternal grandfather had be ...

as Padre Mario Pantaleo *

Duilio Marzio Duilio Marzio (November 27, 1923 - July 25, 2013) was a well-known Argentine cinema and theatre actor. Life and work Marzio was born Duilio Bruno Perruccio La Stella in Buenos Aires to Sicilian immigrants, in 1923. He enrolled at the University ...

as Monseñor Alessandri *

Esteban Pérez Esteban Daniel Pérez Spatazza (born March 26, 1966 in Rosario, Santa Fe) is a retired male basketball player (2.00 metres) from Argentina, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (official ...

as Javier * Belén Blanco as Silvia *

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as Padre Giacomino * Carlos Weber as Monseñor Arizaga *

Jean Pierre Reguerraz Jean-Pierre Reguerraz (1939 – November 2, 2007) was an Argentine stage and film actor noted for his deep bass voice. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1939 of French parents, he studied acting in Europe before returning to Argentina in 19 ...

as Spagnuolo *

María Socas María Antonia Socas Ortiz Lanús (Buenos Aires, August 12, 1959) is an Argentine actress. Although active in various media in her native country, particularly ''telenovelas'' and stage,Juan Carlos Gené Juan Carlos Gené (6 November 1929 – 31 January 2012) was an Argentine actor and playwright. He was president and secretary general of the Argentine Actors Association, managing director of Canal Siete and managing director of Teatro General ...

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Movie Awards and nominations

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*Won: Best Costume Design *Nominated: Best Actor – Leading Role (Jorge Marrale) *Nominated: Best Actor – Supporting Role (Duilio Marzio) *Nominated: Best Actress – Leading Role (Graciela Borges) *Nominated: Best Art Direction (Margarita Jusid) *Nominated: Best Director (Alejandro Doria) *Nominated: Best Film *Nominated: Best New Actor (Esteban Perez) *Nominated: Best Screenplay – Original (Alejandro Doria and Juan Bautista Stagnaro)

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(Spain) *Won:

Best Spanish Language Foreign Film Best or The Best may refer to: People * Best (surname), people with the surname Best * Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer Companies and organizations * Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain * Best Lock Corporation, ...

External links

* 2006 films 2000s Spanish-language films Argentine drama films Films directed by Alejandro Doria Films scored by Federico Jusid 2000s Argentine films {{2000s-Argentina-film-stub