Ángeles González-Sinde Reig (born 7 April 1965) is a Spanish scriptwriter, film director and politician. She served as

Minister of Culture A culture minister or a heritage minister is a common cabinet position in governments. The culture minister is typically responsible for cultural policy, which often includes arts policy (direct and indirect support to artists and arts organizatio ...

of the Government of Spain from April 2009 until December 2011. Her appointment was received with anger and rejection by the Spanish Internet Community, due to González-Sinde's opposition to

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and the alleged conflict of interest due to her ties to the film industry. A strict anti-piracy law enacted in Spain in December 2011 has become known colloquially as

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, or the Sinde Law, as she was seen as the primary backer of the measure.

Biography

Ángeles González-Sinde Reig was born 7 April 1965. She is the daughter of the academy's founder, José María González-Sinde, Sr. Her brother, José María González-Sinde, Jr., is also involved in the film industry.José María González Sinde (II) - Internet Movie Database (IMDB)
/ref> González-Sinde studied

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at the

Complutense University of Madrid The Complutense University of Madrid ( es, Universidad Complutense de Madrid; UCM, links=no, ''Universidad de Madrid'', ''Universidad Central de Madrid''; la, Universitas Complutensis Matritensis, links=no) is a public research university loc ...

and did a master's degree in Cinema Scriptwriting at the

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. She served as president of

Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España The Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain ( es, Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España, links=no) is a professional organisation dedicated to the promotion and development of Spanish cinema. Founded in 19 ...

(AACCE) (Spanish Academy of Arts and Cinematographic Sciences) since 2006 until April 2009. In April 2009, González-Sinde was appointed Culture Minister. This sparked a movement against her from the Spanish

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users community, represented by the ''Asociacion de Internautas'' (Internet Users Association). They stated that she was unable to fulfill correctly the needs and obligations of her position because of a

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, as she had personal ties with businesses involved in the film industry and consequently would not be impartial. Moreover, Spanish law 5/2006 of April 10, 2006 regulates conflicts of interest among high-ranking positions in the Spanish government.

Filmography

Director

*''

La suerte dormida '' Sleeping Luck'' ( es, La suerte dormida, links=no) is a 2003 film directed by Ángeles González-Sinde which stars Adriana Ozores alongside Félix Gómez and Pepe Soriano. Synopsis Amparo, a lawyer who has recently lost her family, accepts an i ...

'' (2003). *'' Madrid 11M: Todos íbamos en ese tren'' (2004)—«Como los demás». *'' Una palabra tuya'' (2008).

Scriptwriter

Awards

Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay The Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay (Spanish ''Premio Goya al mejor guión original'') is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards. For the first two editions of the Goya Awards, only one award for screenplays was p ...

, '' La buena estrella'', by

Ricardo Franco Ricardo Franco (24 May 1949 in Madrid – 20 May 1998 in Madrid) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director. Biography Nephew of Jesús Franco. He died at 49 years old when he filmed ''Lágrimas negras (film), Lágrimas negras''. He wrote ...

(1997). *

Goya Award for Best New Director The Goya Award for Best New Director ( es, Premio Goya a la Mejor Dirección Novel, links=no) is the Goya awarded yearly to the best debuting director. The award was first presented at the fourth edition of the Goya Awards with Ana Díez being th ...

for ''La suerte dormida'' (2003). *Prize Turia for Best New Work ''La suerte dormida'' (2003). *XX Festival de Cine Español de Málaga, Best Script for '' Heroína'' (2005), by

Gerardo Herrero Gerardo Herrero Pérez-Gamir (born 28 January 1953) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. He is a prolific promoter of international coproductions and collaborations between Spain and Hispanic American countries. From 1993 to ...

. * Premio Planeta de Novela, runner-up for ''El buen hijo''"Clara Sánchez se alza con el Planeta"
''

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''. Retrieved 16 October 2013.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzalez-Sinde, Angeles 1965 births Living people Complutense University of Madrid alumni Government ministers of Spain Women government ministers of Spain Spanish women film directors Spanish women screenwriters 21st-century Spanish politicians 21st-century Spanish women politicians Culture ministers of Spain 21st-century Spanish screenwriters