''The Queen of Spain'' ( es, La reina de España, links=no) is a 2016 Spanish comedy-drama film written and directed by

Fernando Trueba Fernando Rodríguez Trueba (born 18 January 1955), known as Fernando Trueba, is a Spanish book editor, screenwriter, film director and producer. Between 1974 and 1979, he worked as a film critic for Spain's leading daily newspaper ''El País''. ...

. Starring

Penélope Cruz Penélope Cruz Sánchez (; ; born 28 April 1974) is a Spanish actress. Known for her roles in films of several genres, particularly those in the Spanish language, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a British ...

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, Neus Asensi,

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, Rosa Maria Sardà,

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and

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. It was shown in the Berlinale Special section of the

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. The movie is a sequel to Trueba's 1998 drama '' The Girl of Your Dreams'' with Cruz, Resines, Asensi, León, Sanz, Sardà and Segura reprising their roles from the previous film. It was nominated for 5

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at the

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, without winning any, including the nomination for Cruz as

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for the same role for which she had won the Best Actress Award at the

13th Goya Awards The 13th Goya Awards were presented in Madrid, Spain on 23 January 1999. ''The Girl of Your Dreams ''The Girl of Your Dreams'' ( es, La niña de tus ojos) is a 1998 Spanish drama film produced and directed by Fernando Trueba that stars Penélo ...

, making her the first actress to be nominated twice for the same role in two different films.

Plot

Nearly twenty years after the events of '' The Girl of Your Dreams'', in the 1950s, Macarena Granada, who has become a Hollywood star, returns to Spain to film a blockbuster about Queen Isabella I of Castile.

Cast

Production

The film was produced by Fernando Trueba PC and

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and it had the participation of

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. Marta Velasco was responsible for film editing.

Accolades

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Queen of Spain, The 2016 comedy-drama films 2010s Spanish-language films 2010s English-language films Spanish comedy-drama films 2016 films Films directed by Fernando Trueba Films scored by Zbigniew Preisner Films set in the 1950s Atresmedia Cine films 2010s Spanish films