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23rd Goya Awards
The 23rd Goya Awards honouring the best in Spanish filmmaking of 2008 were presented on 1 February 2009 at the Madrid's Palacio Municipal de Congresos. The gala was hosted by Carmen Machi, also featuring Muchachada Nui. '' Camino'' was the big winner of the night, winning 6 awards out 7 nominations, including Best Film, Actress, Director and Original Screenplay. Winners and nominees The winners and nominees are listed as follows: Major awards Other award nominees Honorary Goya * Jesús Franco Jesús Franco Manera (12 May 1930 – 2 April 2013), also commonly known as Jess Franco, was a Spanish filmmaker, composer, and actor, known as a highly prolific director of low-budget exploitation and B-movies. He worked in many different gen ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Goya Awards 23 2008 film awards 2008 in Spanish cinema 2009 in Madrid Events in Madrid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IFEMA Palacio Municipal
The IFEMA Palacio Municipal, formerly known as Palacio Municipal de Congresos, is a convention centre in Madrid, Spain. It is located near the IFEMA's main fairground complex in the Campo de las Naciones area. It is operated by IFEMA since 2019. History It is located in the Corralejos (Madrid), Corralejos neighborhood, Barajas (Madrid), Barajas district. Designed by Ricardo Bofill, building works lasted from March 1991 to May 1993. The building was inaugurated on 19 October 1993. Since 1995, when the Goya Awards moved from the similarly named Palacio de Congresos (Madrid), Palacio de Congresos in the Paseo de la Castellana, the venue has hosted several editions of the awards' ceremonies. On 15 December 1995, the venue hosted the European Union, EU summit that ratified the creation of the "euro" currency. It has also hosted other international events such as IMF and World Bank meetings as well as NATO and UN summits. The facility closed down on 8 November 2012 to undergo buildin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Oxford Murders (film)
''The Oxford Murders'' is a 2008 thriller drama film co-written and directed by Álex de la Iglesia and starring Elijah Wood, John Hurt, Leonor Watling and Julie Cox. It is based on 2003's novel of the same name by Argentine mathematician and writer Guillermo Martínez. Plot In 1993, Martin (Elijah Wood), a US student at the University of Oxford, wants Arthur Seldom (John Hurt) as his thesis supervisor. He idolises Seldom and has learned all about him. He takes accommodation in Oxford at the house of Mrs. Eagleton (Anna Massey), an old friend of Seldom. Also in the house is her daughter, Beth ( Julie Cox), who is her full-time caregiver – which she resents bitterly – and a musician by occupation. In a public lecture, Seldom quotes Wittgenstein's '' Tractatus'' to deny the possibility of absolute truth. Hoping to impress his idol, Martin disputes this, asserting his faith in the absolute truth of mathematics: "I believe in the number pi". Seldom humiliates him, ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verónica Echegui
Verónica Fernández Echegaray (born 16 June 1983), known professionally as Verónica Echegui, is a Spanish actress and director. Since making her feature film debut as the title character of the 2006 drama '' My Name Is Juani'', she has appeared in films such as '' My Prison Yard'' (2008), '' Kathmandu Lullaby'' (2012), '' The Cold Light of Day'' (2012), ''Family United'' (2013), '' You're Killing Me Susana'' (2016), '' Let Yourself Go'' (2017), ''The Hunter's Prayer'' (2017), '' Unknown Origins'' (2020), '' My Heart Goes Boom!'' (2020), '' The Offering'' (2020), '' Book of Love'' (2022), '' Artificial Justice'' (2023) and '' Yo No Soy Esa'' (2024). She has appeared in television series such as '' Fortitude'' (2015-2017), '' Trust'' (2018), ''Intimacy'' (2022) and '' Love You To Death'' (2025). In 2020, her short film and directorial debut ''Tótem Loba'' was released; it won the Best Short Film at the Goya Awards in 2022. Early life Verónica Fernández Echegaray was born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maribel Verdú
María Isabel Verdú Rollán (born 2 October 1970), better known as Maribel Verdú (), is a Spanish actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades throughout her career spanning nearly four decades, including two Goya Awards for Best Actress, an Ariel Award for Best Actress, the Gold Medal of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain in 2008 and the National Cinematography Award in 2009. Verdú made her acting debut at thirteen in '' Captain Sánchez's Crime'' (1985). Some of her film credits include performances in '' Lovers'' (1991), ''Belle Époque'' (1992), '' Lucky Star'' (1997), ''Y tu mamá también'' (2001), '' Pan's Labyrinth'' (2006), '' The Blind Sunflowers'' (2008), '' Tetro'' (2009), ''Snow White'' (2012), and ''Abracadabra'' (2017). She also appeared as Nora Allen in the DC Extended Universe film ''The Flash'' (2023), her second superhero film credit after ''Superlópez'' (2018). Early life Verdú was born in Madrid, Spain. She began acting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goya Award For Best Actress
The Goya Award for Best Actress (Spanish: ''Premio Goya a la mejor interpretación femenina protagonista'') is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards. Since its inception, the award has been given to 26 actresses. At the 1st Goya Awards ceremony held in 1987, Amparo Rivelles was the first winner of this award for her role as Laura in ''Hay que deshacer la casa, We Must Undo the House''. Carmen Maura has received the most awards in this category with three wins. Penélope Cruz was nominated on twelve occasions, winning two times. As of the 39th Goya Awards, 2025 ceremony, Carolina Yuste is the most recent winner in this category for her role as Mónica / Arantxa in ''Undercover (2024 film), Undercover''. Winners and nominees In the following table, the years are listed as per the Spanish Film Academy convention, corresponding to year the ceremony was held. 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple wins and nominations The foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chef's Special
''Chef's Special'' () is a 2008 Spanish film directed by . It stars Javier Cámara, Benjamín Vicuña, Lola Dueñas, and Fernando Tejero. It centers on homosexuality and the decision to come out, following men who have had relationships with women to hide their own sexuality, to the point of even having kids. The film also deals with the theme of single parents. Plot Maxi is the chef and owner of a restaurant, Xantarella, who aspires to win a Michelin Star but is having financial difficulties. He helps Alex, a maître d’ who is desperately looking for a boyfriend. It has been a while since Maxi has come out of the closet and declared his homosexuality. Since then, he left behind his wife and his two children whom he has not seen in the last seven years. His wife's death leads him to have to take care of his two estranged kids. Meanwhile, an Argentinian soccer player, Horacio, comes into Maxi and Alex's lives and passes himself off as heterosexual when in reality he is homo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier Cámara
Javier Cámara Rodríguez (born 19 January 1967) is a Spanish actor. He became known for two television roles as a priest in '' ¡Ay, señor, señor!'' and ''Éste es mi barrio''. He has since featured in films such as '' Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law'' (which earned him wide public recognition in Spain), '' Talk to Her'', '' Torremolinos 73'', '' Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed'', '' Truman'' and '' Forgotten We'll Be''. Other television credits include performances in series such as '' 7 vidas'', '' The Young Pope'' and '' The New Pope'' (portraying a cleric again) or '' Narcos'', likewise starring as the title character in the Juan Carrasco politico-satirical saga ('' Vota Juan'', '' Vamos Juan'' and '' Venga Juan''). Early life Javier Cámara Rodríguez was born on 19 January 1967 in Albelda de Iregua, province of La Rioja. He trained his acting chops at the theatre group of IES Laboral (his high school) and the Logroño's Theatre School, later moving to Madrid to tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raúl Arévalo
Raúl Arévalo Zorzo (born 22 November 1979) is a Spanish actor and director. He has featured in films such as '' Dark Blue Almost Black'' (2006), '' Seven Billiard Tables'' (2007), '' The Blind Sunflowers'' (2008), '' Fat People'' (2009), '' Cousinhood'' (2011), '' I'm So Excited'' (2013), ''Marshland'' (2014), and ''The Europeans'' (2020) and television series such as '' La embajada'' (2016) and ''Riot Police'' (2020). He made his full-length directorial debut with '' The Fury of a Patient Man'' (2016). Arévalo is the recipient of multiple accolades, including three Goya Awards, three Actors and Actresses Union Awards, and two Feroz Awards. Career Raúl Arévalo Zorzo was born on 22 November 1979 in Móstoles, province of Madrid. For his television debut, Arévalo joined the television series '' Compañeros'' while he was still a student under Cristina Rota. He was part of the cast of the series for two seasons (2001–2002). In 2003, he made his feature film debut in '' W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Luna
Diego Dionisio Luna Alexander (; born 29 December 1979) is a Mexican actor, director, and producer, best known for his portrayal of Cassian Andor in ''Rogue One, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'' (2016) and the Disney+ series ''Andor (TV series), Andor'' (2022–2025), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Television Series Drama. Following an early career in Mexican telenovelas, Luna had his breakthrough in the critically acclaimed 2001 film ''Y tu mamá también''. During the 2000s, he appeared in both Mexican and American films including ''Frida (2002 film), Frida'', ''Open Range (2003 film), Open Range'', ''Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights'', ''The Terminal'', ''Criminal (2004 film), Criminal'', ''Milk (2008 American film), Milk'', ''Just Walking, Sólo quiero caminar'', and ''Rudo y Cursi''. In the 2010s, his films included the science fiction ''Elysium (film), Elysium'', comedy ''Casa de mi padre, Casa de mi Padre'', and the animated musical ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goya Award For Best Actor
The Goya Award for Best Actor (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Premio Goya a la mejor interpretación masculina protagonista'') is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards. Actors that won or were nominated for this category have had a significant presence in several film festivals both Spanish and international, Imanol Arias (''El Lute: Run for Your Life, Lute: Run for Your Life''), Fernando Rey (''Winter Diary''), Juan Echanove (''Madregilda''), Luis Tosar (''Take My Eyes''), Juan José Ballesta (''7 Virgins''), Juan Diego (actor), Juan Diego (''Go Away from Me''), José Sacristán (''The Dead Man and Being Happy''), Javier Gutiérrez Álvarez, Javier Gutiérrez (''Marshland (film), Marshland''), Ricardo Darín (''Truman (2015 film), Truman'') and Eduard Fernández (''Smoke & Mirrors (2016 film), Smoke & Mirrors'') received the Silver Shell for Best Actor at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, Juan Luis Galiardo (''Goodbye from the Heart''), Javier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Luis Cuerda
José Luis Cuerda Martínez (18 February 19474 February 2020) was a Spanish filmmaker. He is nationally recognised and considered to be amongst the greatest and most influential Spanish directors of all time, having made such critically successful and culturally significant films as ''The Enchanted Forest (1987 film), The Enchanted Forest'' (1987), ''Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing'' (1989) and ''Butterfly's Tongue'' (1999). His films won four Goya Awards over the course of his career: Goya Award for Best Film, Best Film and Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Screenplay for ''The Enchanted Forest'', and Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Adapted Screenplay for ''Butterfly's Tongue'' and ''The Blind Sunflowers (film), The Blind Sunflowers'' (2008). Filmography Film Acting roles Producer only * ''Thesis (film), Thesis'' (1996) (Executive Producer, Producer) *''Open Your Eyes (1997 film), Open Your Eyes'' (1997) (Producer) *''The Others (2001 film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
