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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] |
Academy Of Cinematographic Arts And Sciences Of Spain
The Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain () is a professional organisation dedicated to the promotion and development of Cinema of Spain, Spanish cinema. Founded in 1986, it is responsible for the annual Goya Awards, Spain's principal film awards. It is headquartered in Madrid. It is a founding member of the Film Academy Network Europe (FAN) and the Ibero-American Federation of Academies of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (FIACINE). Since 2022, the academy is presided by Fernando Méndez-Leite. History The seed of the academy lies in a meeting of film industry professionals convened by producer at Madrid's O'Pazo Restaurant on 12 November 1985. A list of attendees to the meeting is listed as follows: * Luis García Berlanga, director * Carlos Saura, director * , unit production manager * , unit production manager * José Sacristán, actor * Charo López, actress * , film editor * , film editor * , screenwriter * José Nieto (composer), José Nieto, musician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7 Virgins
''7 Virgins'' () is a 2005 Spanish crime film directed by Alberto Rodríguez which stars Juan José Ballesta and Jesús Carroza. The film follows Tano, a juvenile delinquent in Seville that is given parole for a weekend. Plot In Seville, 16-year-old delinquent Tano is granted a 48-hour parole. His older brother José picks him up and invites him to his wedding, on the condition that Tano behaves himself over the weekend. However, shortly after arriving home, Tano steals money from his family and goes to a shopping mall with his friend Richi. There, Richi pickpockets a stranger, who quickly realizes the theft, prompting a chase by mall security. After narrowly escaping, Tano scolds Richi, warning him that further trouble could put him in permanent imprisonment. The pair then encounter José María, a man Richi has previously scammed by selling him a broken phone. José María demands his money back, but Richi persuades him to give the phone another chance. At a bar, Richi propos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torremolinos 73
''Torremolinos 73'' is a 2003 Spanish-Danish comedy film written and directed by Pablo Berger. It stars Javier Cámara, Candela Peña, and Juan Diego. Plot Alfredo López is an exasperated encyclopedia salesman for the ''Montoya Publishing House'' and lives with his faithful wife Carmen in 1973 Spain. Carmen and Alfredo are given the opportunity by the Montoya Publishing House to create pornographic films that will be imported into Scandinavian countries under the pretence of being an audiovisual encyclopedia of human reproduction. They have no other choice as Alfredo's encyclopedia sales are practically zero and Carmen loses her job. Unknowingly, Carmen becomes an adult film star in the Northern European countries though they are well-paid for their films. In the meantime Alfredo and Carmen are trying to have a child and Carmen discovers that Alfredo has a sperm count of zero. Inspired to become a film-maker, Alfredo writes an Ingmar Bergman-inspired feature film titled ''Torremo ... [...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] |
Juan Luis Galiardo
Juan Luis Galiardo Comes (2 March 1940 – 22 June 2012) was a Spanish television, theater and film actor. Life The eldest of six children, Juan Luis Galiardo Comes was born in San Roque, Cádiz, but spent most of his childhood and youth in Badajoz, where his father had moved following working opportunities. After finishing his secondary education in Seville, Galiardo studied Agricultural Engineering at the University of Madrid.D’Lugo, ''Guide to the Cinema of Spain'', p. 228 He abandoned his studies in 1961, to enroll the following year at Spain's National Film School (EOC) where he trained as an actor. He began his career working in the theater under the direction of José Luis Alonso de Santos in the theater María Guerrero. With some fellow actors he founded the T.E.I. (Independent Experimental Theatre), directed by Miguel Narros. Galiardo made his film debut in the leading role in Julio Diamante's film ''El arte de vivir'' ''(The Art of Living'') (1965). In the next ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Sebastián International Film Festival
The San Sebastián International Film Festival ( SSIFF; , ) is an annual FIAPF A category film festival held in the Spain, Spanish city of Donostia, Donostia-San Sebastián in September, in the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country. Since its creation in 1953, it has established itself as one of the 14 "A" category competitive festivals accredited by the FIAPF, of which it has one of the lowest budgets. It has hosted several important events of the history of cinema, such as the international premieres of ''Vertigo (film), Vertigo'', by Alfred Hitchcock (who attended the Festival) and the European premiere of ''Star Wars (film), Star Wars''. It was the first festival attended by Roman Polanski and has helped advance the professional careers of filmmakers such as Francis Ford Coppola, Bong Joon-ho and Pedro Almodóvar. José Luis Rebordinos has served as the director of the festival since 2011. History The festival was founded on September 21, 1953. Non-Spanish la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Shell For Best Actor
The Silver Shell for Best Actor (Spanish: ''Concha de Plata a la Mejor Interpretacion Masculina''; Basque: ''Aktore onenaren Zilarrezko Maskorra'') was one of the main awards presented at the San Sebastián International Film Festival to the Best Actor of a competing film. The last of this award was given out in 2020, after which it was replaced with a gender-neutral Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance and Silver Shell for Best Supporting Performance the following year. Award winners See also * Golden Shell for Best Film * Silver Shell for Best Director *Silver Shell for Best Actress * Donostia Award * Sebastiane Award Sebastiane Award is a prize delivered in September, since 2000, to a film or documentary screened during the San Sebastián International Film Festival that best reflects the values and reality of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender people. ... References External links Official website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smoke & Mirrors (2016 Film)
''Smoke & Mirrors'' () is a 2016 Spanish thriller film directed by Alberto Rodríguez based on the 2006 non-fiction book ''Paesa, el espía de las mil caras'' by Manuel Cerdán. The film stars Eduard Fernández as Francisco Paesa, a former agent of the Spanish secret service who faked his own death after an infamous corruption scandal. Plot Francisco Paesa — an ex-secret agent for the Spanish government who was instrumental in the most important operation against the Basque terrorist group ETA — is framed by his own government and forced to leave the country. When he is finally able to return to Spain, he is broke and his personal life is falling apart. It is then he receives a visit from Luis Roldán, the powerful former Commissioner of Police who offers him one million dollars for help with safeguarding twelve million dollars embezzled by Roldán from the police budget. Paesa plans revenge in order to seize Roldán’s money, fooling an entire country in a brilliant and int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Truman (2015 Film)
''Truman'' is a 2015 comedy-drama film directed by Cesc Gay and co-written by Gay and Tomàs Aragay. The film stars Ricardo Darín, Javier Cámara, and Dolores Fonzi. It won five Goya Awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor (Darín), and Best Supporting Actor (Cámara). Plot Julián, living in Madrid, receives an unexpected visit from his friend, Tomás, a professor living in Canada. Julián is an actor and has had cancer for a year, and his only companion now is Truman, his loyal dog. The friends and Truman share four days together. Julián reveals he is opting for assisted suicide rather than chemotherapy if his health deteriorates. His cousin Paula and Tomás are disturbed by the news and share emotional and meaningful moments during Tomás's visit. They try to cope with Julián's situation. Julián gives his dog to his friend and they bid goodbye after an intense conversation. Cast Production The film was produced by Impossib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Darín
Ricardo Alberto Darín (born 16 January 1957) is an Argentine actor, film director and film producer, considered one of the best and most prolific actors of Argentine cinema. Considered one of the greatest and most acclaimed movie stars of his country, he played several parts in TV series for several years where he became popular as a young leading actor. His most prominent roles as a film actor include '' Nine Queens'' (2000), ''Son of the Bride'' (2001), '' Moon of Avellaneda'' (2004), '' The Aura'' (2005) and '' The Signal'' (2007), which was also his directorial debut. He starred in the Academy Award winning film for Best Foreign Picture ''The Secret in Their Eyes'' (2009). In 2011, the Konex Foundation bestowed upon him their Diamond Award, one of the most prestigious awards in Argentina, for being the most important personality in entertainment in the last decade in his country. In 2015, he received the Goya Award for Best Actor for the film '' Truman''. Early life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marshland (film)
''Marshland'' (, ) is a 2014 Spanish crime thriller film directed by Alberto Rodríguez which stars Javier Gutiérrez and Raúl Arévalo. The film was presented at the 62nd San Sebastián International Film Festival on 20 September 2014. It swept the 29th Goya Awards, winning ten categories, including Best Film, Director, Original Screenplay, and Leading Actor (Gutiérrez). Plot In 1980, Madrid homicide detectives Pedro Suárez and Juan Robles are sent to a " backwater" town on the Guadalquivir Marshes in Spain's "Deep South" to investigate the disappearance of two teenage sisters (Carmen and Estrella) during the town's festivities. Pedro, openly critical of Spain's past during the Francoist Dictatorship, has a problem with authority figures, while Juan seems not to care, though he has a troubled past of his own. The detectives meet with the girls' father, Rodrigo, a local riverboat skipper. Although Rodrigo and his wife Rocío say that their daughters were average girls, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier Gutiérrez Álvarez
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