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Málaga Film Festival
The Málaga Festival, formerly Málaga Spanish Film Festival (FMCE), is an annual film festival held in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain. The festival was established to promote Spanish cinema and help disseminate information about Spanish films. Since 2017, it features an additional focus on Ibero-American films. In 2024, it became a FIAPF-accredited film festival, as a competitive film festival specialized in Spanish-language cinema. History The first edition ran from 29 May to 6 June 1998. The guest of honor was Fernando Fernán Gómez, and the retrospective was dedicated to Montxo Armendariz. The festival's first 11 editions were directed by Salomón Castiel. In 2009, Castiel was replaced by Carmelo Romero, who helmed the festival until 2012. Originally the festival was held anytime from March through June. The festival has numerous screenings of the most important Spanish film releases for the previous year, including documentaries and short films. In 2017, the festival dev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Málaga
Málaga (; ) is a Municipalities in Spain, municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 591,637 in 2024, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia and the Ranked lists of Spanish municipalities#By population, sixth most populous in the country. It lies in Southern Iberian Peninsula, Iberia on the Costa del Sol ("Coast of the Sun") of the Mediterranean, primarily in the left bank of the Guadalhorce. The urban core originally developed in the space between the Gibralfaro, Gibralfaro Hill and the Guadalmedina. Málaga's history spans about 2,800 years, making it one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation#Europe, oldest continuously inhabited cities in Western Europe. According to most scholars, it was founded about 770BC by the Phoenicians from Tyre, Lebanon, Tyre as ''Malaka''. From the 6th centuryBC the city was under the hegemony of Ancient Cartha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Compassionate Sex
''Compassionate Sex'' () is a 2000 Spanish-Mexican comedy film directed by Laura Mañá. Cast * Élisabeth Margoni - Lolita * Álex Angulo - Pepe * Pilar Bardem - Berta * Juan Carlos Colombo - Padre Anselmo * Carmen Salinas - La madame * Mariola Fuentes - Floren * Leticia Huijara - Leocadia * Damián Alcázar Damián Alcázar (born January 8, 1953) is a Mexican actor and politician, who is best known outside of Mexico as Lord Sopespian in '' The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian'', Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela in the Netflix series ''Narcos'' and ... - Hombre virgen References External links * 2000 comedy films 2000 films Spanish comedy films Mexican comedy films 2000s Mexican films 2000s Spanish films 2000s Spanish-language films Spanish-language comedy films {{2000s-Mexico-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Rough Winds
''Rough Winds'' () is a 2006 Spanish melodrama film directed by Gerardo Herrero adapting the novel ''Los aires difíciles'' by Almudena Grandes. It features José Luis García Pérez, Cuca Escribano and Carmen Elías. Plot After surviving a shipwreck, Juan Olmedo seeks solace and redress together with his brother Alfonso (a mentally handicapped person) and his niece Tamara in an Andalusian village in the Atlantic coast of the province of Cádiz, seeking to overcome the death of Charo (Juan's child love, wife of his brother Damián, and Juan's lover) in a traffic collision. He develops a bond and sexual relationship with the maid, the lively Maribel, while Panrico (Maribel's former partner) and Sara (Juan's neighbor and Maribel's friend) stay aloof. Cast Production An adaptation of the novel ''Los vientos difíciles'' by Almudena Grandes, the screenplay was penned by Ángeles González-Sinde and Alberto Macías. The film is a Tornasol Films, Continental Producciones and Maes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
José Corbacho
José Corbacho Nieto (born 12 December 1965) is a Spanish comedian, screenwriter, actor, and film and television director from Catalonia. Biography José Corbacho Nieto was born on 12 December 1965 in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, and was diagnosed with Spina bifida. His father was from Extremadura. He earned a licentiate degree on Information Sciences (Journalism) from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. He began nonetheless a professional acting career in comedy theatre group . He also worked with television production company , of which he was a board member. His feature film directorial debut ''Tapas (film), Tapas'', co-helmed along with Juan Cruz (director), Juan Cruz, earned him a Goya Award for Best New Director. He also directed his sophomore picture ''Cowards (2008 film), Cowards'' along with Cruz. His television work, in various capacities, include ', ''Pelotas (TV series), Pelotas'', ', and ''Un nuevo amanecer''. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Corbacho, Jose S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Juan Cruz (director)
Juan Cruz (born 1966) is a television and film director and screenwriter. He co-directed the 2005 film ''Tapas'' as his directorial film debut. Filmography * '' Incidencias'' 2015 * ''Pelotas'' (TV series) 2009–2010 * '' Universos'' (TV series) 2008 * '' Cowards'' 2008 * '' XXI Premios Anuales de la Academia'' (TV special) 2007 * ''Tapas'' 2005 * '' Ratones coloraos'' (TV series) 2002 * '' Set de nit'' (TV series) 2001 * ''A pèl A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide. Its name in English is '' a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient G ...'' (TV series) 2001 * '' El olor de las manzanas'' (short) (writer) 1999 External links * Spanish film directors Living people 1966 births Place of birth missing (living people) Date of birth missing (living people) {{Spain-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tapas (film)
''Tapas'' is a 2005 comedy film written and directed by José Corbacho and Juan Cruz. Plot The film centers on a Spanish tapas bar and the love lives of the loosely interconnected people in the neighborhood surrounding the bar. The pairs of lovers include a middle aged woman and a young man; an elderly, drug dealing woman and her terminally ill husband in poor health; the tapas bar owner and his estranged wife; and two Chinese immigrants. Cast Production A Spanish-Argentine-Mexican co-production, the film was produced by Castelao Productions and Tusitala PC. Shooting locations included the in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. Release ''Tapas'' was presented at the Málaga Film Festival in April 2005. It was theatrically released in Spain on 13 May 2005. Accolades , - , align = "center" rowspan = "3" , 2005 , , rowspan = "3" , 8th Málaga Film Festival The Málaga Festival, formerly Málaga Spanish Film Festival (FMCE), is an annual film festival held in Málaga, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gracia Querejeta
Gracia Querejeta Marín (; born 13 August 1962) is a Spanish filmmaker. Biography She was born in Madrid in 1962, daughter to film producer Elías Querejeta and costume designer María del Carmen Marín. She studied Ancient History in the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. She worked as an actress before developing her directorial career. Her debut as director was in 1988 with short films as ''Tres en la marca.'' Her first feature film was ''Una estación de paso'' (1992). Films Short films * ''Tres en la marca'' (1988), chapter 7 Serie ''7 Huellas'' * ''El viaje del agua'' (1990) *''La adolescencia'' (1992) *''El trabajo de rodar'' (1993) *''Alfredo di Stefano'' (1997) *''Primarias'' (1998) Documentary with Fernando León de Aranoa and Azucena Rodríguez. *''Felices 140'' (2015) Feature films *''Robert Rylands' Last Journey'' (''El último viaje de Robert Rylands'') (1994) *''By My Side Again'' (''Cuando vuelvas a mi lado'') (1999) *''Héctor (film), Héctor'' (2004) *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Héctor (film)
''Héctor'' is a 2004 Spanish family drama film directed and co-written by Gracia Querejeta, starring Nilo Mur as the title character and Adriana Ozores. The film won the Best Picture Award at the Málaga Film Festival and scooped four nominations to the 19th Goya Awards. Plot Set in Madrid, the plot tracks the vicissitudes of the adaptation of a 16-year-old teenager (Héctor) to a new home and living with his aunt and uncle (Tere and Juan) in the wake of the death of her mother due to an accident, as well as coping with loss and the arrival of his father Martín (unacquainted with Héctor) from Mexico. Cast Production The screenplay was penned by Gracia Querejeta and . worked as cinematographer whereas took over editing. Produced by Elías Querejeta PC, DeAPlaneta and Ensueño Films, it had the participation of Canal+, Antena 3, TeleMadrid, Canal Sur, TVC, TVG, TVV, TV Canaria, Castilla-La Mancha Televisión. The film was shot in Madrid and its surroundings. Sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pablo Berger
Pablo Berger Uranga (born 1963) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He is known for directing and writing the silent drama film '' Blancanieves'' (2012), the black comedy films '' Torremolinos 73'' (2003) and ''Abracadabra'' (2017), and the animated tragicomedy film '' Robot Dreams'' (2023), the latter was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Life and work Berger attended primary and secondary school in Artxanda Trueba, located on the outskirts of Bilbao, Spain. In 1988 he directed his first short film, ''Mamá'' (''Mum''), with artistic director Álex de la Iglesia and Ramon Barea. With the financial winnings from a grant from the Provincial Council of Biscay, he went to study for a master’s in film at New York University. There he directed his short film ''Truth and Beauty'', for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award. After getting his Ph.D., Berger worked as a professor of management at the New York Film Academy. Thereafter, he began a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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] [Amazon] |
Emilio Martínez Lázaro
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Emilio may refer to: * Emilio Navaira, a Mexican-American singer often called "Emilio" * Emilio (given name) * ''Emilio'' (film), a 2008 film by Kim Jorgensen See also * Emílio (other) * Emilios (other) Emilios, or Aimilios, (Greek: Αιμίλιος) is a variant of the given names Emil (other), Emil, Emilio (other), Emilio and Emílio (other), Emílio, and may refer to: *Aimilios Veakis, Greek actor *Aimilios Papathanas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Other Side Of The Bed
''The Other Side of the Bed'' () a.k.a. ''The Wrong Side of the Bed'' is a 2002 Spanish musical comedy film directed by Emilio Martínez Lázaro and written by David Serrano, which stars Ernesto Alterio, Paz Vega, Guillermo Toledo and Natalia Verbeke alongside Alberto San Juan and María Esteve. A box-office hit, it became the highest-grossing Spanish film in the domestic market in 2002. Plot Sex, love, lies, bed-hopping and mistaken identities abound in this pop musical-comedy set in Madrid. The gorgeous Paula breaks up with her boyfriend Pedro in order to continue her affair with Javier. The immature Javier however, is unwilling to break up with his current girlfriend Sonia, or confess to their affair to Pedro, who happens to be his best friend. Cast Release The film screened at the Málaga Film Festival in 2002. It was theatrically released in Spain on 5 July 2002. Sequel The film was followed three years later by a sequel entitled ''The 2 Sides of the Bed''. Martíne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
