''Voyage to Nowhere'' () is a 1986

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comedy drama film written, starred and directed by

Fernando Fernán Gómez Fernando Fernández Gómez (28 August 1921 – 21 November 2007), better known as Fernando Fernán Gómez, was a Spanish actor, screenwriter, film director, theater director, novelist, and playwright. Prolific and outstanding in all these fiel ...

. It is based on his own novel with the same title.

Plot

The film tells the story of a group of comedians. It is a story about their loves and heartbreaks and their desires and frustrations. Throughout the journey, their work is interspersed with love, family financial problems, and the hunger to triumph a dream. The central character, Carlos Galván, is the son of the first actor and director of the company, don Arturo, and he's the father of Carlito, a kid who does not want to be a comic. Carlos Galván takes refuge in a fantasy world.

Cast

José Sacristán José María Sacristán Turiégano (born 27 September 1937), better known as José Sacristán, is a Spanish film, theatre, and television actor. He made his feature film debut in 1965 in '. At Gijón International Film Festival in 2015, he r ...

as Carlos Galván * Laura del Sol as Juanita Plaza *

Juan Diego Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (1474–1548), also known simply as Juan Diego (), was a Nahua peasant and Marian visionary. He is said to have been granted apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe on four occasions in December 1531: three at the hill o ...

as Sergio Maldonado *

María Luisa Ponte María Luisa Ponte Mancini (21 June 1918 – 2 May 1996) was a Spanish actress. She appeared in more than 130 films and television shows between 1952 and 1995. She appeared in the 1977 film '' Black Litter'', which was entered into the 27th ...

as Julia Iniesta *

Gabino Diego Gabino Diego Solís (born 18 September 1966) is a Spanish actor. He was a regular face in 1990s Spanish cinema, featuring in titles such as '' ¡Ay, Carmela!'' (1990), '' The Dumbfounded King'' (1991), '' Belle époque'' (1992), '' The Worst Ye ...

as Carlos Piñeiro * Nuria Gallardo as Rosita del Valle *

as Don Arturo *

Queta Claver Queta Claver (24 June 1929 – 3 May 2003) was a Spanish actress, singer, and dancer, known for her "vedette (cabaret), vedette" roles in stage revues. Early life Enriqueta Claver Delás was born in València, Spain in 1929 (some sources give 193 ...

as Doña Leonor *

Emma Cohen Emmanuela Beltrán Rahola (21 November 1946 – 11 July 2016), better known as Emma Cohen, was a Spanish actress, director, producer, and writer. She appeared in many Spanish language films. She portrayed , a counterpart to Big Bird, in ''Barr ...

as Sor Martirio * Agustín González as Zacarías Carpintero * Carlos Lemos as Daniel Otero *

Miguel Rellán Miguel Ángel Rellán García (born 7 November 1942) is a Spanish actor. He was the first actor to win a Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor for ''Tata mía'' at the 1st Goya Awards, 1987 edition. He made his feature film debut in ' (1977). He ...

as Dr. Arencibia *

Simón Andreu Simón Andreu Trobat (born 1 January 1941) is a Spanish actor. He has appeared in more than 180 films and television shows since 1961. In 2013 he was awarded the Nosferatu Award at the Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya f ...

as Solís *

José María Caffarel José María Caffarel Fábregas (10 November 1919 – 6 November 1999) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in more than 170 films between 1957 and 1998. He was born in Barcelona and died in Madrid, Spain. Selected filmography * ''The L ...

Carmelo Gómez Carmelo Gómez Celada (born 2 January 1962) is a Spanish actor. He is the recipient of two Goya Awards, for best supporting actor in '' The Method'' and best leading actor in '' Running Out of Time''. A very popular actor in 1990s Spanish cinem ...

Tina Sáinz María Fernanda Agustina Sainz Rubio (born 26 February 1945) better known as Tina Sainz is a Spanish actress. She has appeared in such films as ''Sangre de Mayo'' and '' Story of a Kiss''. Her television credits include '' Recuerda cuándo'', ' ...

* Nacho Martínez

Awards

The film won the First

Goya Award The Goya Awards () are Spain's main national annual film awards. They are presented by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain. The first ceremony was held in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Ar ...

ever given as Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay.

External links

* 1986 films Spanish comedy-drama films 1986 comedy-drama films 1980s Spanish-language films Films set in Spain Films based on Spanish novels Films directed by Fernando Fernán Gómez Best Film Goya Award winners 1980s Spanish films Spanish-language comedy-drama films

References

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