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12th Gaudí Awards
The 12th Gaudí Awards, organised by the Catalan Film Academy, were presented on 19 January 2020 at in Barcelona. Directed by Jordi Prat and produced by Dagoll Dagom, the gala was hosted by . The nominations were read by Anna Castillo and Oriol Pla on 5 December 2019 at La Pedrera's auditorium. Winners and nominees The winners and nominees are listed as follows: Public's Choice Special Award * ' ** '' The Platform'' ** ' ** ''The Days to Come ''The Days to Come'' ( ca, Els dies que vindran, links=no) is a 2019 Spanish drama film directed by Carlos Marqués-Marcet. The film is about the emotions of a couple during pregnancy and stars real-life expectant couple Maria Rodriguez and David ...'' ** ' ** ''Liberté (2019 film), Liberté'' ** ''The Innocence (film), The Innocence'' ** ''A Thief's Daughter'' Honorary Award Filmmaker Francesc Betriu was the recipient of the Gaudí honorary award. References {{authority control Gaudí Awards 2020 in Catalonia 2020 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits,Barcelona: Población por municipios y sexo – Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (National Statistics Institute) its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the and is home to around 4.8 million people, making it the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberté (2019 Film)
''Liberté'' (lit. Freedom) is a 2019 drama film written and directed by Albert Serra. Set in the 18th century, it tells the story of a group of libertines that spend a night of sexual debauchery in the forest. An international coproduction, the film had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2019. It was the final film appearance of Helmut Berger before his death in May 2023. Plot In the 18th century, libertines spend a night of sexual debauchery in the forest. Cast Production The film was preceded by an installation at the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid and a theater play. For the film, Albert Serra got inspiration from the French painters such as Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard and François Boucher. The cast consists of a mix of professional and non-professional actors. Initially the scene in which the men pour milk and semen on the totally naked body of Mademoiselle de Jensling, played by Iliana Zabeth, was supposed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fire Will Come
''Fire Will Come'' ( gl, O que arde, links=no) is a 2019 internationally co-produced Galician language drama film directed by Oliver Laxe. Filmed in the Serra dos Ancares area of Galicia, many of the cast were local people and not professional actors. Plot The story takes place in the Serra dos Ancares mountain range in the Galician province of Lugo, in north west Spain. It tells the story of Amador Coro, who has recently been released from prison after a conviction for arson – he had started a fire in the thick forests that cover the local mountains. Returning to live with his mother Benedicta in her farm house, he lives an uneventful life, tending his mother's cows and avoiding unnecessary contact with other people. However, when a large forest fire devastates the area, tensions against him appear due to his arson conviction. Cast * Amador Arias Mon as Amador Coro * Benedicta Sánchez as Benedicta, Amador's Mother * Inazio Brao as Inazio * Nuria Sotelo as Nuria * Rubén ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eye For An Eye (2019 Film)
''Eye for an Eye'' ( es, Quien a hierro mata, links=no; ); ''Who lives by the sword, dies by the sword'') is a 2019 drama-thriller film directed by Paco Plaza, written by Juan Galiñanes and Jorge Guerricaechevarría and starring Luis Tosar, Xan Cejudo, Ismael Martínez, Enric Auquer and María Vázquez. Plot The film opens with Kike (Enric Auquer) on a fishing platform. We see a man with his hands chained together thrown in a large underwater cage. In prison, semi-retired drug lord Antonio Padín (Xan Cejudo) is given a series of tests, showing that his mobility is limited, and decreasing due to an unnamed condition. Padín is released from prison due to his medical state, and picked up by one of his children, Toño (Ismael Martínez) who says he is here to take him home. Kike calls to ask Padín to do with the man they've captured and are torturing. Padín tells him to break his legs before informing Toño that he doesn't want to come home and is instead going to a nursing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergi López (actor)
Sergi López i Ayats (born 22 December 1965) is a Spanish actor mostly known for his work on '' Dirty Pretty Things'', ''Solo mía'', and ''Pan's Labyrinth''. He has developed a substantial career in both Spanish films and French films. Early life Sergi López was initiated in theater in representations of typical nativity plays called ''Els Pastorets'', in his native city. He started to study theater in Barcelona but completed his studies in France, in the school of Jacques Lecoq. He is fluent in Catalan, Spanish, French and English. Career In 1991, he auditioned for French director Manuel Poirier. López made his film debut that year in Poirier's ''La Petite amie d'Antonio'' (1992). López did eight more films with Poirier, including his first international success, ''Western'' (1997).The film was entered into the 1997 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Jury Prize., and was nominated for an Oscar; López himself was nominated for the César Award. In 2000, he won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduard Fernández
Eduard Fernández Serrano (born 25 August 1964) is a Spanish screen and stage actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including three Goya Awards and four Gaudí Awards. Biography Eduard Fernández was born in Barcelona on 25 August 1964. He trained as a mime artist at the Barcelona's Institut del Teatre, and did street performances as such. He had a 25-year relationship with writer , with whom he had one daughter, Greta, who is also an actress. Following a theatre (he was a member of ) and television career, he made his feature film debut at age 30, in 1994 film ''Souvenir''. His breakthrough film role in 1999 thriller '' Washington Wolves'' earned him a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actor The Goya Award for Best New Actor ( es, Premio Goya al mejor actor revelación, links=no) is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (s .... Partial film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Verdaguer
David Verdaguer (born 28 September 1983) is a Spanish actor and comedian. His career include works both in Spanish and Catalan such as ''10,000 km'' (2014), ''Summer 1993'' (2017), for which he received the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor and ''Uno para todos'' (2020). Career He began his career in minor roles in different programs from the Catalan public television channel TV3 such as ''Plats Bruts'' (2001), ''El Cor de la Ciutat'' (2002–2003) and ''Ventdelplà'' (2005). In 2006, he became a part of the comedy show ''Alguna Pregunta Més?'' as a reporter. In 2008, he got his first main role as Santi in the television series ''Zoo'', about the lives of the workers at the Barcelona Zoo. Between 2013 and 2014, he participated in the comedy programmes ''Polònia'' and ''Crackòvia'' doing impressions of several political and sports celebrities and figures. In 2014, he starred in the romantic drama film ''10,000 km'' alongside Natalia Tena, directed by Carlos Marqués-Marcet, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
While At War
''While at War'' ( es, Mientras dure la guerra, links=no) is a 2019 Spanish-Argentine historical drama film directed by Alejandro Amenábar. Set in 1936, during the Spanish Civil War, the plot tracks the plight of philosopher and writer Miguel de Unamuno (performed by Karra Elejalde) in Salamanca, a city controlled by the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Rebel faction. Plot During the Spanish coup of July 1936, Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalist troops occupy Salamanca. In the process, the city's Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, Socialist mayor is arrested. Revered author Miguel de Unamuno (Karra Elejalde) convenes with two colleagues, Protestantism, Protestant priest Atilano Coco Martin and leftist Salvador Vila Hernández; they discuss the coup briefly, after which Unamuno leaves for an interview to publicly support the coup. During the interview, the mayor's wife interrupts to ask him to intervene regarding her husband's imprisonment; Unamuno offers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karra Elejalde
Carlos Elejalde Garay (born 10 October 1960) better known as Karra Elejalde, is a Spanish actor and occasional filmmaker. Biography Carlos Elejalde Garay was born on 10 October 1960 in Vitoria-Gasteiz. He developed his early acting career on independent stage plays. After making his feature film debut with a role in the 1987 film ''A los cuatro vientos'', Elejalde's collaborations with Basque cinema auteurs such as Juanma Bajo Ulloa, Álex de la Iglesia or Julio Medem launched his acting career in the 1990s. He made his feature film directorial debut by shooting the 2000 film ''Año Mariano'' in tandem with Fernando Guillén Cuervo, later making his solo debut with the 2004 film ''Torapia''. In 2014 he replaced Benito Pocino as Mortadelo in ''Mortadelo y Filemón contra Jimmy el Cachondo'' (2014). He played Koldo in ''Ocho apellidos vascos''. He reprised the same role in ''Ocho apellidos catalanes'' (2015). After the success of both films, he affirmed he won't play the next s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greta Fernández
Greta Fernández Berbel (born 4 February 1995) is a Spanish actress, best known for her roles in ''Elisa & Marcela'' and ''A Thief's Daughter''. Biography Greta Fernández Berbel was born in Barcelona on 4 February 1995. She is the daughter of actor Eduard Fernández and writer . When she was 10 years old, she featured in Cesc Gay's film ''Ficció ''Fiction'' ( ca, Ficció, links=no; es, Ficción, links=no) is a 2006 Spanish romantic drama film directed by Cesc Gay. The film follows a couple in their thirties who fall in love during a brief encounter, while vacationing on the Pyrenees. It ...'' (also starred by her father), making her feature film debut. Filmography Film Television References External links * 1995 births Living people Actresses from Barcelona Spanish film actresses Spanish television actresses 21st-century Spanish actresses {{Spain-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Arrufat
Carmen Arrufat Blasco (born 11 October 2002) is a Spanish film and television actress. Her performance in ''The Innocence'' earned her a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actress. She became known to a television audience for her villainess role in the television series ''HIT''. Biography Born on 11 October 2002 in Castellón de la Plana, Arrufat took acting courses since she was 11 year old, and she trained at Aula Cine y TV, a drama school operated by Víctor Antolí. Arrufat debuted as a leading actress in a feature film in the 2019 drama ''The Innocence'' (she lied about her age being 16 while she was still 15 in order to get the role). Her performance earned her a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actress. She moved to Madrid and she was cast for the role of the manipulative and narcissist Lena Vallejo in the television series ''HIT''. Shooting of the series started in January 2020, but it was interrupted by the COVID-19 lockdown, so Arrufat rather perfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aina Clotet
Aina Clotet Fresquet (Barcelona, September 23, 1982) is a Spanish actress and director known mainly for her participation in numerous series of the Catalan channel TV3 among which ''Estació d'enllaç'' and ''Infidels'' stand out. In 2015 she made her directorial debut with her first short film ''Tiger'', which was nominated for a Gaudí award. Biography Aina Clotet is a Spanish actress in film, theater and television, in this medium mainly in productions of the Catalan television channel TV3. She has a degree in Audiovisual Communication from the Pompeu Fabra University and began a degree in Art History, but did not finish it. She also studied acting at the Nancy Tuñón School in Barcelona. She made her debut on the small screen in 1994, when she was only eleven years old, in the TV3 fiction Estació d'enllaç. Later she participated in other productions of the Catalan autonomous channel such as '' Temps de silenci'', Mirall Trencat or Des del balcó. In 2005 she partic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
