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35th Goya Awards
The 35th Goya Awards ceremony, presented by the Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España, Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AACCE), honored the best in Spanish films of 2020 and took place at the Teatro del Soho CaixaBank in Málaga on 6 March 2021. The ceremony was televised in Spain by Televisión Española (TVE) and was directed and hosted by actor Antonio Banderas and journalist María Casado (journalist), María Casado. It was also televised for the international public by the TVE Internacional channel. It was the second consecutive year that the ceremony was held in Málaga. It was also the third consecutive year that the ceremony took place in Andalusia. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the hosts, award presenters and music performers were present on-site, while the nominees appeared from remote locations. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema, the eligibility criteria were modified to account for films that could n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Málaga
Málaga (, ) is a municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 578,460 in 2020, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia after Seville and the sixth most populous in Spain. It lies on the Costa del Sol (''Coast of the Sun'') of the Mediterranean, about east of the Strait of Gibraltar and about north of Africa. Málaga's history spans about 2,800 years, making it one of the oldest cities in Europe and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. According to most scholars, it was founded about 770BC by the Phoenicians as ''Malaka'' ( xpu, 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤀, ). From the 6th centuryBC the city was under the hegemony of Ancient Carthage, and from 218BC, it was ruled by the Roman Republic and then empire as ''Malaca'' (Latin). After the fall of the empire and the end of Visigothic rule, it was under Islamic rule as ''Mālaqah'' ( ar, مالقة) for 800 years, but in 1487, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andalusia
Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a Nationalities and regions of Spain, "historical nationality". The territory is divided into eight Provinces of Spain, provinces: Province of Almería, Almería, Province of Cádiz, Cádiz, Province of Córdoba (Spain), Córdoba, Province of Granada, Granada, Province of Huelva, Huelva, Province of Jaén (Spain), Jaén, Province of Málaga, Málaga, and Province of Seville, Seville. Its capital city is Seville. The seat of the High Court of Justice of Andalusia is located in the city of Granada. Andalusia is located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe, immediately south of the autonomous communities of Extremadura and Castilla-La Mancha; west of the autonomous community of Region of Murcia, Murcia and the Mediterr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvador Calvo
Salvador Calvo (born 1970) is a Spanish film and television director. Biography Calvo was born 1970 in Madrid. He earned a licentiate degree in Information Sciences (Journalism) from the Complutense University of Madrid. Instead of focusing on a career in journalism, Calvo trained as director under the tutoring of Pilar Miró, Juan Carlos Corazza and Pilar Hermida. He took part in several television series such as ''Sin tetas no hay paraíso'' (2007), ''Los misterios de Laura'' (2009), '' Niños robados'' (2012) and '' Las aventuras del capitán Alatriste'' (2013), as well as biopic miniseries such as ''La Duquesa'', ''La Duquesa II'', ''Paquirri'' (2009) and '' Mario Conde. Los días de gloria'' (2013). His debut as director in a feature film came with the 2016 war drama ''1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines'', which earned him a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Director. In March 2021, he won the Goya Award for Best Director for the 2020 drama film ''Adú''. Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goya Award For Best Director
The Goya Award for Best Director (Spanish: ''Premio Goya a la mejor dirección'') is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards. The category has been presented ever since the first edition of the Goya Awards. Fernando Fernán Gómez was the first winner of this award for his film ''Voyage to Nowhere''. Pedro Almodóvar holds the record of most wins and nominations for this category, with three wins out of eleven nominations, winning for ''All About My Mother'' (1999), ''Volver'' (2006) and ''Pain and Glory'' (2019). Fernando León de Aranoa shares the record of most wins, having won three times out of four nominations, winning for ''Barrio'' (1998), ''Mondays in the Sun'' (2002) and ''The Good Boss'' (2021). Directors Fernando Trueba, Alejandro Amenábar, Isabel Coixet, and Juan Antonio Bayona have received this award twice. In the list below the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees. Winners and nominees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The People Upstairs
''The People Upstairs'' ( es, Sentimental, links=no) is a 2020 Spanish comedy film written and directed by Cesc Gay, starring Javier Cámara, Griselda Siciliani, Belén Cuesta, and Alberto San Juan. The film was nominated for five Goya Awards and four Feroz Awards. It is an adaptation of Cesc Gay's stage play ''Els veins de dalt'' / ''Los vecinos de arriba''. Plot Julio (Javier Cámara) and Ana (Griselda Siciliani) are a couple who spend most of their time arguing. One night, Ana decides to invite their upstairs neighbours, Salva (Alberto San Juan) y Laura (Belén Cuesta), for dinner, despite the fact that Julio is not their biggest fan, not least because of the noise they make while having sex. As the night goes on, various secrets about the couple come to light. Cast * Belén Cuesta as Laura * Javier Cámara as Julio * Alberto San Juan as Salva * Griselda Siciliani as Ana Reception ''The People Upstairs'' received positive reviews from film critics. It holds a 100% appro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goya Award For Best Film
The Goya Award for Best Picture ( es, Premio Goya a la mejor película) is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards. The category was first awarded in 1986 to Fernando Fernán Gómez's drama film ''Voyage to Nowhere''. Several films that won or were nominated for this category also were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film representing Spain, ''Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'', '' Secrets of the Heart'', '' The Grandfather'' and ''Pain and Glory'' were nominated while ''Belle Époque'', ''All About My Mother'' and ''The Sea Inside'' won. Argentine-Spanish productions ''The Secret in Their Eyes'' and '' Wild Tales'' also received a nomination in the category but representing Argentina, with the former winning. Mexican-Spanish film ''Pan's Labyrinth'' was nominated representing Mexico. In the list below the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees. Winners and nominees 1980s 1990s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cadena SER
La Cadena SER (the SER Network) is Spain's premier radio network in terms of both seniority (it was created in 1924) and audience share (it had a regular listenership in 2018 of 4,139,000). The acronym SER stands for ''Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión'' (Spanish Broadcasting Company). Cadena SER's programmes – which includes news, sport, talk, entertainment and culture – can be received throughout Spain. The network's main studios are located on the Gran Vía in Madrid; In addition, studios across the country contribute with local and regional news and information, and local programming in each location amounting between 2 and 3.5 hours daily. Cadena SER is owned by Unión Radio, the majority shareholder in which is currently the PRISA group, a major player in the Spanish media market which also controls, music radio stations such as LOS40, Cadena Dial, Radiolé and a number of newspapers (including the influential national daily '' El País''), as well as other media ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosa's Wedding
''Rosa's Wedding'' ( es, La boda de Rosa) is a 2020 Spanish comedy film directed by Icíar Bollaín, starring Candela Peña and Sergi López. The film was nominated for eight Goya Awards and nine Feroz Awards. Plot Rosa, about to turn 45, combines her job as a movie seamstress with the pressure of helping her demanding family. She reaches breaking point and realises she has always lived her life to serve everyone else. Desperate, she is compelled to take the sudden decision to leave everything behind and focus on herself. She plans to symbolically marry herself, and pursue her dream of starting her own business. However, many obstacles, including her father, siblings and daughter, stand in the way of her joining herself in holy matrimony and beginning to live her life. Cast * Candela Peña as Rosa * Sergi López as Armando * Nathalie Poza as Violeta * Ramón Barea as Antonio * Paula Usero as Lidia Reception ''Rosa's Wedding'' received positive reviews from film critics. It ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dani Rovira
Daniel Rovira de Rivas (born 1 November 1980) is a Spanish comedian and actor. Career Early career After graduating in Physical Education and Sport Sciences at the University of Granada, he started touring with Paramount Comedy, performing stand-up comedy all around Spain. He became known for his most famous monologue "Mi familia y yo" ("My family and I"). He then made his first appearance on TV performing in various scenes of a well-known show called ''Estas no son las noticias'' (''These aren't news'') until May 2009. At the same time he worked and played his part in a play called ''¿Quieres salir conmigo?'' (''Do You Wanna Date Me?''). In February the same year he also appeared in the famous late night show '' Buenafuente''. In the following years, he established a career in comedy with several appearances on ''El Club de la Comedia'' and as a cast member of comedy shows ''No le digas a mamá que trabajo en la tele'' and ''Alguien tenía que decirlo''. 2013–presen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Belén
María del Pilar Cuesta Acosta (born 27 May 1951, Madrid), known professionally as Ana Belén, is a Spanish actress and singer. Life/career Born in 1951, Ana Belén is the oldest of three children. Her father was a cook in Hotel Palace, and her mother worked as doorwoman at an estate.ANA BELÉN Inicios de su carrera anabelen.es; accessed 18 March 2015. Ana Belén studied acting in Spain during her youth and began acting in theatrical and cinematic productions in the mid-1960. While working on the film ''Morbo'' by Gonzalo Suárez, she met , marrying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Madrid Snowstorm
Storm Filomena was a extratropical cyclone in early January 2021 that was most notable for bringing unusually heavy snowfall to parts of Spain, with Madrid recording its heaviest snowfall in over a centur and with Portugal being hit less severely. The eighth named storm of the 2020–21 European windstorm season, Filomena formed over the Atlantic Ocean close to the Canary Islands on 7 January, subsequently taking a slow track north-eastwards towards the Iberian Peninsula and then eastwards across the Mediterranean Sea. As Filomena was crossing the Iberian Peninsula, the leading edge of the storm collided with cold air that was being channeled down from the Arctic by an area of high pressure centred over the United Kingdom; the constant supply of cold air and slow movement of Filomena resulted in persistent heavy snowfall, reaching up to in Madrid. At least 5 people were killed due to the effects of cold weather in Spain during the passage of Filomena: three in Madrid and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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