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Just Walking
''Just Walking'' ( es, Sólo quiero caminar, links=no; ), also known as ''Walking Vengeance'', is a 2008 Spanish-Mexican crime thriller film directed and written by Agustín Díaz Yanes. Its cast stars Ariadna Gil, Diego Luna, Victoria Abril, Pilar López de Ayala, Elena Anaya, and José María Yazpik. The film was nominated for eleven Goya awards, winning one ( Best Cinematography). Synopsis After a failed jewellery heist, Aurora Rodriguez (Ariadna Gil) is caught and sentenced to eight years in prison, while her three accomplices get away. Aurora's sister, prostitute Ana (Elena Anaya), meets a powerful Mexican drug lord Felix (José María Yazpik) during a job and agrees to marry him. While Paloma (Pilar López de Ayala) leverages her connections as a court secretary to influence a judge into reducing Aurora's sentence to four years, Gloria (Victoria Abril) joins Ana in Mexico and discovers that Felix has been brutally abusing Ana. Just as Ana reveals to Gloria that she inten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agustín Díaz Yanes
Agustín Díaz Yanes (born 1950, in Madrid) is a Spanish Goya Award The Goya Awards ( es, Premios Goya) are Spain's main national annual film awards, commonly referred to as the Academy Awards of Spain. The awards were established in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sci ...-winning screenwriter and film director. Filmography Screenwriter * ''Al límite'' (1997) * '' Belmonte'' (1995) * '' Demasiado corazón'' (1992) * '' A solas contigo'' (1990) * '' Baton Rouge'' (1988) * ''Barrios altos'' (1987) Film director and screenwriter External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Diaz Yanes, Agustin Spanish male screenwriters Film directors from Madrid Living people 1950 births Writers from Madrid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goya Awards 2008
The 23rd Goya Awards honouring the best in Spanish filmmaking of 2008 were presented on 1 February 2009 at the Madrid's Palacio Municipal de Congresos. The gala was hosted by Carmen Machi, also featuring Muchachada Nui. ''Camino'' was the big winner of the night, winning 6 awards out 7 nominations, including Best Film, Actress, Director and Original Screenplay. Winners and nominees The winners and nominees are listed as follows: Major awards Other award nominees Honorary Goya * Jesús Franco Jesús Franco Manera (12 May 1930 – 2 April 2013) was a Spanish filmmaker, composer, and actor, known as a prolific director of low-budget exploitation film, exploitation and B-movies. In a career spanning from 1959 to 2013, he wrote, directe ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Goya Awards 23 2008 film awards 2008 in Spanish cinema 2009 in Madrid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Agustín Díaz Yanes
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Mexican Thriller Films
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2000s Spanish-language Films
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Spanish Thriller Films
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2008 Films
The year 2008 involved many major film events. ''The Dark Knight'' was the year's highest-grossing film, while ''Slumdog Millionaire'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture (out of eight Academy Awards). Evaluation of the year 2008 has been widely considered to be a very significant year for cinema. The entertainment agency website IGN described 2008 as "one of the biggest years ever for movies." It stated, "2008 was the year when the comic book movie genre not only hits its zenith, but also gained critical respectability thanks to ''The Dark Knight''. Animated films also proved a huge draw for filmgoers, with Pixar's ''WALL-E'' becoming not only the highest grossing toon but also the most lauded. Things got off on the right foot with the monster movie madness of ''Cloverfield''. Marvel got down to business laying the groundwork for their superhero team-up ''The Avengers'' with the blockbuster hit ''Iron Man'' and their respectable attempt at rebooting ''The Incredible Hulk''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Spanish Films Of 2008 ...
A list of Spanish-produced and co-produced feature films released in Spain in 2008. When applicable, the domestic theatrical release date is favoured. Films Box office The ten highest-grossing Spanish films in 2008, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows: See also * 23rd Goya Awards Informational notes References External links Spanish films of 2008at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Spanish Films Of 2008 2008 Spanish Films A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reyes Abades
Reyes Abades (25 July 1949 – 1 February 2018) was a Spanish specialist in special effects. He won nine Goya Awards. Abades worked on more than 300 productions. He contributed to the opening and closing ceremonies for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He died of a heart attack at age 68. Partial filmography * ''¡Ay, Carmela!'' (1990) * ''Beltenebros'' (1991) * ''Días contados'' (1994) * ''Tierra'' (1995) * ''El día de la bestia'' (1995) * ''Abre los ojos'' (1997) * ''Buñuel y la mesa del rey Salomón'' (2001) * ''El lobo'' (2004) * ''Alatriste'' (2006) * ''El laberinto del fauno'' (2006) * ''Los abrazos rotos'' (2009) * ''El cónsul de Sodoma'' (2009) * ''Balada triste de trompeta ''The Last Circus'' ( es, Balada triste de trompeta, links=no; ) is a 2010 Spanish-French dark comedy-drama film written and directed by Álex de la Iglesia, which stars Carlos Areces, Antonio de la Torre and Carolina Bang. It premiered at the ...'' (2010) References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goya Award For Best Cinematography
The Goya Award for Best Cinematography (Spanish: ''Premio Goya a la mejor fotografía'') 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. Teodoro Escamilla was the first winner of the award for his work in '' Love, the Magician'' (1986). José Luis Alcaine holds the record of most nominations for this category with twenty, winning five of them. Javier Aguirresarobe is the most awarded in this category with six wins, for ''Prince of Shadows'' (1991), ''The Dog in the Manger'' (1996), '' The Others'' (2001), '' Soldiers of Salamina '' (2003) and ''The Sea Inside'' (2004). Guillermo Navarro also won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on ''Pan's Labyrinth''. 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 2000s 2010s 2020s References External linksOfficial site {{G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduardo Campoy
Eduardo Campoy Sanz-Orrio (born 21 September 1955) is a Spanish film producer. He has also worked as director. Life and career Eduardo Campoy Sanz-Orrio was born in León on 21 September 1955. He co-helmed ''Copia cero'' in 1981 in his directorial debut feature, but he eventually leaned towards a career as producer in the film industry, founding Cartel ('Creativos Asociados de Radio y Televisión S.A.') in 1987. It was followed by ''Too Much Heart'' (1992) and ''Al límite'' (1997). He has produced over 70 films, including ''Just Walking'', ''The Girl of Your Dreams'' and ''The Tit and the Moon'', '' Un franco, 14 pesetas'', as well as Álamo Producciones Audiovisuales productions such as ''The Best Summer of My Life'', and ''The Wedding Unplanner''. In 1998, he married Mabel Lozano. He served as president of the Federation of Associations of Audiovisual Producers of Spain (FAPAE) from 1999 to 2003. In 2009, Campoy was appointed as acting president of the Academy of Cinematogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Salcedo (film Editor)
José Salcedo Palomeque ( 1949 – 19 September 2017) was a Spanish film editor with over 120 feature film credits. He had an extended collaboration with the director Pedro Almodóvar, having edited all of Almodóvar's films from 1980 until his death. Salcedo had been nominated many times for Goya Award for Best Editing, and won the award three times: for ''Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'' (1988), ''Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead'' (1995), and ''All About My Mother'' (1999). He was honored with the 2017 Gold Medal of the ''Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España'', which is the Spanish academy that awards the Goyas. Filmography *'' The Disenchantment'' (1976) *''Black Litter'' (1977) *''Navajeros'' (1980) *''Pepi, Luci, Bom'' (1980). Salcedo's first collaboration with director Pedro Almodóvar. *'' Maravillas'' (1981) *'' The Minister’s Wife'' (1981) *''Labyrinth of Passion'' (1982) *''Demons in the Garden'' (1982) *''Colegas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
