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Mensaka
''Mensaka'' ( es, Mensaka, páginas de una historia, links=no; ) is a 1998 Spanish drama film written and directed by Salvador García Ruiz (in his directorial feature debut) consisting of an adaptation of the novel ''Mensaka'' by José Ángel Mañas. It stars Gustavo Salmerón, Tristán Ulloa, Adrià Collado, Laia Marull, María Esteve, Lola Dueñas and Guillermo Toledo. Plot The plot focus on a group of young people belonging to different social classes. It tracks the relationships between David and Fran (who both play in an underground rock band in Madrid alongside Javi) with their girlfriends Bea and Natalia as well as the mishaps of Javi and romantic interest Cristina. Meanwhile, Laura, Javi's little sister, has formed a gang and deals drugs. Cast Production The film was produced by Tornasol Films and it had the participation of TVE. Release Distributed by Alta Films, ''Mensaka'' was theatrically released in Spain on 30 April 1998. Reception Jonathan Holland of ...
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María Esteve
María Esteve Flores (born 30 December 1974) is a Spanish actress. Biography Esteve was born on 30 December 1974 in Mar del Plata, Argentina. She is the eldest daughter of actress Pepa Flores and dancer Antonio Gades. Her sister is the singer Celia Flores. Esteve had her film debut in the 1996 film '' Not Love, Just Frenzy''. She has since appeared in several films, commercials, and TV shows, including the series ''Doctor Mateo''. In 1998, Esteve was nominated for a 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 ... for Best New Actress, for her role in '' Nothing in the Fridge''. She was nominated again for a Goya in 2003, for her supporting role in '' The Other Side of the Bed''. In July 2011, Esteve married a man who has remained anonymous to the public as of ...
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José Ángel Mañas
José Ángel Mañas (Madrid, 22 October 1971) is a Spanish writer. Mañas is often included as a member of the generation of neorealist Spanish writers from the 1990s, along with Juan Gracia, Gabriela Bustelo, Ray Loriga and Lucía Etxebarria. His books have been translated into several languages. Books Mañas achieved popular acclaim upon the publication of his literary debut ''Historias del Kronen''. The novel, a finalist for the Premio Nadal literary prize in 1994, became a cult classic, particularly after the film adaptation by Spanish director Montxo Armendáriz. Three novels similar in style and content followed ''Historias del Kronen'': ''Mensaka'' (1995), ''Ciudad Rayada'' (1998) and ''Sonko95'' (1995). ''Autorretrato con negro de fondo'' (1999), together with ''Historias del Kronen'', form the "Kronen Tetralogy" that Mañas wrote about in the note at the end of ''Sonoko95'', as follows: I like to say that these four novels are punk novels or "nobelas". I was thinking ...
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13th Goya Awards
The 13th Goya Awards were presented in Madrid, Spain on 23 January 1999. ''The Girl of Your Dreams'' won the award for Best Film. Winners and nominees Major award nominees Other award nominees Honorary Goya * Rafael Alonso Rafael Alonso Ochoa (5 July 1920 – 24 October 1998) was a Spanish actor. He appeared in more than 120 films and television shows between 1951 and 1998. Selected filmography * ''Malibran's Song'' (1951) * ''Welcome Mr. Marshall!'' (1953) ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Goya Awards 13 1998 film awards 1998 in Spanish cinema ...
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Gustavo Salmerón
Gustavo Salmerón García (born August 27, 1970 in Madrid, Spain as Gustavo García Salmerón), is a Spanish actor and writer, known for ''Lots of Kids, a Monkey and a Castle'' (2017), ''Mensaka'' (1998) and '' Asfalto'' (2000). Biography From a very young age he became interested in cinema and began shooting homemade short films with his siblings and was attracted to the arts in general. At the age of eighteen, after finishing high school, he studied for a year in a town near Chicago, where he came into contact with the world of theater at Mount Vernon Drama School. However, his vocation as a painter was stronger and after presenting his drawings he was shortlisted for a scholarship at the prestigious Art Institute in Chicago. But he had returned to Spain for family reasons. Then he registered at the Faculty of Beautiful Arts of Madrid. He regularly attended classes of Theater at the Nicolás Salmerón Cultural Center . They immediately offered him acting jobs in theater and t ...
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List Of Spanish Films Of 1998
A list of Spanish-produced and co-produced feature films released in Spain in 1998. The domestic theatrical release date is favoured. Films Box office The ten highest-grossing Spanish films in 1998, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows: See also * 13th Goya Awards References External links Spanish films of 1998at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Spanish Films Of 1998 1998 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 ...
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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 (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ... awards. The category was first presented at the ninth edition of the Goya Awards, with Saturnino García being the first winner for his performance in ''Justino, un asesino de la tercera edad''. In the list below the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees. Winners and nominees 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s References External linksOfficial siteIMDb: Goya Awards
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Laia Marull
Laia Marull Quintana (born 4 January 1973) is a Spanish actress. She has won three Goya Awards — Best New Actress for ''Fugitives'' (2000), Best Actress for ''Take My Eyes'' (2003), and Best Supporting Actress for ''Black Bread'' (2010). She was also nominated for European Film Award for Best Actress for ''Take My Eyes''. Marull is known for her work on film, television and stage, and has performed in Spanish, Catalan and French. Biography Laia Marull Quintana was born on 4 January 1973 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She began her career in an amateurish theatre. Marull studied acting at the Nancy Tuñón Theater School in Barcelona. She made her acting debut in 1994 on the Catalan television channel TV3 series "Estació d'enllaç", which made her popular in Catalonia. Two years later, in 1996, she began her film career with "Razones sentimentales". Marull has won three Goya Awards and a Donostia Zinemaldia Silver Shell. She is fluent in Spanish, Catalan Catalan m ...
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Lola Dueñas
María Dolores Dueñas Navarro (born 6 October 1971) better known as Lola Dueñas is a Spanish actress. Born in Madrid, she is the daughter of Nicolás Dueñas and studied in the Teatro de La Abadía of Madrid. She decided to relocate to Paris, France, in 2011. Filmography Feature film *'' Mensaka'' (Salvador García Ruíz, 1998) *''Marta y alrededores'' (Nacho Pérez de la Paz and Jesús Ruiz, 1999) *'' Las razones de mis amigos'' ( Gerardo Herrero, 2000) *'' Terca Vida'' (Fernando Huertas, 2000) *'' Todo me pasa a mí'' ( Miquel García Borda, 2001) *'' Piedras'' ( Ramón Salazar, 2002) *'' Hable con ella'' (Pedro Almodóvar, 2002) *''Días de fútbol'' ( David Serrano, 2003) *''Mar adentro'' (Alejandro Amenábar, 2004) *''20 centímetros'' ( Ramón Salazar, 2005) *''Volver'' (Pedro Almodóvar, 2006) *''Lo que sé de Lola'' (Javier Rebollo, 2006) *'' Fuera de carta'' ( Nacho G. Velilla, 2008) *''Los abrazos rotos'' (Pedro Almodóvar, 2009) *''Yo Tambien'' ( Alvaro Pasto ...
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Guillermo Toledo
Guillermo "Willy" Toledo Monsalve (born 22 May 1970) is a Spanish actor and producer. Besides his stage career he is also noted as polemicist and for his political activism. Biography Guillermo Toledo Monsalve was born in Madrid on 22 May 1970, to a well-off family, son of a prestigious surgeon pioneer in thoracic surgery. He studied at the Colegio Estilo in El Viso. He trained as actor in Spain and the United States. Together with Alberto San Juan, Nathalie Poza and Ernesto Alterio, Toledo founded in 1996 the theatrical group ''Ración de oreja'', which presented the theatrical staging ''Animalario''. ''Ración de oreja'' later merged with Andrés Lima's ''Riesgo'' to create the theatre company , named after ''Ración de orejas debut work. His breakout role came in 1999 with his performance as 'Richard' in the television series ''7 Vidas'' from 1999 to 2002. His performance in the 2002 musical film ''El otro lado de la cama'' earned him a nomination to the Goya Award for B ...
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Goya Award For Best New Director
The Goya Award for Best New Director ( es, Premio Goya a la Mejor Dirección Novel, links=no) is the Goya awarded yearly to the best debuting director. The award was first presented at the fourth edition of the Goya Awards with Ana Díez being the first winner for her film ''Ander eta Yul''. Three directors have won this category and later have received the Best Director award, Alejandro Amenábar won for ''Tesis'' (1996) and went on to win Best Director twice, for '' The Others'' (2001) and ''The Sea Inside'' (2005); Fernando León de Aranoa won for ''Familia'' (1997) and later won Best Director thrice, for ''Barrio'' (1998), ''Mondays in the Sun'' (2002) and '' The Good Boss'' (2022); and Juan Antonio Bayona won for '' The Orphanage'' (2007) and went on to win Best Director twice, for '' The Impossible'' (2012) and ''A Monster Calls'' (2016). Five films have won both this award and Best Film, Agustín Díaz Yanes's ''Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead'' (1995), Alejandro Am ...
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Goya Award For Best Adapted Screenplay
The Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (Spanish ''Premio Goya al mejor guión adaptado'') is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards. For the first two editions of the Goya Awards, only one award for screenplays was presented which included both original and adapted screenplays, with both winners being adaptations, ''Voyage to Nowhere'' in 1986 (based on the novel of the same name by Fernando Fernán Gómez) and ''El Bosque animado'' (based on the eponymous novel by Wenceslao Fernández Flórez) in 1987. Since the third edition, two awards are presented separately, Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay. Rafael Azcona has received this award four times, more than any other nominee, winning for ''¡Ay Carmela!'' (1990) with Carlos Saura, '' Banderas, the Tyrant'' (1993) with José Luis García Sánchez, ''Butterfly's Tongue'' (1999) with Manuel Rivas and José Luis Cuerda and '' The Blind Sunflowers'' (2008) with José Luis Cuerda. Winners ...
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Gerardo Herrero
Gerardo Herrero Pérez-Gamir (born 28 January 1953) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. He is a prolific promoter of international coproductions and collaborations between Spain and Hispanic American countries. From 1993 to 1994, he chaired the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain. His 1997 film '' Comanche Territory'' was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival. Herrero founded Tornasol Films together with Javier López Blanco in 1987. He has often co-produced in tandem with Uruguayan producer Mariela Besuievsky, with whom he has also shared a domestic partnership. Filmography as film director *1994: '' Desvío al paraíso'' *1995: '' Malena es un nombre de tango'' (''Malena Is a Name from a Tango'') *1997: '' Territorio Comanche'' (''Comanche Territory'') *1998: '' Frontera Sur'' *1999: '' América mía'' *2000: '' Las razones de mis amigos'' *2001: '' El lugar donde estuvo el paraiso'' *2003: '' El misterio Galíndez'' ...
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