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That Was Life
''That Was Life'' ( es, La vida era eso) is a 2020 Spanish drama film directed and written by David Martín de los Santos. It stars Petra Martínez and Anna Castillo as two Spanish immigrants who form a friendship after meeting in a hospital in Belgium. Plot María and Verónica, two Spanish immigrants of different generations, meet in a hospital in Belgium where they form a friendship after an unexpected event. This leads María to embark on a journey of self discovery through the Spain she left many decades ago. Cast Production The film began shooting in May 2019 in different locations of Spain in Almeria and Cabo de Gata, later in Ghent, Belgium. Santiago Racaj was the cinematographer and Javier Chavarría was the production designer. Other credits include Tonucha Vidal (casting director), Eva Valiño (sound) and Miguel Doblado (editing). Release The film was screened at the 17th Seville European Film Festival (SEFF), where it won the ASECAN award for Best Film and Best Act ...
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Petra Martínez
Petra Martínez Pérez (born 24 June 1944) is a Spanish actress who has a long career on stage, film and television. She was in the cast of the 1967 stage play ''Twelfth Night'', by William Shakespeare. In 1968, she married her eventual longtime domestic and artistic partner Juan Margallo in Gibraltar in a ceremony without legal validity to Spanish authorities (their marriage was legally formalised circa 2018). In 2011, Uroc Teatro, founded by Petra Martínez and Juan Margallo, received the Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes. In 2012 she was nominated to Premio Luna de Islantilla for Best Actress at Festival Internacional de Cine Bajo la Luna Islantilla Cinefórum for the film ''Libre directo''. In 2014, she featured in the television series ''La que se avecina'', playing Fina. In 2017 she received the Premio Jiennenses de Cultura, given by Diario Jaén. On March 18, 2017 she earned the 'San Pancracio' Honorary Award at the alongside the actors Roberto Álamo, Laia ...
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2020 Films
2020 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, critics' lists of the best films of 2019, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, and notable deaths. Evaluation of the year The year was greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with numerous films originally scheduled for theatrical release postponed or released on video on demand or streaming services. However, it is to be kept in mind that several film companies stopped reporting box-office numbers during this time due to the pandemic, and several films were still in theatres where guidelines enabled them so. As a result, numbers will grow if they are re-released in the future to compensate for the impact this pandemic has had on consumers and film-watchers. Highest-grossing films The top films released in 2020 by worldwide gross are as follows: After being re-released in 4K in China, earning $26.4 million, the overall gross for the 2001 film ''Ha ...
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Spanish Drama Films
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List Of Spanish Films Of 2021
A list of Spanish-produced and co-produced feature films released in the country in 2021. When applicable, the domestic theatrical release date is favoured. Films Box office The ten highest-grossing Spanish films in 2021, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows: See also * 36th Goya Awards * List of 2021 box office number-one films in Spain References ;Informational notes ;Citations External links Spanish films of 2021at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Spanish films of 2021 Spanish 2021 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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Fotogramas
''Fotogramas'' is Spanish digital and print film magazine which has been in circulation since 1946. It is one of the early film magazines in Spain. History Founded in Barcelona, it was first published on 15 November 1946 by Antonio Nadal-Rodó and María Fernanda Gañán. On 5 February 1951, the magazine awarded their first Placa de San Juan Bosco award to actor Jesús Tordesillas for his performance in 1950 film ''Pequeñeces''. In the 1970s the magazine was part of the Nadal Group. New categories were added over time to the award which were renamed Fotogramas de Plata and in 2012 they absorbed the TP de Oro awards. In 2011, the magazine was acquired by Hearst Communications. In 2018, Hearst closed the editorial office in Barcelona in order to centralize editing efforts in Madrid. See also * List of magazines in Spain Magazines in Spain are varied and numerous, but they have small circulation. In terms of frequency, the Spanish magazines are mostly weekly and monthly. Altho ...
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30th Actors And Actresses Union Awards
The 30th Actors and Actresses Union Awards ceremony was held on 14 March 2022 at the Circo Price in Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and .... The gala was hosted by Gloria Albalate. In addition to the competitive awards, received the '' award, Ángela Molina the '' career award and Fernando Marín the Special Award. Nominations were announced on 7 February 2022. Winners and nominees The winners and nominees are listed as follows: Film Television Theatre Newcomers International productions References {{Actors and Actresses Union Awards Actors and Actresses Union Awards 2022 in Madrid 2020 television awards 2021 television awards 2020 film awards 2020 theatre awards 2021 film awards 2021 theatre awards March 2022 events in Spai ...
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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 Actress
The Goya Award for Best Actress (Spanish: ''Premio Goya a la mejor interpretación femenina protagonista'') is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards. Since its inception, the award has been given to 26 actresses. At the 1st Goya Awards ceremony held in 1987, Amparo Rivelles was the first winner of this award for her role as Laura in '' We Must Undo the House''. Carmen Maura has received the most awards in this category with three wins. Penélope Cruz was nominated on eleven occasions, winning two times. As of the 2022 ceremony, Blanca Portillo is the most recent winner in this category for her role as Maixabel Lasa in '' Maixabel''. Winners and nominees In the following table, the years are listed as per Academy convention, and generally correspond to the year of film release; the ceremonies are always held the following year. 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple wins and nominations The following individuals received two or ...
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36th Goya Awards
The 36th Goya Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AACCE), honoured the best in Spanish films of 2021 and took place at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia on 12 February 2022. The ceremony was broadcast by RTVE on La1, TVE Internacional, RTVE Play and Radio Nacional de España, RNE. The shortlists for every category were unveiled on early November, with 160 films being selected to compete. Nominations were read by actors Nathalie Poza and José Coronado on 29 November 2021. ''The Good Boss'' received the most nominations with a record-breaking twenty. It was followed by ''Maixabel'', with fourteen nominations, and ''Parallel Mothers'', with eight. ''The Good Boss'' won six awards including Goya Award for Best Film, Best Film, Goya Award for Best Director, Best Director for Fernando León de Aranoa, Goya Award for Best Actor, Best Actor for Javier Bardem and Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Screenplay. ...
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Premios CEC
The CEC Awards or CEC Medals ( es, links=no, Medallas del CEC), whose full name is , are awards presented annually by the Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos (CEC; ) to distinguish films, artists, technicians, and writers related to cinema, both Spanish and international. The ceremony held its first edition in 1946, when it awarded prizes in thirteen different categories. The categories have varied over time, and in 2016, there were twenty. The awards went through a period of crisis in the 1980s, and the ceremony was suspended from 1986 until 1990. The prize consists of a simple bronze medal and has no financial prize attached to it. They are the oldest cinematic awards in Spain. History The Circle of Cinematographic Writers was created in 1945 by fifteen individuals. Their goal was to form an organization to promote cinematographic art in Spain. In 1946, the awards were launched to celebrate films made in the previous year. Despite their lack of financial endowment—the pr ...
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