''The Nest'' ( es, El Nido) is a 1980 Spanish
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
written and directed by
Jaime de Armiñán, starring
Héctor Alterio
Héctor Benjamín Alterio Onorato (born 21 September 1929) is an Argentine theatre, film and television actor, well known both in Argentina and Spain.
Biography
Alterio's theatre debut came in 1948 as the lead in ''Cómo suicidarse en prima ...
and
Ana Torrent. The plot follows the emotionally intense relationship between an old widower and a precocious thirteen-year-old girl. The film was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a ...
at the
53rd Academy Awards
The 53rd Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored 1980 in film, films released in 1980 and took place on March 31, 1981, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at ...
.
Plot
In a small village near
Salamanca, Alejandro, a rich 60-year-old widower falls in love with Goyita, a 13-year-old girl.
Cast
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Héctor Alterio
Héctor Benjamín Alterio Onorato (born 21 September 1929) is an Argentine theatre, film and television actor, well known both in Argentina and Spain.
Biography
Alterio's theatre debut came in 1948 as the lead in ''Cómo suicidarse en prima ...
- Don Alejandro
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Ana Torrent - Goyita
*Luis Politti - Don Eladio
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Agustín González - Sargento
*Patricia Adriani - Marisa
*María Luisa Ponte - Amparo
*Mercedes Alonso - Mercedes
*Luisa Rodrigo - Gumer
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Amparo Baró
Amparo Baró San Martín MML (21 September 1937 – 29 January 2015) was a Spanish actress. She starting working in theatres with Adolfo Marsillach. She first garnered critical and popular acclaim for her role as "Sole" in ''7 Vidas''. Her ca ...
- Fuen
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Ovidi Montllor - Manuel
See also
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List of submissions to the 53rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
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References
External links
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1980 films
1980 drama films
Spanish drama films
1980s Spanish-language films
Films directed by Jaime de Armiñán
Films with screenplays by Jaime de Armiñán