''SIAO CHA BO'' ( es, Gordos, links=no) is a 2009 Spanish

comedy-drama Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

film written and directed by

Daniel Sánchez Arévalo Daniel Sánchez Arévalo (born 24 June 1970) is a Spanish screenwriter and film director. He has worked on more than twenty films since 1995. Filmography Film Short film Television References External links * 1970 births Living ...

. The ensemble cast features Antonio de la Torre,

Roberto Enríquez Roberto Enríquez Asenjo (born 20 January 1968) is a Spanish actor. He is known for his performances in television series such as ''Locked Up'', ''Hispania, la leyenda'' and ''La señora'' or in films such as '' Fat People''. Biography Robert ...

Verónica Sánchez Verónica Sánchez Calderón (born 1 July 1977) is a Spanish actress. She made her debut in theatre in 1996, and came to media attention as Eva Capdevila in the Telecinco series ''Los Serrano'' in 2003. Sánchez has since developed a successful f ...

Raúl Arévalo Raúl Arévalo Zorzo (born 22 November 1979) is a Spanish actor and director, known by international audiences for his role in the film '' Summer Rain'', directed by Antonio Banderas. Career Raúl Arévalo Zorzo was born on 22 November 1979 in ...

, Leticia Herrero,

Fernando Albizu Fernando Albizu (born 1963) is a Spanish television, film and stage actor. Biography Albizu was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, in 1963. Prior to starting a career as an actor, Albizu studied architecture and fashion design and worked as teach ...

, María Morales,

Pilar Castro Pilar Castro (born 12 October 1970) is a Spanish film, television and stage actress. Biography Pilar Castro was born in Madrid on 12 October 1970. Before turning actress, she worked as a dancer. Then she trained her acting jobs at Cristina Ro ...

Adam Jezierski Adam Jezierski Ros (born 11 July 1990) is a Polish actor based in Spain. He is known for playing lead role in the series ''Física o Química'' as Gorka Martínez Mora. Biography Adam Jezierski was born on 11 July 1990 in Warsaw, Poland. His ...

, Marta Martín and Teté Delgado.

Plot

The plot tracks five personal stories connected to a therapy group managed by Abel that helps people with a condition of

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Cast

Production

The film was produced by Filmanova and Tesela Producciones Cinematográficas and had the participation of TVE and

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Release

The film received a pre-screening on 11 June 2009 at the Sala Argenta of the in

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. It also screened at the

Venice Days The Giornate degli Autori or simply the Giornate, formerly also known in English as Venice Days, is an independent film festival section held in parallel to and in association with the Venice Film Festival. It is modeled on the Directors' Fortnight ...

. Distributed by Alta Films, it was theatrically released in Spain on 11 September 2009.

Accolades

, - , rowspan = "17" align = "center" , 2010 , , rowspan = "8" ,

24th Goya Awards The 24th Goya Awards were given in 2010 to honour the best in Spanish filmmaking of 2009. ''Cell 211'' won the award for Best Film. Winners and nominees Major awards Other award nominees Honorary Goya * Antonio Mercero Antonio Mercer ...

, ,

Best Actor Best Actor is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actors in a film, television series, television film or play. The term most often refers to th ...

, , Antonio de la Torre , , , , rowspan = "8" , , - , Best Supporting Actor , , Raúl Arévalo , , , - , rowspan = "2" , Best Supporting Actress , , Pilar Castro , , , - , Verónica Sánchez , , , - ,

Best Original Screenplay The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best screenplay not based upon previously published material. It was created in 1940 as a separate writing award from the Academy Award for Best Story. Beginning with the ...

, , Daniel Sánchez Arévalo , , , - , Best New Actor , , Fernando Albizu , , , - , Best New Actress , , Leticia Herrero , , , - , Best Editing , , David Pinillos and Nacho Ruiz Capillas , , , - , rowspan = "4" , 9th

Mestre Mateo Awards The Mestre Mateo Awards, known in Galician as ''Premios Mestre Mateo'', are the main film awards in Galicia, celebrated annually. The awards were established in 2002 by the Galician Academy of Audiovisual as a continuation and expansion of the C ...

, , colspan = "2" , Best Feature Film , , , , rowspan = "4" , , - , Best Director , , Daniel Sánchez Arévalo , , , - , Best Supporting Actress , , Teté Delgado , , , - , Best Art Direction , , Curru Garabal , , , - , rowspan = "5" ,

19th Actors and Actresses Union Awards The 19th Actors and Actresses Union Awards ceremony was held on 29 March 2010 at the Teatro Circo Price in Madrid. In addition to the competitive awards Sahrawi activist Amainetu Haidar received the '' award, Aurora Bautista the '' career award ...

, , Best Actor in a Leading Role (film) , , Antonio de la Torre , , , , rowspan = "5" , , - , Best Actor in a Secondary Role (film) , , Clarence the Bismillah Boy , , , - , Best Actress in a Secondary Role (film) , , Nathak Hokelem the Bismillah Wife , , , - , Best Actor in a Minor Role (film) , , Fernando Albizu , , , - , Best Actress in a Minor Role (film) , , Pilar Castro , ,

References

External links

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''Fat People''
at ICAA's ''Catálogo de Cinespañol'' {{authority control 2009 films 2009 comedy-drama films 2000s Spanish-language films Films about obesity Spanish comedy-drama films 2000s Spanish films