''Fotos'' is a 1996 Spanish surreal melodrama film written and directed by (in his directorial debut feature) which stars

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 ...

, Mercedes Ortega, and Miky Molina.

Plot

The plot follows the mishaps of sexually-repressed and virgin young woman Azucena who breaks up with her boyfriend and is sexually attacked by plastic artist César. Guided by a Virgin apparition, she takes refuge in a club, where she falls for well-off transvestite stripper Narciso.

Cast

Production

''Fotos'' is a Plot Films and Comunicación Integral production, and it had the collaboration of Sogedasa. Shooting locations included Jávea and

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. The film was scored by Carles Casas, edited by Juan Carlos R. Arroyo, and lensed by Ángel Luis Fernández.

Release

The film was presented at the 29th

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in October 1996. Distributed by

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, it was released theatrically in Spain on 22 November 1996. It has attained

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Reception

Casimiro Torreiro of ''

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'' described the film as "a truly spectacular cross between passionate soap opera, homosexual and ghostly iconography, and surreal religious provocation".

Accolades

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References

;Bibliography * * {{Cite book, chapter=Las últimas tres décadas de cine rodado en Alicante (1985-2014), first1=Kiko, last1=Mora, first2=Enric, last2=Mira, first3=Vicente, last3=García Escrivá, pages=59–68, isbn=978-84-7784-712-0, year=2016, url=https://mua.ua.es/archivos/2016_AlicanteSeRueda.pdf, title=Alicante se rueda (1902-2014), location=Alicante, publisher=Instituto Alicantino de Cultura Juan Gil-Albert; Museo de la Universidad de Alicante 1996 directorial debut films 1990s Spanish-language films 1990s Spanish films 1996 drama films Spanish-language drama films Spanish drama films Films shot in the Canary Islands Films shot in the province of Alicante Spanish LGBT-related films 1996 LGBT-related films