''Secrets of the Heart'' ( es, Secretos del corazón, link=no) is a 1997 Spanish film. The film was a Box Office hit in Spain grossing ESP 711,092,434. It 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 70th Academy Awards.

Plot

During the holidays, Javi and his older brother Juan go to a mountain village. There Javi is attracted by a secret, concealed in the closed room where his father died. The child's curiosity will be satisfied and will lead him to a surprising discovery.

Cast

* Carmelo Gómez as Tío * Charo López as María * Sílvia Munt as Madre *

Vicky Peña Maria Victòria Peña Carulla (born 11 January 1954) better known as Vicky Peña is a Spanish actress. She is one of the most important voice actors in Catalan and Spanish. Family and early life She is the daughter of the actors Felip Peña a ...

as Rosa * Andoni Erburu as Javi * Álvaro Nagore as Juan Zabalza * Íñigo Garcés as Carlos * Joan Vallès as Abuelo * Joan Dalmau as Benito *

Chete Lera Ramón Mariano Fernández Lera (1949–2022), better known as Chete Lera, was a Spanish actor. With a long on-screen career in addition to a stage career, he featured in films such as ''The Red Squirrel'', '' Secrets of the Heart'', '' Familia'', ...

as Ricardo * Manolo Monje as Don Bautista * José María Asín as Don Alejandro * Carlos Salaberri as Bedel

Commentaries

According to the film's producer, ''Secretos del corazón'' is "a poetical and emotional movie that can share with Hollywood's big overproductions' special effects." Armendáriz has had a brief film career and appears in such works as "

Historias del Kronen ''Stories from the Kronen'' ( es, Historias del Kronen, links=no) is a 1995 drama film directed by Montxo Armendáriz based on the novel by José Ángel Mañas which stars Juan Diego Botto and Jordi Mollà. It was entered into the 1995 Cannes ...

", " Tasio" and "

Las cartas de Alou ''Letters from Alou'' ( es, Las cartas de Alou) is 1990 Spanish film directed and written by Montxo Armendáriz. Synopsis Alou, a Senegalese man that has entered Spain illegally, can only find occasional jobs due to his situation. Thanks to t ...

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Amazon.co.uk 1997 films 1997 drama films Spanish drama films 1990s Spanish-language films Films directed by Montxo Armendáriz Films about children Films shot in Madrid 1990s Spanish films {{1990s-Spain-film-stub

Plot

Cast

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Awards

Goya Awards

Cartagena Film Festival

Berlin International Film Festival

Academy Awards

Sant Jordi Awards

Ondas Awards

Chicago International Film Festival

Spanish Actors Union

Cinema Writers Circle Awards

See also

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