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film by

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. She also co-wrote the story with David Planell. In 2008, the film was nominated for nine

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s. It won two awards, including the Best Actress award (for

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Cast

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as Fele *

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as Jacinto *

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as Emilia *

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as Antonio *

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as Charo * Víctor Valdivia as Guille *

as Ángela

Awards and nominations

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XXII Goya Awards The 22nd ceremony of the annual Goya Awards, took place at the Palacio de Congresos of the Campo de las Naciones in Madrid, Spain on February 3, 2008, presented by José Corbacho. On December 17, 2007, Juan Diego Botto and Ivana Baquero were re ...

*Best Actress (Blanca Portillo, nominee) *Best Actress (Maribel Verdú, winner) *Best Cinematography (Ángel Iguacel, nominee) *Best Director (Gracia Querejeta, nominee) *Best Editing (Nacho Ruiz Capillas, nominee) *Best Film (nominee) *Best Screenplay - Original (David Planell and Gracia Querejeta, nominee) *Best Supporting Actor (Raúl Arévalo, nominee) *Best Supporting Actress (Amparo Baró, winner) San Sebastián Film Festival *Best Actress - Silver Seashell (Blanca Portillo, winner) *Best Screenplay (David Planell and Gracia Querejeta, tied winner) *

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(Gracia Querejeta, nominee)

References

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* * 2007 films 2007 comedy-drama films 2000s Spanish-language films 2000s sports comedy-drama films Cue sports films Films directed by Gracia Querejeta Films featuring a Best Actress Goya Award-winning performance Films featuring a Best Supporting Actress Goya Award-winning performance Spanish sports comedy-drama films 2000s Spanish films {{cue-sports-stub