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''Salvador (Puig Antich)'' (or ''Salvador'') is a 2006 film directed by
Manuel Huerga Manuel Huerga (born 20 October 1957) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. His film ''Salvador (Puig Antich)'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Selected filmography Film * ''Brutal Ardour'' ( ...
. It is based on the 2001
Francesc Escribano Francesc () is a masculine given name of Catalan origin. It is a cognate of Francis, Francesco, Francisco, François, and Franz. People with the name include: *Cesc Fàbregas (Francesc Fàbregas i Soler) (born 1987), Spanish professional football ...
book , which depicts the time Salvador Puig Antich spent on
death row Death row, also known as condemned row, is a place in a prison that houses inmates awaiting Capital punishment, execution after being convicted of a capital crime and sentenced to death. The term is also used figuratively to describe the state of ...
prior to his execution by
garrote A garrote or garrote vil (a Spanish word; alternative spellings include garotte and similar variants''Oxford English Dictionary'', 11th Ed: garrotte is normal British English spelling, with single r alternate. Article title is US English spellin ...
(the last person to be executed by this method in Spain) in 1974, in the last rales of the
Francoist dictatorship Francoist Spain ( es, España franquista), or the Francoist dictatorship (), was the period of Spanish history between 1939 and 1975, when Francisco Franco ruled Spain after the Spanish Civil War with the title . After his death in 1975, Spai ...
. The film was screened in the
Un Certain Regard (, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films w ...
section at the
2006 Cannes Film Festival The 59th Cannes Film Festival was held from 17 to 28 May 2006. Twenty films from eleven countries were in competition for the Palme d'Or. The President of the Official selection Jury was Wong Kar-wai, the first Chinese director to preside over the ...
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Cast

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Daniel Brühl Daniel César Martín Brühl González Domingo (; born 16 June 1978) is a Spanish-German actor and filmmaker. He received his first German Film Award for Best Actor for his roles in '' Das Weisse Rauschen (The White Sound)'' (2001), ''Nichts ...
as Salvador Puig Antich *
Tristán Ulloa Tristán Ulloa (born 6 May 1970) is a Spanish actor, writer, and director. Career He was born in Orléans and lived with his Spanish grandparents exiled in France. He spent his teenage years in Vigo, Galicia. His mother, Esther San Román, lives ...
as Oriol Arau *
Leonardo Sbaraglia Leonardo Máximo Sbaraglia (; born 30 June 1970) is an Argentine actor, with extensive credits in both Argentina and Spain. He has also worked in Mexico, and was cast in his first English-language role in '' Red Lights''. Biography Sbaraglia was ...
as Jesús Irurre *
Leonor Watling Leonor Elizabeth Ceballos Watling (born 28 July 1975) is a Spanish film actress and singer. Early life Leonor Ceballos Watling was born on 28 July 1975 in Madrid, to a Spanish father from Province of Cádiz, Cádiz and an English mother, the ...
as Cuca *
Ingrid Rubio Ingrid Rubio Ruiz (born 2 August 1975 in Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish actress. She won the Special Mention Award at the 1996 San Sebastián International Film Festival for her performance in the film ''Taxi (1996 film), Taxi''. Career She h ...
as Margalida *
Celso Bugallo Celso Bugallo Aguiar (born 12 March 1947) is a Spanish actor. He appeared in more than forty films since 1999. Selected filmography References External links * 1947 births Living people Spanish male film actors 20th-century Sp ...
as Salvador's father *
Mercedes Sampietro Mercedes Sampietro Marro (born 24 January 1947) is a Spanish actress. Biography Mercedes Sampietro Marro was born in Barcelona on 24 January 1947. She began her career as a stage actress in 1970. Having performed as a Voice acting, voice act ...
as Salvador's mother *
Olalla Escribano Olalla may refer to: Places *Olalla, British Columbia, an unincorporated settlement in the Similkameen Country of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada *Olalla, Washington, an unincorporated settlement on the Kitsap Peninsula in Washin ...
as Imma Puig *
Carlota Olcina Carlota Olcina (n. Sabadell, June 21, 1983) is a Spanish actress known for her participation in several television series including ''El cor de la ciutat, Amar en tiempos revueltos'' and '' Merlí.'' Biography Born in the neighborhood of La ...
as Carme Puig * Bea Segura as Montse Puig *
Andrea Ros Andrea Ros (born 3 May 1993) is a Spanish film, theater and television actress. Biography She began his career with small roles in television series in Catalonia, and also participated in several plays and short films. Her first big opportun ...
as Merçona Puig *
Jacob Torres Jacob (; ; ar, يَعْقُوب, Yaʿqūb; gr, Ἰακώβ, Iakṓb), later given the name Israel, is regarded as a patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Jac ...
as Santi Soler *
Joel Joan Joel Joan i Juvé (; born 2 November 1970) is a Spanish actor, screenwriter and director. Biography Joan studied dramatic arts at Institut del Teatre in Barcelona. He began his acting career on the stage, appearing in productions directed by ...
as Oriol Solé * Pau Derqui as Jordi Solé *
Oriol Vila Oriol () is a Catalan name, which can be found as a given name or a surname. It derives from the Latin word ''aureus'' (golden). It was originally just a surname, but started to be used as a given name in honour of Saint Joseph Oriol. It may refer ...
as Ignasi Solé *
Raül Tortosa Raül Tortosa is a Spanish actor and director born in Terrassa (Barcelona). He is also the vocalist of the pop-rock band Una Hora Más. In 2016 he portrayed a Tyrell Captain in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'' in Season 6. He won the Best Act ...
as Quim Puig Antich


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The Great Swindle: 'This is not the tale of Salvador Puig Antich'
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A memorial from Salvador Puig Antich versus MediaPro film (in Catalan)
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