''The Cover'' ( es, El cover, links=no) is a 2021 Spanish romantic comedy musical film directed and written by
Secun de la Rosa which stars
Àlex Monner
Àlex Monner Zubizarreta (born 27 January 1995) is a Spanish actor. He is known for his role as Lleó in the Catalan television series ''Polseres vermelles''.
Monner was born in Barcelona. He debuted in Pau Freixa's film ''Herois'', and then ha ...
and
Marina Salas, also featuring
Carolina Yuste, Lander Otaola and the special collaboration of
Carmen Machi,
Susi Sánchez and
Juan Diego
Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, also known as Juan Diego (; 1474–1548), was a Chichimec peasant and Marian visionary. He is said to have been granted apparitions of the Virgin Mary on four occasions in December 1531: three at the hill of Tepeyac an ...
.
Plot
The fiction takes place in
Benidorm
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Benidorm has been a tourist destination within Spain since 1925, when its port was extended and the first hotels were built, though ...
, with the backdrop of performers earning a living by singing
cover songs of popular singers,
featuring songs by the likes of
The Killers,
Erasure,
Lady Gaga,
Shirley Bassey
Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey (; born 8 January 1937) is a Welsh singer. Best known for her career longevity, powerful voice and recording the theme songs to three James Bond films, Bassey is widely regarded as one of the most popular vocalists ...
,
Gloria Gaynor
Gloria Gaynor ( née Fowles; born September 7, 1943) is an American singer, best known for the disco era hits "I Will Survive" (1978), " Let Me Know (I Have a Right)" (1979), " I Am What I Am" (1983), and her version of "Never Can Say Goodbye" ( ...
, Fun, La Marelu,
Loquillo, Antonio Vega,
Nena Daconte, or
Raphael.
Dani is a young man working as a
waiter who has put behind musical aspirations.
He meets Sandra, a singer working in hotels who imitates
Adele.
Cast
Production
Written and directed by
Secun de la Rosa, ''The Cover'' is de la Rosa's directorial debut film.
Produced by Nadie es Perfecto and Stop Line,
it had the collaboration of GTS Entertainment (Universal Music Group Partner),
Amazon Prime Video
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and Entertainment One. Shooting began in 2020 and was disrupted by the
COVID-19 pandemic, including a 3-month hiatus due to the
COVID-19 lockdown.
The wrap was reported in July 2020.
Besides the musical jukebox, the film features an original song ("Que me busquen por dentro") performed by
Antonio Orozco
Antonio Orozco (born 23 November 1972 in Barcelona) is a Spanish singer-songwriter. He has won several prizes like the Premio Ondas and sold many records; his first album sold more than 100,000 copies, whereas his second album titled ''Semilla d ...
as well as songs performed by the original artists (Agoney, RocÃo Márquez and Kexxy Pardo).
Release
The film opened the 24th
Málaga Spanish Film Festival (FMCE) on 3 June 2021.
Distributed by eOne Spain,
it was theatrically released in Spain on 23 July 2021.
Reception
Fausto Fernández of ''
Fotogramas'' gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, praising the "affection and sensitivity" displayed by Secun de la Rosa towards his characters.
Andrea G. Bermejo of ''
CinemanÃa'' gave it 3 out of 5 stars, writing that while "not a perfect film", featuring production issues possibly stemming from the pandemic disruption, that would not detract nonetheless from the film's "freshness and spontaneity".
Awards and nominations
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, Best Make-Up and Hairstyles , , Vicén Betà , ,
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, Best Sound , , José Manuel Sospedra , ,
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, Best Original Score , , Nacho Mañó & Joana Estevao , ,
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, Best Supporting Actress , , Carolina Yuste , ,
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9th Feroz Awards , , colspan="2" ,
Best Comedy Film , , , ,
See also
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List of Spanish films of 2021
References
External links
''The Cover''at
ICAA's ''Catálogo de Cinespañol''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cover (film), The
2021 films
Films shot in Spain
2021 romantic comedy films
Spanish romantic comedy films
Spanish musical comedy films
Films impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
2020s musical comedy films
2020s romantic musical films
Films set in the Valencian Community
2020s Spanish-language films
2020s Spanish films
Spanish romantic musical films
Spanish-language romantic comedy films