''El faro'' (The Lighthouse) is a 1998 Argentine-

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directed by

Eduardo Mignogna Eduardo Mignogna (August 17, 1940 – October 6, 2006) was an Argentinian film director and screenwriter. Filmography * 1975 - ''La Raulito en libertad'' (writer) * 1983 - ''El Desquite'' (writer) * 1983 - ''Evita, quien quiera oír que oiga'' ...

. The film is also known in Spain as ''El faro del Sur.'' The screenplay was a collaborative effort of Graciela Aguirre, José Antonio Félez, Eduardo Mignogna, and Santiago Carlos Oves. It features

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for Best Foreign Film.

Cast

as Carmela (nicknamed Memé) *

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as Andy *

Norma Aleandro Norma Aleandro (born 2 May 1936) is an Argentine actress. She is considered one of the most celebrated and prolific Argentine actresses of all time and is recognized as a cultural icon in her home country. Aleandro starred in the 1985 film '' T ...

as Dolores * Norberto Díaz as Fernando *

Jorge Marrale Jorge Marrale (born June 30, 1947) is an Argentine actor. Life and work Marrale was born in Buenos Aires' industrial Barracas section to a Spanish mother and an Italian father (from the Calabria Region), in 1947. His paternal grandfather had be ...

as Miguel * Boy Olmi as Richard * Mariano Martínez as Javier *

Jimena Barón Jimena Valentina Guevara Barón (born 24 May 1987), better known as Jimena Barón or J Mena, is an Argentine actress and singer.Florencia Bertotti María Florencia Bertotti (born 15 March 1983), better known as Florencia Bertotti is an Argentine actress, singer, songwriter and businesswoman. Biography Florencia Bertotti parents are Gustavo Bertotti, a jeweler and María Candelaria Pér ...

as Aneta as a teen * Ina Casares as Angelita * Alejandra Aleano as Dolores * Roberto Vallejos as Michi * Oscar Ferrigno Jr. as Priest * Elcira Olivera Garcés as Encarna * Carmen Renard as Conserje *

Paola Krum Andrea Paola Krum (born June 21, 1970) better known as Paola Krum is an actress, singer, and dancer. Biography Andrea Paola Krum was born on June 21, 1970 in Palermo, Buenos Aires. She is the only daughter of Raúl Krum and Teresita O’Donnel ...

as Sonia * Mónica Lacoste as Dorita

Exhibition

The film opened wide in Argentina on April 16, 1998. In Spain it opened on May 22, 1998. It was screened in the United States at the Miami Hispanic Film Festival,

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Home media

The DVD (USA & territories, plus Canada) of ''El Faro'' was released on September 21, 2004 by Venevision.

Awards

Wins *

Montréal World Film Festival The Montreal World Film Festival (WFF; french: le Festival des Films du Monde) was one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF (although the Toronto Internat ...

: Best Actress, Ingrid Rubio, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Eduardo Mignogna; 1998. * Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor, Best Actress (''Mejor Actriz''), Ingrid Rubio; Best Director (''Mejor Director''), Eduardo Mignogna; Best New Actress (''Mejor Revelación Femenina''),

: Goya, Best Spanish Language Foreign Film (''Mejor Película Extranjera de Habla Hispana''), Eduardo Mignogna, Argentina; 1999. *

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: Audience Award, Eduardo Mignogna; 1999. Nominations *

Butaca Awards The Butaca Theater Awards of Catalonia (full Catalan name: ''Premis Butaca de teatre de Catalunya'', short form: Butaca Awards, i.e. ''Premis Butaca'') are annual theater awards judged by popular vote existing since 1995 in Catalonia Cataloni ...

, Barcelona, Spain: Butaca, Best Catalan Film Actress (''Millor actriu catalana de cinema''), Ingrid Rubio; 1998. * Montréal World Film Festival: ''Grand Prix des Amériques'', Eduardo Mignogna; 1998. *

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: Golden Dolphin, Eduardo Mignogna; 1999. * Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor, Best Art Direction/Production Design (''Mejor Dirección Artística/Escenografía''), Abel Facello; Best Cinematography (Mejor Fotografía), Marcelo Camorino; Best Film (Mejor Película); Best Music (Mejor Música), Baby López Fürst; Best New Actress (''Mejor Revelación Femenina''), Florencia Bertotti; Best Screenplay, Original (''Mejor Guión Original''), Eduardo Mignogna, Santiago Carlos Oves, Graciela Aguirre, and José Antonio Félez; 1999.

References

External links

*
''El faro''
at the

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