''The Nest'' ( es, El Nido) is a 1980 Spanish

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written and directed by

Jaime de Armiñán Jaime de Armiñán Oliver (born 9 March 1927) is a Spanish screenwriter and film director. His films have been nominated for Academy Awards in the Foreign language film category twice, in 1972 for ''My Dearest Senorita, Mi querida señorita'' an ...

, starring

Héctor Alterio Héctor Benjamín Alterio Onorato (born 21 September 1929) is an Argentine theatre, film and television actor, well known both in Argentina and Spain. Biography Alterio's theatre debut came in 1948 as the lead in ''Cómo suicidarse en prima ...

and

Ana Torrent Ana Torrent Bertrán de Lis (born 12 July 1966) is a Spanish film actress. Early life and career Her debut came in 1973 with the starring role as "Ana" in the film ''El espíritu de la colmena'' (''The Spirit of the Beehive''), directed by V ...

. The plot follows the emotionally intense relationship between an old widower and a precocious thirteen-year-old girl. The film was nominated for the

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at the

53rd Academy Awards The 53rd Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored 1980 in film, films released in 1980 and took place on March 31, 1981, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at ...

Plot

In a small village near

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, Alejandro, a rich 60-year-old widower falls in love with Goyita, a 13-year-old girl.

Cast

- Don Alejandro *

- Goyita *Luis Politti - Don Eladio * Agustín González - Sargento *Patricia Adriani - Marisa *María Luisa Ponte - Amparo *Mercedes Alonso - Mercedes *Luisa Rodrigo - Gumer *

Amparo Baró Amparo Baró San Martín MML (21 September 1937 – 29 January 2015) was a Spanish actress. She starting working in theatres with Adolfo Marsillach. She first garnered critical and popular acclaim for her role as "Sole" in ''7 Vidas''. Her ca ...

- Fuen *

Ovidi Montllor Ovidi Montllor (; 4 February 1942 in Alcoi, Spain – 10 March 1995 in Barcelona, Spain) was a Spanish singer-songwriter and actor. Career A native of Alcoi, at the age of 24 Montllor moved to Barcelona, where he was a member of various independ ...

- Manuel

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nest, The 1980 films 1980 drama films Spanish drama films 1980s Spanish-language films Films directed by Jaime de Armiñán Films with screenplays by Jaime de Armiñán

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