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

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- Spanish

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directed by

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. 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 Ingrid Rubio, Jimena Barón, among others. The film won numerous awards including the

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for Best Foreign Film.

Cast

* Ingrid Rubio as Carmela (nicknamed Memé) * Ricardo Darín as Andy * Norma Aleandro as Dolores *

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as Fernando *

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as Miguel * Boy Olmi as Richard * Mariano Martínez as Javier * Jimena Barón as Aneta as a child *

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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 *

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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 *

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: Best Actress, Ingrid Rubio, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Eduardo Mignogna; 1998. *

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: Silver Condor, Best Actress (''Mejor Actriz''), Ingrid Rubio; Best Director (''Mejor Director''), Eduardo Mignogna; Best New Actress (''Mejor Revelación Femenina''), Jimena Barón; 1999. *

: 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,

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: 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''
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