Ángeles González-Sinde Reig (born 7 April 1965) is a Spanish scriptwriter, film director and politician. She served as
Minister of Culture of the Government of Spain from April 2009 until December 2011. Her appointment was received with anger and rejection by the Spanish Internet Community, due to González-Sinde's opposition to
P2P file sharing
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and the alleged conflict of interest due to her ties to the film industry. A strict anti-piracy law enacted in Spain in December 2011 has become known colloquially as
Ley Sinde, or the Sinde Law, as she was seen as the primary backer of the measure.
Biography
Ángeles González-Sinde Reig was born 7 April 1965. She is the daughter of the academy's founder, José María González-Sinde, Sr. Her brother, José María González-Sinde, Jr., is also involved in the film industry.
José María González Sinde (II) - Internet Movie Database (IMDB)
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González-Sinde studied Classics at the Complutense University of Madrid
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and did a master's degree in Cinema Scriptwriting at the AFI Conservatory
The AFI Conservatory is a private not-for-profit graduate film school in the Hollywood Hills district of Los Angeles. Students (called "Fellows") learn from the masters in a collaborative, hands-on production environment with an emphasis on stor ...
in Los Angeles
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.
She served as president of (AACCE) (Spanish Academy of Arts and Cinematographic Sciences) since 2006 until April 2009.
In April 2009, González-Sinde was appointed Culture Minister. This sparked a movement against her from the Spanish Internet
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users community, represented by the ''Asociacion de Internautas'' (Internet Users Association). They stated that she was unable to fulfill correctly the needs and obligations of her position because of a conflict of interest, as she had personal ties with businesses involved in the film industry and consequently would not be impartial. Moreover, Spanish law 5/2006 of April 10, 2006 regulates conflicts of interest among high-ranking positions in the Spanish government.
Filmography
Director
*''La suerte dormida
'' Sleeping Luck'' ( es, La suerte dormida, links=no) is a 2003 film directed by Ángeles González-Sinde which stars Adriana Ozores alongside Félix Gómez and Pepe Soriano.
Synopsis
Amparo, a lawyer who has recently lost her family, accepts an ...
'' (2003).
*'' Madrid 11M: Todos íbamos en ese tren'' (2004)—«Como los demás».
*''Una palabra tuya
''One Word from You'' ( es, Una palabra tuya, links=no) is a Spanish 2008 film directed by Ángeles González Sinde based on the novel of the same name by Elvira Lindo. It stars Malena Alterio, Esperanza Pedreño and Antonio de la Torre, alongsid ...
'' (2008).
Scriptwriter
Awards
* Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay, ''La buena estrella
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'', by Ricardo Franco (1997).
*Goya Award for Best New Director
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for ''La suerte dormida'' (2003).
*Prize Turia for Best New Work ''La suerte dormida'' (2003).
*XX Festival de Cine Español de Málaga, Best Script for '' Heroína'' (2005), by Gerardo Herrero.
*Premio Planeta de Novela
The Premio Planeta de Novela is a Spanish literary prize, awarded since 1952 by the Spanish publisher Grupo Planeta to an original unpublished novel written in Spanish. It is one of about 16 literary prizes given by Planeta.
Financially, it is t ...
, runner-up for ''El buen hijo''["Clara Sánchez se alza con el Planeta"]
''El País
''El País'' (; ) is a Spanish-language daily newspaper in Spain. ''El País'' is based in the capital city of Madrid and it is owned by the Spanish media conglomerate PRISA.
It is the second most circulated daily newspaper in Spain . ''El ...
''. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
References
External links
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1965 births
Living people
Complutense University of Madrid alumni
Government ministers of Spain
Women government ministers of Spain
Spanish women film directors
Spanish women screenwriters
21st-century Spanish politicians
21st-century Spanish women politicians
Culture ministers of Spain
21st-century Spanish screenwriters