''Samana Sunrise'' () is a 2024 Spanish-Dominican comedy film directed by Rafa Cortés based on the play ''Cancún'' by Jordi Galcerán. It stars

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, Luisa Mayol,

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, and

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Plot

As two couples of friends respectively formed by Ale and Santi and Natalia and Mario make a trip to Samaná together, confessions about the past upends their holidays.

Cast

Production

''Amanece en Samaná'' is an adaptation of the play ' by Jordi Galcerán. The film is a Ron Vino y Miel AIE Spanish-Dominican co-production with A name like this, Materia Cinema, Quexito Films, and Federation Spain, with the participation of

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. It was fully shot in the Dominican Republic.

Release

Distributed by

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, the film is set to be released theatrically in Spain on 8 November 2024.

Reception

Andrés Salas of ''

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'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, declaring it "a basic but likeable comedy".

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