''Quién te cantará'' (Spanish for 'Who will sing to you') is a 2018 Spanish-French

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written and directed by

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, starring

Najwa Nimri Najwa Nimri Urrutikoetxea (; born 14 February 1972) is a Spanish actress and singer. In 1996, Nimri formed the musical duo ''Najwajean'' along with producer Carlos Jean, launching ''No Blood'', an early instance of a trip-hop album in Spain. S ...

and

Eva Llorach Eva Llorach (born 1979) is a Spanish actress. She had a breakout role, breakout performance in the 2018 drama film ''Quién te cantará'', which earned her the Goya Award for Best New Actress in 2019. Biography She was born in Murcia in 1979. S ...

. The film was nominated for seven

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with Llorach winning the award for Best New Actress.

Plot

When Lila, a celebrity singer with

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forgets how to act, a superfan named Violeta steps in to teach Lila how to be Lila once again.

Cast

Production

A Spain-France co-production by Apache Films, Áralan Films and , the film also had the participation of TVE,

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and

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, and support from ICAA,

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and

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. Shooting locations included the provinces of

Cádiz Cádiz ( , , ) is a city in Spain and the capital of the Province of Cádiz in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia. It is located in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula off the Atlantic Ocean separated fr ...

and

Málaga Málaga (; ) is a Municipalities in Spain, municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 591,637 in 2024, it is the second-most populo ...

Release

The film was presented at the

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. It was also showcased at the 66th

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later in the month. It was released theatrically in Spain on 26 October 2018.

Reception

''Quién te cantará'' received positive reviews from film critics. It holds approval rating on review aggregator website

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, based on reviews with an average rating of . Jonathan Holland of ''

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'' underscored the film to be "a smart, moving homage to fandom". Shelagh Rowan-Legg of ''

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'' deemed the film to be "a mesmerizing story of the burden of fame, the bonds between strangers, the price of love, and the reflections we see and do not see in each other and ourselves".

Accolades

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33rd Goya Awards The 33rd Goya Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AACCE), honored the best in Spanish films of 2018 and took place at the Conference and Exhibition Centre of Seville on 2 February 2019. The ceremony ...

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References

External links

* * 2018 films 2018 drama films Spanish drama films 2010s Spanish-language films Apache Films films Áralan Films films Les Films du Worso films Films shot in the province of Cádiz Films shot in the province of Málaga 2010s Spanish films Films about fandom Films about amnesia Films about singers {{2010s-Spain-film-stub