''The Flamenco Guitar of Yerai Cortés'' () is a 2024 Spanish documentary film directed by Antón Álvarez (in his directorial debut) about the family of flamenco guitarist .

Plot

The documentary explores the recording of an album by Yerai Cortés as well as a secret involving Cortés' family.

Release

The film worldpremiered as the opening film of the 'New Directors' strand of the

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in September 2024. It was also selected for a special screening at the

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. Distributed by

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, it was released theatrically in Spain on 20 December 2024. It also made it to the 'Bright Future' strand of the

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(IFFR) for its international premiere on 2 February 2025.

Reception

Júlia Olmo of ''

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'' declared the film a "dazzling and powerful directorial debut", that "manages to go beyond the usual documentary to reflect the beauty and pain that often exist in human relationships". Ricardo Rosado of ''

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'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, billing it as "one of the most interesting and thoughtful music documentaries (and documentaries in general) of recent years".

Accolades

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30th Forqué Awards The 30th Forqué Awards, organised by , were presented on 14 December 2024 at the IFEMA Palacio Municipal in Madrid. The ceremony was broadcast on La 2 and RTVE Play. Background In October 2024, filmmaker José Luis Garci was announced as the ...

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39th Goya Awards The 39th Goya Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain, took place at the in Granada, Andalusia, on 8 February 2025. The gala was broadcast on La 1 (Spanish TV channel), La 1 and RTVE Play. Backgr ...

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12th Platino Awards The 12th Platino Awards, presented by the Entidad de Gestión de Derechos de los Productores Audiovisuales (EGEDA) and the Federación Iberoamericana de Productores Cinematográficos y Audiovisuales (FIPCA), took place on April 27, 2025, at IFEMA ...

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References

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Reception

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