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Alfonso Rivera


2136 articles available in total starting from 16/11/2007. Last article published on 08/07/2025.

Review: Defiant Souls

Review: Defiant Souls

Hitting Spanish cinemas today, this Cuban-Swiss co-production and former Malaga competitor explores a real-life story of lesbian love on the Caribbean island at the beginning of the 19th century  

31/01/2020 | Films | Reviews | Switzerland/Cuba

Santiago Segura picks up the shoot for Padre no hay más que uno 2

Santiago Segura picks up the shoot for Padre no hay más que uno 2

Filming for the sequel to the biggest Spanish box-office hit of 2019 resumes today, with the Madrilenian filmmaker again assuming the roles of star, producer, screenwriter and director  

31/01/2020 | Production | Funding | Spain

Ibizacinefest prepares to be inundated with independent and socially conscious films

Ibizacinefest prepares to be inundated with independent and socially conscious films

This weekend sees the start of the fourth edition of the Ibizan festival that, once again this year, is throwing its weight behind free-spirited and arthouse cinema  

30/01/2020 | Festivals | Awards | Spain

Review: My Mexican Bretzel

Review: My Mexican Bretzel

Newcomer Nuria Giménez enchants the audience with a documentary exploring the use of lies, boasting a sophisticated and fascinating cinematic structure  

29/01/2020 | IFFR 2020 | Bright Future Competition

Pain & Glory snags seven Goyas

Pain & Glory snags seven Goyas

With his latest film, Pedro Almodóvar has triumphed at the 34th edition of the awards handed out by Spain’s Academy of Film Arts and Sciences, the ceremony for which was held on Saturday in Málaga  

27/01/2020 | Goyas 2020

Review: The Year of the Discovery

Review: The Year of the Discovery

Luis López Carrasco gives a voice to the victims of the lesser known events of 1992, a celebrated year in Spain, offering a re-reading of history in a documentary which demands the truth be told  

24/01/2020 | IFFR 2020 | Tiger Competition

Review: Te quiero, imbécil

Review: Te quiero, imbécil

Laura Mañá uses humour to portray the crisis of the modern-day heterosexual male, caught between archaic values and new social expectations, mainly of a sentimental kind  

24/01/2020 | Films | Reviews | Spain

Pedro Almodóvar producing another Isabel Coixet film

Pedro Almodóvar producing another Isabel Coixet film

El Deseo is financing Nieva en Benidorm, the new movie by the Catalan director, filming for which kicked off on Monday in the titular multilingual tourist hotspot  

22/01/2020 | Production | Funding | Spain

ALICE launched in Barcelona to champion European-made animation

ALICE launched in Barcelona to champion European-made animation

The first meeting for this new project for European interregional cinematic cooperation, which seeks to promote companies in the animation sector, took place last week  

22/01/2020 | Industry | Market | Spain

The Feroz Awards smile on Pedro Almodóvar

The Feroz Awards smile on Pedro Almodóvar

Pain & Glory has comfortably come out on top during the 7th awards ceremony organised just outside Madrid by the Spanish Association of Film Journalists, scooping six gongs  

17/01/2020 | Festivals | Awards | Spain

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