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Alfonso Rivera


2146 articles available in total starting from 16/11/2007. Last article published on 18/07/2025.

Review: The Successor

Review: The Successor

French director Xavier Legrand stresses that Father's Day is not exactly his favourite celebration with this brutal yet elegant film  

27/09/2023 | San Sebastián 2023 | Competition

Dolores Fonzi  • Director of Blondi

Interview: Dolores Fonzi • Director of Blondi

“All I can think about is directing again soon”

The Argentinian actress makes her directing début in a bright comedy about unconventional maternity and special families, which she herself has co-written and starred in  

27/09/2023 | San Sebastián 2023 | Horizontes Latinos

Review: Alemania

Review: Alemania

Germany serves as an open-ended destiny, a promising future and a lifeline for the teenage main character in this sensitive Spanish-Argentinian co-production directed by first-timer María Zanetti  

26/09/2023 | San Sebastián 2023 | Horizontes Latinos

Isabel Coixet  • Director of Un amor

Interview: Isabel Coixet • Director of Un amor

“I have the ability to feel out of place in any setting”

The filmmaker returns to the Basque gathering with her adaptation of Sara Mesa’s novel of the same name, which stars Laia Costa, who’s working with the Catalonian helmer once again after Foodie Love  

26/09/2023 | San Sebastián 2023 | Competition

Review: They Shot the Piano Player

Review: They Shot the Piano Player

Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal's animated documentary is a love song for Brazil and its music and against dictatorships, which supports the figure of a forgotten and silenced artist  

26/09/2023 | San Sebastian 2023 | Special Screenings

Review: Un amor

Review: Un amor

An alternative ending, different to the one in Sara Mesa’s novel, on which Isabel Coixet’s new film is based, saves this film from becoming unpalatable, blunt, dull stodge  

26/09/2023 | San Sebastián 2023 | Competition

Javier Macipe  • Director of The Blue Star

Interview: Javier Macipe • Director of The Blue Star

“Here the music is like the Force in Star Wars"

The director makes his feature film debut with a Spanish-Argentine co-production that revives the figure of a forgotten musician while at the same time vindicating creative rebirth  

25/09/2023 | San Sebastian 2023 | New Directors

Review: Blondi

Review: Blondi

Dolores Fonzi’s amusing debut film is filled with freshness and talent, built on the possible kinds of families and enlivened with hits from The Velvet Underground & Nico and, of course, Blondie  

24/09/2023 | San Sebastian 2023 | Horizontes Latinos

Martín Cuervo prepares ¿Quién es quién?

Martín Cuervo prepares ¿Quién es quién?

The director shoots the Spanish remake of the French comedy Family Swap, starring Salva Reina, Kira Miró, Elena Irureta and little Sofía Otero  

22/09/2023 | Production | Funding | Spain

Spanish Screenings on Tour will bring 33 productions to Rome

Spanish Screenings on Tour will bring 33 productions to Rome

As part of the MIA in Rome, the second edition of the event, which is looking for international partners and collaborators, will be held from 9 to 13 October  

18/09/2023 | Spanish Screenings 2023

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