Como un relámpago

Como un relámpago
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMiguel Hermoso
Starring
CinematographyFernando Arribas
Edited byBlanca Guillem
Music by
Production
companies
  • Los Films del Tango
  • Antea Films
Distributed byUnited International Pictures
Release dates
  • November 1996 (1996-11) (Huelva)
  • 17 January 1997 (1997-01-17) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Como un relámpago is a 1996 Spanish melodrama film directed by Miguel Hermoso which stars Santiago Ramos, Assumpta Serna, and Eloy Azorín. Santiago Ramos was awarded the Goya Award for Best Actor for his performance.

Plot

Upper-class teenager Pablo living with mother Sonia (a lawyer and former far-left and feminist activist)[1] decides to look for his father Rafael, who abandoned Pablo in his childhood. Thanks to his neighbor, he discovers that he lives in Gran Canaria, and he does not hesitate to pay him a visit.[2]

Cast

Production

The film is a Los Films del Tango and Antea Films production.[5]

Release

The film screened at the 23rd Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival in 1996.[6] It was released theatrically in Spain on 17 January 1997.[7]

Awards

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
1996 23rd Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival Golden Columbus Won [6]
1997 11th Goya Awards Best Actor Santiago Ramos Won [5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Adriana Ugarte, en El Hormiguero por su comedia francesa con Gérard Depardieu". vertele!. 19 September 2018 – via eldiario.es.
  2. ^ "Como un relámpago (película 1996) - Tráiler. resumen, reparto y dónde ver. Dirigida por Miguel Hermoso". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2023-01-14. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  3. ^ a b c Cendros, Teresa (16 January 1997). "Miguel Hermoso explora la edad adolescente en 'Como un relámpago'". El País.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Benavent 2000, p. 166.
  5. ^ a b "Como un relámpago » Premios Goya 2023". www.premiosgoya.com. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  6. ^ a b Siles, Luis Eduardo (1 December 1996). "'Como un relampago' de Miguel Hermoso, gana el festival de Huelva". El País.
  7. ^ Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. p. 166. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.