The Flamenco Guitar of Yerai Cortés

The Flamenco Guitar of Yerai Cortés
SpanishLa guitarra flamenca de Yerai Cortés
Directed byAntón Álvarez
Produced by
  • Cris Trenas
  • Antón Álvarez
  • Santos Bacana
Cinematography
  • Uri Barcelona
  • Diego Trenas
  • Arnau Valls
  • Alvar Riu
  • Nauzet Gaspar
Edited by
  • Marcos Flórez (Numax)
  • Cristóbal Fernández
Production
company
Little Spain
Distributed byA Contracorriente Films
Release dates
  • 20 September 2024 (2024-09-20) (Zinemaldia)
  • 20 December 2024 (2024-12-20) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

The Flamenco Guitar of Yerai Cortés (Spanish: La guitarra flamenca de Yerai Cortés)[1] is a 2024 Spanish documentary film directed by Antón Álvarez (in his directorial debut) about the family of flamenco guitarist Yerai Cortés [es].

Plot

The documentary explores the recording of an album by Yerai Cortés as well as a secret involving Cortés' family.[2]

Release

The film premiered as the opening film of the 'New Directors' strand of the 72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 2024.[3] It was also selected for a special screening at the 69th Valladolid International Film Festival.[4] Distributed by A Contracorriente Films, it is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 20 December 2024.[5]

Reception

Júlia Olmo of Cineuropa 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".[6]

Ricardo Rosado of Fotogramas 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".[2]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2024
 30th Forqué Awards Best Documentary Film Nominated [7]
2025
 39th Goya Awards Best Documentary Film Pending [8]
Best Original Song "Los almendros" by Yerai Cortés and Antón Álvarez Pending

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Flamenco Guitar of Yerai Cortés". Latido Films. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b Rosado, Ricardo (23 September 2024). "C. Tangana brilla en su debut como director y regala al Festival de San Sebastián una película bella, sincera e irresistible". Fotogramas.
  3. ^ Moleón, Marta (20 September 2024). "C. Tangana: "Todavía el hombre no ha inventado una forma tan bonita de hacer símbolos como lo hace el flamenco"". La Razón.
  4. ^ "C. Tangana y Eduard Fernández presentan mañana en la Seminci su debut en la dirección con sendos encuentros". Europa Press. 24 October 2024.
  5. ^ "La primera película de C. Tangana llegará a cines en diciembre". MondoSonoro. 7 September 2024.
  6. ^ Olmo, Júlia (20 September 2024). "Review: La guitarra flamenca de Yerai Cortés". Cineuropa.
  7. ^ Abenia, Enrique (14 December 2024). "Palmarés completo de los Premios Forqué 2024: 'El 47' y 'Querer' hacen pleno y ganan en el 30 aniversario". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  8. ^ Castellano, Ángeles (18 December 2024). "'El 47', 'Segundo premio', 'La infiltrada' y 'La habitación de al lado' copan las nominaciones a los Premios Goya 2025". El Periódico de España. Prensa Ibérica.