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Mexico City, Feb 12 (EFE).- "Las niñas bien" (The Good Girls), "Araña" and "Dolor y Gloria" (Pain and Glory) were among the films announced here Wednesday as contenders for nominations ahead of the 2020 Platino Xcaret Awards for Ibero-American Cinema.The task of presenting the 20 pre-candidates in each category was entrusted to Maite Perroni, Humberto Busto, Erik Hayser, Ana Serradilla, Dario Yazbek, Omar Chaparro - who will host the May 3 awards gala in the Teatro Gran Tlachco at Parque Xcaret on Mexico's Riviera Maya - and Natasha Dupeyron.Over the next month, the number of competitors will be whittled down to four finalists per category.For this seventh edition of the awards, hotel operator Xcaret has expanded its role from sponsor to co-organizer with the Spain-based Audiovisual Producers' Rights Management Entity (EGEDA).By country, Spain leads the 23-nation group with 67 pre-nominations, followed by Mexico with 53, while Argentina and Brazil each have 44. (Camera: MIGUEL ÁNGEL ANDRADE)FOOTAGE SHOWS THE EVENT TO ANNOUNCE FRONT RUNNERS AHEAD OF THE 2020 PLATINUM XCARET AWARDS FOR IBERO-AMERICAN CINEMA CEREMONY IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO. CONTAINS FOOTAGE COURTESY OF THE 2020 PLATINO XCARLET AWARDS FOR IBERO-AMERICAN CINEMA.SOUNDBITES: ANA SERRADILLA, MEXICAN ACTRESS (IN SPANISH) AND ERIK HAYSER, MEXICAN ACTOR (IN SPANISH)TRANSLATIONS AND TIME STAMP:ANNA SERRADILLA (00:00:05,19 - 00:00:17,15) "Many things are being done, many more than before. Thanks to the opening provided by the platforms, there is work for everybody,"ERIK HAYSER 00:00:22,01 - 00:00:36,12) "Increasingly, we have better products to offer the rest of the world. This year we have marvellous productions that are under the spotlight for the world to see."
Madrid, Oct 3 (EFE).- The Colombian film "El olvido que seremos" and the Spanish television series "Patria" were the big winners at this year's 8th Platino Awards, held Sunday in Madrid, winning five and four awards, respectively.The gala three-hour in-person award ceremony contrasted with the virtual ceremony held last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, and this year the evening focused on music, joy and humor."El olvido que seremos" (Forgotten We'll Be), directed by Spain's Fernando Trueba, raked in five of the coveted awards at the gala ceremony, taking home the prizes for Best Ibero-American Fiction Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay (to David Trueba), Best Actor (Spaniard Javier Camara) and Best Art Direction (Diego Lopez). (Camera: JESÚS BARTOLOMÉ).SHOT LIST: THE PLATINO AWARDS 2021 RED CARPET, IN MADRID, SPAIN.
'Desperado' actress Salma Hayek has praised her co-star Antonio Banderas for earning his first Oscar nomination for his role in 'Pain and Glory'.
Antonio Banderas was "surprised" to find himself nominated for his first ever Academy Award, after he was named one of the actors up for Actor in a Leading Role.
Al Pacino thanked Robert De Niro for getting him a role in 'The Irishman' as he picked up the Supporting Actor accolade at the Hollywood Film Awards, where the movie won three prizes.