"selection at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, and won the Best Screenplay award as well as the award for Best Actress — which was shared by the six stars of the film. Cruz was nominated for Best Actress at the Academy Awards, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards. The film won the National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It received two nominations at the 63rd Golden Globe Awards: Best Actress for Penélope Cruz as well as Best Foreign Language Film. Volver Volver (, meaning ""to go back"") is a 2006 Spanish drama film written and directed"
"Volver Volver (, meaning ""to go back"") is a 2006 Spanish drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Headed by actress Penélope Cruz, the film features an ensemble cast also starring Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo, and Chus Lampreave. Revolving around an eccentric family of women from a wind-swept region south of Madrid, Cruz plays Raimunda, a working-class woman forced to go to great lengths to protect her 14-year-old daughter Paula. To top off the family crisis, her mother Irene comes back from the dead to tie up loose ends. The plot originates in Almodóvar's earlier"
"aspects of the plot and the characters. ""Volver"" premiered at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or. It received critical acclaim and ultimately won two awards at the festival, for Best Actress (shared by the six main actresses) and Best Screenplay. The film's Spanish premiere was held on 10 March 2006 in Puertollano, Spain, where the filming had taken place. Cruz was nominated for the 2006 Academy Award for Best Actress, making her the first Spanish woman ever to be nominated in that category. Raimunda (Penélope Cruz) and Sole (Lola Dueñas) are sisters who grew"
"film. While working on the script for ""Volver"", he would however settle on outlining the role of the neighbour Raimunda, as the film's central character, while Emilio, the Puerto Rican, eventually became a supporting role only. Almodóvar says of the story that ""it is precisely about death...More than about death itself, the screenplay talks about the rich culture that surrounds death in the region of La Mancha, where I was born. It is about the way (not tragic at all) in which various female characters, of different generations, deal with this culture"". Penélope Cruz was the first reported to have"
"album, while ""Quiero volar"" is a blend of flamenco rhythms. In 2007, Gala Évora was cast in the title role of Miguel Hermoso's film, ""Lola"", a biographical portrait of Spain's famed Romani singer, dancer and actress Lola Flores, which gained her a Goya, Spain's equivalent of the Oscar, nomination as Mejor Actriz Revelación [Best New Actress] and a Spanish Cinema Writers Circle Awards nomination as Premio Revelación [Best New Artist]. The film has played at a number of European venues and was chosen as the opening entry at the Málaga Film Festival. The following year she was chosen for a"
"forces again in 2006 for ""Volver"". 'Volver' means 'Return' in Spanish, and one of the many returns the title alludes to is Maura's return to Almodovar's movies. The female cast of ""Volver"" won a collective prize for Best Actress at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Maura also appeared in ""800 Bullets"" where she played the mother of the boy who is the main character of the story. Kevin Severson is her son. Maura is cited as a gay icon for the role of a transsexual she played in Almodóvar's ""Law of Desire"", strengthening her image as a strong woman who"
"including the comedy ""Waking Up in Reno"" (2002), the thriller ""Gothika"" (2003), the Christmas film ""Noel"" (2004), and the action adventure ""Sahara"" (2005). She was praised for her roles in ""Volver"" (2006) and ""Nine"" (2009), as well as for her role in ""Vicky Cristina Barcelona"" (2008), for which she subsequently won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. The following list is her complete filmography. Penélope Cruz filmography Penélope Cruz (born 28 April 1974) is a Spanish actress and model. She made her acting debut at the age of 16 on television and her feature film debut the following year"
"the launching of daughters and with completely serendipitous solutions to (almost) everyone's problems"". As of 2015, the film has a ""Certified Fresh"" rating from critics at Rotten Tomatoes, scoring a 92% based on 148 ""fresh"" reviews out of 161 critics, with the general consensus being """"Volver"" catches director Pedro Almodóvar and star Penélope Cruz at the peak of their respective powers, in service of a layered, thought-provoking film"". The film appeared on many critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2006. General top ten ""Volver"" received a standing ovation when it was screened as part of the official"
"where Almodóvar won the Best Screenplay prize while the entire female ensemble won the Best Actress prize. Penélope Cruz also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, making her the first Spanish woman ever to be nominated in that category. ""Volver"" went on to earn several critical accolades and earned more than £85 million internationally, becoming Almodóvar's highest-grossing film worldwide. Almodóvar's next film, ""Broken Embraces"" (2009) a romantic thriller which centres on a blind novelist, Harry Caine (Lluís Homar), who uses his works to recount both his former life as a filmmaker, and the tragedy that took his sight."
"appeared in films in a range of genres, including the comedy ""Waking Up in Reno"" (2002), the thriller ""Gothika"" (2003), the Christmas film ""Noel"" (2004), the action-adventure films ""Sahara"" (2005) and """" (2011), the romantic comedy ""To Rome with Love"" (2012), the crime drama ""The Counselor"" (2013) and the mystery film ""Murder on the Orient Express"" (2017). She was praised for her roles in ""Volver"" (2006) and ""Nine"" (2009), receiving Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for each. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2008 for playing volatile painter María Elena in Woody Allen's ""Vicky Cristina"
"book by Arturo Pérez Reverte, she played a male role, specifically that of a member of the Spanish inquisition. She shaved her head for the role. The following year, Pedro Almodóvar cast her in his 2006 film ""Volver"". She played Agustina, a friend of the central family who is terminally ill and looking for her missing mother. She then appeared in ""Goya's Ghosts"" by Miloš Forman, playing the 18th century Spanish Queen Mari Luisa of Parma, and landed her first starring role in a movie in Gracia Querejeta's film ""Seven Billiard Tables"". Here she played the lover of the owner"
"terapia"" with Gorka Otxoa, Fele Martínez and Melani Olivares. Manuela Velasco Manuela Velasco Díez (born 23 October 1975, Madrid) is a Spanish TV presenter and actress. Velasco starred in the Spanish horror films ""REC"", ""REC 2"" and """". In 2007, she won the Goya Award for Best New Actress for her performance in ""REC"". In 2005 she hosted ""Cuatrosfera"", by Cuatro. In 2009, she starred in ""La chica de ayer"", by Antena 3, the Spanish version of ""Life on Mars"". In 2010 she portrayed Eugenia de Molina, the duchess of Monfragüe in ""Águila Roja"", by TVE. In 2011 she appeared"
"is never afraid to break through boundaries. Maura has won more Goya Awards for Best Leading Actress than any other actress in the history of Spanish film. She won the ""Locarno Excellence Award"" in 2007 for all her cinematographic career. Maura has worked under the orders of major directors like Almodovar, Ford Coppola, Amos Gitai, Yasmina Reza, Alejandro Agresti, Carlos Saura, Étienne Chatiliez and Alex de la Iglesia. Carmen Maura Carmen García Maura (born 15 September 1945) is a Spanish actress. In a career that has spanned six decades, Maura is best known for her collaborations with noted Spanish film"
"partner of Verdú, Blanca Portillo, took the award for Best Actress in ""Seven Billiard Tables"". In 2006, at the Gijón International Film Festival, she received the Nacho Martinez award. Verdú is married to Pedro Larrañaga on 2 September 1999, son of actors Carlos Larrañaga and María Luisa Merlo. She is the stockholder of the clinic Premium in Estepona. Maribel Verdú María Isabel Verdú Rollán (born 2 October 1970), better known as Maríbel Verdú () is a Spanish actress. She played Luisa in Alfonso Cuarón's 2001 film ""Y tu mamá también"" and Mercedes in Guillermo del Toro's 2006 film ""Pan's Labyrinth""."
"Goya Mejor Actriz de Reparto for her role in Spanish-Argentine thriller ""En la ciudad sin límites"" (""In the City Without Limits"", 2002). Other notable Spanish films she collaborated with and appeared in Pedro Almodóvar's ""Talk to Her"" (2002), and Juan Antonio Bayona's ""The Orphanage"" (2007), for which she received a second Goya Award nomination. She also recently starred in the Catalan drama, ""The Mosquito Net"" (2010), for which she was awarded the Crystal Globe. In 2006 Chaplin was awarded the gold medal by the Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España—the Spanish Academy of Cinematographic Arts and"
"is set in part in La Mancha (the director's native region) and follows the story of three generations of women in the same family who survive wind, fire, and even death. The film is an ode to female resilience, where men are literally disposable. ""Volver"" stars Penélope Cruz, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo and Chus Lampreave in addition to reunited the director with Carmen Maura, who had appeared in several of his early films. The film was very personal to Almodóvar as he used elements of his own childhood to shape parts of the story. Many of the characters"
"Micaela Nevárez Micaela Nevárez (born January 1, 1972 in Carolina, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican actress who has appeared in independent and European films. She made her film debut in the Spanish film ""Princesas"" which was directed by Fernando León de Aranoa, in which she played Zulema, an illegal immigrant from the Dominican Republic trying to make a living as a prostitute on the streets of Madrid, Spain. Her performance in this film earned her a Goya Award for Best New Actress in 2006, making her the first Puerto Rican actress to win this notable award. Born in Carolina,"
"Maribel Verdú María Isabel Verdú Rollán (born 2 October 1970), better known as Maríbel Verdú () is a Spanish actress. She played Luisa in Alfonso Cuarón's 2001 film ""Y tu mamá también"" and Mercedes in Guillermo del Toro's 2006 film ""Pan's Labyrinth"". She has also appeared in ""Lovers"" (""Amantes""), ""Belle Époque"", ""The Blind Sunflowers"" (""Los girasoles ciegos"") and ""Blancanieves"". Verdú was born in Madrid, Spain. She began acting at 13, appearing in various commercials. She left school at the age of 15 so she could fully devote herself to her acting career. Verdú has appeared in more than 60 movies"
"screenplay for over ten years before starting the film. ""Bad Education"" premiered in March 2004 in Spain before opening in the 57th Cannes Film Festival, the first Spanish film to do so, two months later. The film grossed more than $40 million worldwide, despite its NC-17 rating in the US. It won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Limited Release and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language; it also received 7 European Film Award nominations and 4 Goya nominations. ""Volver"" (2006), a mixture of comedy, family drama and ghost story,"
"role in Pilar Távora's film adaptation of Santiago Escalante's play ""Madre amadísima"". Gala Évora Gala Évora (born 8 February 1983) is a Spanish singer and actress who has recorded a number of hit songs and received two of her country's top acting nominations for her leading role in the 2007 biopic, ""Lola"". A native of the southern Andalucían town of Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Cádiz province, Gala Évora was born into an artistic family (the Sanlúcar Évoras) with a long tradition in the world of entertainment. Her father, José Miguel Évora, is a music producer, and the guitar artist Manolo"
"the Wolves"" (1973), ""Cría Cuervos"" (1976), ""Elisa, vida mía"" (1977), and ""Mamá cumple cien años"" (1979). She was awarded a Goya Award for her role in ""En la ciudad sin límites"" (2002), and was nominated again for ""The Orphanage"" (2007). Her contribution to Spanish cinema culminated in her being awarded the Gold medal by the Spanish Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences in 2006. In 2018, she starred in ""Red Land (Rosso Istria)"", Italian movie by Maximiliano Hernando Bruno based on Norma Cossetto and the foibe massacres. Geraldine Leigh Chaplin was born on July 31, 1944, in Santa Monica, California,"
"Manuela Velasco Manuela Velasco Díez (born 23 October 1975, Madrid) is a Spanish TV presenter and actress. Velasco starred in the Spanish horror films ""REC"", ""REC 2"" and """". In 2007, she won the Goya Award for Best New Actress for her performance in ""REC"". In 2005 she hosted ""Cuatrosfera"", by Cuatro. In 2009, she starred in ""La chica de ayer"", by Antena 3, the Spanish version of ""Life on Mars"". In 2010 she portrayed Eugenia de Molina, the duchess of Monfragüe in ""Águila Roja"", by TVE. In 2011 she appeared in the TV series ""Ángel o demonio"". In 2012"
"Award by the European Film Promotion. Toledo is a close friend of fellow Spanish actress Penélope Cruz, whom she met while studying acting in the school of Cristina Rota. In 2015, she confirmed her marriage to guitarist Craig Ross. Goya Toledo Gregoria Micaela Toledo Machín (born 24 September 1969 in Arrecife, Lanzarote), professionally known as Goya Toledo, is a Spanish actress and model. She has appeared in ""Amores Perros"", ""Killing Words"" and ""13 Roses"". Before venturing into acting, Toledo had worked as a model. She made her debut in 1993, and has since performed in Spanish, Italian and German productions."
"with Lorca, was premiered in 2003. A recording of the work released in 2006 on the Deutsche Grammophon label (Catalog #642902) won the 2007 Grammy awards for Best Classical Contemporary Composition and Best Opera Recording. Born in Molins de Rei in 1888, her family moved first to Girona in 1890 and finally to Barcelona in 1896. Her first theater work was in 1906 with the Blanca character in ""Mar i Cel"", in the Teatre Romea. In 1908 was really successful with ""Joventut de príncep"" in the Teatre Principal. After that, in 1909, she began her film career with ""Guzmán el"
"Goya Toledo Gregoria Micaela Toledo Machín (born 24 September 1969 in Arrecife, Lanzarote), professionally known as Goya Toledo, is a Spanish actress and model. She has appeared in ""Amores Perros"", ""Killing Words"" and ""13 Roses"". Before venturing into acting, Toledo had worked as a model. She made her debut in 1993, and has since performed in Spanish, Italian and German productions. At the 13th Goya Awards, Toledo was nominated for Best New Actress for her performance in ""Mararía"". In 2003, at the 53rd Berlin International Film Festival, she was one of several young European actors that were presented Shooting Stars"
"Runners-Up: ""Brick"" and ""Little Miss Sunshine"" Runners-Up: ""Pan's Labyrinth"" • Mexico/Spain and ""Volver"" • Spain Runners-Up: ""Babel"" – Guillermo Arriaga and ""The Departed"" – William Monahan Runners-Up: Danny Huston – ""The Proposition"" and Mark Wahlberg – ""The Departed"" Runners-Up: Jennifer Hudson – ""Dreamgirls"" and Rinko Kikuchi – ""Babel"" Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2006 The 10th Toronto Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in film for 2006, were given on 19 December 2006. Runners-Up: Ryan Gosling – ""Half Nelson"" and Forest Whitaker – ""The Last King of Scotland"" Runners-Up: Penélope Cruz – ""Volver"" and Judi Dench – ""Notes on"
"Actors Union for Film: Lead Performance (Protagonista Cine), the Premio ACE at the Premios ACE for Cinema – Best Actress, the Goya at the Goya Awards for Best Lead Actress (Mejor Actriz Principal), the Fotogramas de Plata of the Fotogramas de Plata for Best Movie Actress (Mejor Actriz de Cine), the CEC Award of the Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain for Best Actress (Mejor Actriz) and the ADIRCAE Award at the ADIRCAE Awards for Best Performance in a Leading Role, all of them for ""Juana la Loca"" (2001). In 2006 she was nominated for the Award of the Spanish Actors"
"some screen tests. On the evening of January 29, 2006 in the presence of thousands of Spain's top artists and directors, Nevárez beat four other actresses in being named Best New Actress at the annual Goya Awards which were held in Madrid's Palacio Municipal de Congreso. By winning this award, Nevárez became the first Puerto Rican performer to win this prestigious film honor and one of the few Latin American actresses to do so as well. The news of her win reached her native Puerto Rico immediately where she was honored with an audience with Governor Aníbal Acevedo Vilá in"
"This?"" (""¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?"") as ""Cristal"". She plays the lead in Almodóvar's ""Kika"", for which she won the Goya Award for Best Actress. In 2008, she received from the Gijón International Film Festival, the Nacho Martinez award, and again in 2017. She has appeared on several Spanish television series: Verónica Forqué Verónica Forqué Vázquez-Vigo () (born 1 December 1955) is a Spanish actress of stage, film and television who comes from an artistic and theatrical family. Her mother is Carmen Vázquez Vigo and her father was the director José María Forqué. Her brother is director Álvaro"
"Inés Efron Inés Efron (born May 9, 1984 in Mexico City) is a Mexican-born Argentine actressbest known for her appearance in the critically acclaimed 2007 film ""XXY"", written and directed by Lucía Puenzo. In her ""XXY"" role, Efron's character is a 15-year-old intersex person trying to make a decision about her or his identity. Efron pointed out that ""I liked the Alex character a lot and thought: I can do that. I felt a real connection."" For her performance, Efron won the award for Best Actress at the Cartagena Film Festival as well as three other awards. Efron is cited"
"International Film Festival in 2012. The film stars Juan Diego Botto, Bárbara Lennie, Mágica Pérez and Nora Navas. In 2006, he wrote and directed ""Celia's Lives"", a drama which was shown in the Official Section of the San Sebastián International Film Festival (2006) and in the Marrakech International Film Festival (2006). The leading actors are: Najwa Nimri, Luis Tosar, Daniel Giménez Cacho, and Aida Folch. Chavarrías is also the screenwriter and director of ""You'll be back"" (2002), based on Francisco Casavella's novel ""A Spanish Dwarf Commits Suicide in Las Vegas"". The movie won the Award for Best Director in the"
"they divorced in 2004. They have a daughter, Andrea, born in 1993. María Barranco Dulce Nombre de María Magdalena de los Remedios Barranco García (born 11 June 1961) better known as María Barranco is a Spanish actress, who has won two Goya Awards for Best Supporting Actress. Born in Málaga City (Málaga), she studied medicine, but left to study drama in the city of Málaga, where she participated in various theatre groups. Later, she moved to Madrid to debut at the theatre with ""La venganza de Don Mendo"" (""Don Mendo's revenge""). Her film debut was in 1986, in the film"
"of the 23rd Festival of the Spanish Cinema (in French '23ème festival du cinéma espagnol') in Nantes, France. Verónica Echegui Verónica Fernández Echegaray (born 16 June 1983), known professionally as Verónica Echegui, is a Spanish actress. Echegui has been nominated for three Goya Awards in two categories: Best New Actress for ""My Name Is Juani"", and Best Actress for ""My Prison Yard"" and ""Kathmandu Lullaby"". At the 59th Berlin International Film Festival, she was one of ten young European actors honoured with the Shooting Stars Award. Echegui was born and grew up in Madrid. Her father is a lawyer and"