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Chus Gutiérrez

Icíar Bollaín
Chus Gutiérrez

[Cast Group]
Actor: Cuca Escribano | Character: Lucía
Actor: Jose Coronado | Character: Curro
Actor: Mariola Fuentes | Character: Perla
Actor: Antonio Dechent | Character: Miguel
Actor: Antonio de la Torre | Character: Paquito
Actor: María Alfonsa Rosso | Character: María
Actor: Alba Gutiérrez | Character: Clara
Actor: Álex Angulo | Character: Director Colegio
Actor: Elvira de Armiñán | Character: Ángela
Actor: Marouane Mribti | Character: Saïd
Actor: Farid Fatmi | Character: Adbembi
Actor: Eric M'Barlishimdim | Character: Chad
Actor: Rubén del Castillo | Character: Miguelito
Actor: Ricardo Arroyo | Character: Joaquín
Actor: Miguel Alcíbar | Character: Dueño del bar
Actor: Idilio Cardoso | Character: Pepe
Actor: Abdel Aziz El Mountassir | Character: Mohamed
Actor: Antonio Salazar | Character: Guarda Jurado
Actor: Alberto González | Character: Antonio
Actor: Maite Sandoval | Character: Ana María
Actor: Dolores Correa | Character: Manuela
Actor: Juan Aroca | Character: Raúl
Actor: Nazaret Jiménez Aragón | Character: Pili
Actor: Rosa Mora | Character: Carmen
Actor: Antonio Noguera | Character: Hombre pueblo
Actor: Said Boudhinz | Character: Ahmed
Actor: Sebastián Haro | Character: Empresario 1
Actor: Chema del Barco | Character: Empresario 2
Actor: Antonio Carrere | Character: Empresario 3
Actor: Juan Carlos Rodríguez | Character: Empresario 4
Actor: Lola Estévez | Character: Lola
Actor: Pepe Gordillo | Character: Abuelo
Actor: Víctor Molero | Character: Disk Jockey
Actor: Antonio Luis Barros | Character: Joven 1
Actor: Abdesland El Ouazzoui | Character: Marroquí 1
Actor: Ammed Sourrouku | Character: Marroquí 2
Actor: Latifa Baouali | Character: Mujer Marroquí
Actor: Antonio Barragán | Character: Padre Difunto
Actor: Sebastián Mazo | Character: Alcalde
Actor: Julio Fraga | Character: Ex-marido Lucía

[Directors Group]
Name: Chus Gutiérrez | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Icíar Bollaín | Role: Writer
Name: Chus Gutiérrez | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Ana Huete | Role: Producer
Name: Iñaki Núñez | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Tao Gutiérrez | Role: Composer
Name: Ángel Luis Samos | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Carles Gusi | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Fernando Pardo | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Víctor Molero | Role: Production Designer

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Bina Daigeler | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Paloma Bosqued | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Sergio Pérez Berbel | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Javier Rubio | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Álvaro de Armiñán | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Ana Hernando | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Alberto Terrón | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Koldo Jones | Role: Art Department
Name: Clara León | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Aitor Berenguer | Role: Sound Department
Name: Manuel Carrión | Role: Sound Department
Name: Juan Dibarboure | Role: Sound Department
Name: Diego Garrido | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alicia Saavedra | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ricardo Viñas | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: David Campos | Role: Special Effects
Name: Pau Costa | Role: Special Effects
Name: Javier Jal | Role: Special Effects
Name: Raúl Romanillos | Role: Special Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Josué Andavert | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Josu Cejuela | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gorka Eskisabel | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Guillem Huertas | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ángel Mota | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Xavier Méndez | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chiqui Palma | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Pere Pueyo | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Iván Rodríguez | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Lucía Ybarra | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Ana López | Role: Costume Department
Name: Marian Valera | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Mercedes Alted | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Mariví Centeno | Role: Music Department
Name: Álvaro Corsenago | Role: Music Department
Name: Miguel E. de Tena | Role: Music Department
Name: Viara Dimitrova | Role: Music Department
Name: Víctor Gil Serafín | Role: Music Department
Name: Tao Gutiérrez | Role: Music Department
Name: María Marín | Role: Music Department
Name: José A. Pablo | Role: Music Department
Name: Luis A. Rodríguez | Role: Music Department
Name: A.I. Samos | Role: Music Department
Name: Alfonso Samos | Role: Music Department
Name: Joaquín Torres | Role: Music Department
Name: Cruci Ventureira | Role: Music Department
Name: Mark Zienlinsky | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Ariel Alcalde | Role: Production Department
Name: Pablo Herraiz | Role: Production Department
Name: Pablo Martínez | Role: Production Department
Name: Deme Naranjo | Role: Production Department
Name: José Manuel Nogales | Role: Production Department
Name: Pura Raya | Role: Production Department
Name: Cristina San Cayo | Role: Production Department
Name: Clara Sueiro | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Margarita Fernández | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Sergio García | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Fernando Navarro | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Inés Aparicio | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paulino Bravo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paloma Fernández | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Teresa Font | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Helena García Mármol | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Miguel P. Gilaberte | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Guy Martini | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Guillermo Peña Jr. | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Roberto Pérez | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Jaime de Armiñán | Role: Thanks
Name: Carlos Carcas | Role: Thanks
Name: Pizca Gutiérrez | Role: Thanks
Name: Angélica Huete | Role: Thanks
Name: Joaquim Jordà | Role: Thanks
Name: Elena Manrique | Role: Thanks
Name: Pere Joan Ventura | Role: Thanks

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0332322/videogallery/

Italy: September 1, 2002 (Venice Film Festival)
Canada: September 8, 2002 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Spain: September 13, 2002
Sweden: January 26, 2003 (Göteborg Film Festival)
Philippines: August 13, 2003 (Cinemanila Film Festival)
Poland: April 24, 2004 (Spanish Film Week)

Nominee | 2003 | Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain | CEC Award | Best New Artist (Premio Revelación) | Cuca Escribano, Poniente
Winner | 2003 | Guadalajara International Film Festival | FIPRESCI Prize | Ibero-American Competition | Chus Gutiérrez, Poniente | for its courageous denunciation of racism against foreign workers in Spain through the eyes of a woman confronting her own past
Winner | 2002 | Toulouse Cinespaña | Best Screenplay | Icíar Bollaín, Chus Gutiérrez, Poniente
Winner | 2002 | Toulouse Cinespaña | Student Jury Award | Best New Actor | Farid Fatmi, Poniente
Winner | 2003 | Turia Awards | Turia Award | Best New Actress | Cuca Escribano, Poniente
Winner | 2003 | ASECAN | Antoñita Colomé Award | Best Male Performance | Antonio Dechent, Smoking Room, Poniente
Winner | 2003 | ASECAN | Antoñita Colomé Award | Best Female Performance | Cuca Escribano, Poniente
Nominee | 2003 | ASECAN | ASECAN Award | Best Director | Chus Gutiérrez, Poniente
Nominee | 2003 | ASECAN | ASECAN Award | Best Screenplay | Chus Gutiérrez, Poniente
Nominee | 2002 | Venice Film Festival | Upstream Prize | Best Film | Chus Gutiérrez, Poniente

Spain: USD 91972
Period: Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2002 | Rank: 236 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 64 | Gross to date: USD 91972 | Interval gross: USD 91972 | Per theater average: USD 1437