My Favorite Movies in Spanish
These aren't necessarily in order of preference but represent some to the films that I have thoroughly enjoyed in Spanish. The movies are from all over the Spanish-speaking world from Spain to Argentina to Puerto Rico.
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- DirectorJosé CorbachoJuan CruzStarsÁngel de Andrés LópezMaría GalianaElvira MínguezThe small, everyday stories of a group of neighbours who live in a suburb of Barcelona, and the little secrets that they hide.
- DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsPenélope CruzCarmen MauraLola DueñasAfter her death, a mother returns to her home town in order to fix the situations she couldn't resolve during her life.
- DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsMaribel VerdúGael García BernalDaniel Giménez CachoIn Mexico, two teenage boys and an older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life and each other.
- DirectorAlejandro AmenábarStarsJavier BardemBelén RuedaLola DueñasThe factual story of Spaniard Ramon Sampedro, who fought a 28-year campaign in favor of euthanasia and his own right to die.
- DirectorDaniel MonzónStarsLuis TosarAlberto AmmannAntonio ResinesThe story of two men on different sides of a prison riot -- the inmate leading the rebellion and the young guard trapped in the revolt, who poses as a prisoner in a desperate attempt to survive the ordeal.
- DirectorJuan José CampanellaStarsRicardo DarínHéctor AlterioNorma AleandroA dissatisfied 40-year-old, separated and without time for his own daughter and girlfriend must rethink his life when his father decides to marry his mother, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, by church.
- DirectorMiguel CourtoisStarsEduardo NoriegaJose CoronadoMélanie DouteyIn the 1970s, Spanish dictatorship's secret service recruited a construction worker to infiltrate the Basque separatist underground and become a mole for the fascist state.
- DirectorTom FernándezStarsJavier CámaraGonzalo de CastroCésar VeaCundo returns home after ten years' absence. The reason is the death of his best friend, Suso. Cundo's plans consist of having a binge to Suso's health with his old friends, pretending that everything in his life is hunky-dory and then getting the hell out again. But his life leaves much to be desired and Suso has more in mind than a binge.
- DirectorJuan José CampanellaStarsRicardo DarínSoledad VillamilPablo RagoA retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior - both of which still haunt him decades later.
- DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsGael García BernalFele MartínezJavier CámaraAn examination on the effect of Franco-era religious schooling and sexual abuse on the lives of two longtime friends.
- DirectorGary AlazrakiStarsGonzalo VegaLuis Gerardo MéndezKarla SouzaThree spoiled children are cut off from their family fortune and forced to do the unthinkable: get jobs.
- DirectorFernando León de AranoaStarsJavier BardemLuis TosarJosé Ángel EgidoThis is the story of those who live as if every day was a constant Sunday, those who spend their Mondays in the sun. The story of people who worked in a dockyard but are now unemployed.
- DirectorJuan José CampanellaStarsRicardo DarínEduardo BlancoMercedes MoránThe story of a social and sports club in a Buenos Aires neighborhood and of those who try to save it from being closed.
- DirectorImanol UribeStarsMiguel Ángel SoláAdriana OzoresJuan Diego BottoAfter a murder of a child, a cynical detective has a romance with the child's teacher.
- DirectorDamián SzifronStarsDarío GrandinettiMaría MarullMónica VillaSix short stories that explore the extremities of human behavior involving people in distress.
- DirectorManuel HuergaStarsDaniel BrühlTristán UlloaLeonardo SbaragliaA profile of anarchist and bank-robber Salvador Puig Antich, whose 1974 execution under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco ushered in a period of unrest that helped Spain transition to democracy.
- DirectorJulio MedemStarsPaz VegaTristán UlloaNajwa NimriVarious lives converge on an isolated island, all connected by an author whose novel has become inextricably entwined with his own life.
- DirectorCesc GayStarsRicardo DarínJavier CámaraDolores FonziJulián receives an unexpected visit from his friend Tomás, who lives in Canada. The two men, accompanied by Julián's faithful dog, Truman, will share emotional and surprising moments prompted by Julián's complicated situation.
- DirectorWalter SallesStarsGael García BernalRodrigo de la SernaMía MaestroErnesto Guevara de la Serna, popularly known as Che, along with his friend Alberto Granado, decides to take a road trip across South America. His experiences on the journey transform him.
- DirectorCarlos IglesiasStarsCarlos IglesiasJavier GutiérrezNieve de MedinaSpain 1960, the dawn of the country's economic development. Industrial "reorganization" means that many workers have lost their jobs and are forced to emigrate. Martin is one of them. Martin, his wife Pilar and their son Pablito live with Mart'n's parents in a basement apartment that comes with their job as superintendents of the building. Encouraged by Marcos, his friend and co-worker, Martin decides to emigrate to Switzerland. The whole family has to admit that for the time being this is the most promising plan. Unable to obtain a work contract from the Swiss Consulate, Martin and Marcos decide to go anyway, pretending they are tourists to get past the border police. Pablito will experience drastic changes in a short period of time: his father's departure, a new way of life in a different country with a different environment and learning another language. But afterwards, in Switzerland, they will face new experiences which will allow them to live with renewed happiness.
- DirectorSebastián BorenszteinStarsRicardo DarínIgnacio HuangCarolina HsuA well-ordered hardware store owner in Buenos Aires will see his life turn upside down when he helps a stranded Chinese man who doesn't speak a word of Spanish find his uncle in the bustling city. But can this coexistence bear fruit?
- DirectorFabián BielinskyStarsRicardo DarínGastón PaulsGraciela TenenbaumTwo con artists try to swindle a stamp collector by selling him a sheet of counterfeit rare stamps (the "nine queens").
- DirectorCarlitos Ruiz RuizMariem Pérez RieraStarsLuis GuzmánTeresa HernándezFernando TarrazoA three-part look at the ironies of love, with stories that involve a young boy, a hostage situation, and a divorced elderly couple caught in a love triangle.
- DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsCecilia RothMarisa ParedesCandela PeñaA comedy-drama about a bereaved mother, an overwrought actress, her jealous lover, and a pregnant nun.
- DirectorJuan Carlos TabíoStarsVladimir CruzTahimi AlvariñoJorge PerugorríaA desperate group of people wait at a rundown Cuban transit station for the next bus to arrive. The problem is, it never shows up. While a number of busses pass by the station, and others that are either full or at the end of the line stop by, it soon becomes obvious that the bus everyone was waiting for has left them high and dry. While one of the would-be passengers, Emilio, uses his downtime to win the affections of the beautiful Jacqueline, most of the rest decide that if they're stuck without anywhere to go, they might as well make the station a better place to wait, and they begin forming a plan to turn the decrepit bus terminal into a showplace that people would look forward to visiting.