It's Now or Never (film)

It's Now or Never
Spanish	Ahora o nunca
Directed by	María Ripoll
Screenplay by	Jorge Lara Francisco Roncal
Produced by	Francisco Ramos Mercedes Gamero Eneko Gutiérrez
Starring	María Valverde Dani Rovira Clara Lago Jordi Sánchez Joaquín Núñez Gracia Olayo Yolanda Ramos Melody Alicia Rubio Marcel Borràs Carlos Cuevas
Cinematography	Pau Esteve Birba
Edited by	Roberto Otero Sergi Cameron
Music by	Simon Smith
Production companies	Zeta Cinema Atresmedia Cine
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing de España
Release dates	16 June 2015 (2015-06-16) (Cines Callao) 19 June 2015 (2015-06-19) (Spain)
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish
Budget	€2.9 million
Box office	€8.3 million

It's Now or Never (Spanish: Ahora o nunca;[1] lit. Now or never) is a 2015 Spanish romantic comedy film directed by María Ripoll from a screenplay by Jorge Lara and Francisco Roncal which stars Dani Rovira and María Valverde.

Plot

Álex and Eva are a happy couple who, after years of relationship, have decided to marry in the English countryside village (Castle Combe) where they met each other. However, an unexpected problem occurs: a strike of air traffic controllers prevent Álex and his guests from arriving where Eva is waiting.

Cast

• María Valverde as Eva[2]
• Dani Rovira as Álex (Eva's fiancé)[2]
• Clara Lago as Tatiana (Eva's cousin)[2]
• Jordi Sánchez as Fermín (Eva and Belén's father)
• Joaquín Núñez [es] as Santiago (Álex and Irene's father)
• Gracia Olayo as Caritina (Álex and Irene's mother)
• Yolanda Ramos as Tita Nines
• Melody as Irene (Álex's sister)
• Alicia Rubio as Belén (Eva's sister)
• Marcel Borràs [es] as Gabriel
• Carlos Cuevas as Dani

Production

The screenplay was written by Jorge Lara and Francisco Roncal.[3] The film is a Zeta Cinema and Atresmedia Cine production.[2] It was shot in Barcelona, Camprodon, and Amsterdam.[2] It boasted a €2.9 million budget.[2]

Music

The Music was composed by Simon Smith as a happy feel good comedy score with touches of brit pop, punk and jazz. Much of the score was also played by Simon Smith, including guitars, bass, piano, drums, violin, trumpet, vocals as well as writing many of the English songs. Other key musicians were brought in to provide baritone sax, lead trumpet, guitars, and double bass. One of them Victor Hernandez is the lead vocal for many of the composed songs ( Crazy for you, Run for what you want etc.)

There are also international songs included such as "Alright" (Supergrass), "Tick, tick, boom!" (The Hives), "Walk Like an Egyptian" (The Bangles) and classic Spanish pop, like "Te estoy amando locamente" (Las Grecas) and "Volando voy [es]" (Kiko Veneno), among others.

Release

The film had its premiere at Madrid's Cines Callao[4] on 16 June 2015. Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing de España,[5] it was released theatrically in Spain on 19 June.[6] It had an in-year gross of €8.3 million at the Spanish box-office.[7]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2015

References

1. "It's Now or Never". Film Factory Entertainment. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
2. "María Ripoll acaba de rodar 'Ahora o nunca'". elperiodico.com (in Spanish). December 28, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
3. Campo, S. (6 September 2015). "Guionistas en la sombra de las películas". Heraldo de Aragón.
4. "Dani Rovira, María Valverde, Clara Lago, Ana Fernández: el estreno de 'Ahora o Nunca'". Divinity. 17 June 2023.
5. "'Ahora o nunca' – estreno en cines 19 de junio". Audiovisual451. 15 June 2015.
6. "Ya tenemos a los ganadores que asistirán a la premiere de 'Ahora o Nunca'". antena3.com (in Spanish). Retrieved July 2, 2015.
7. "Largometrajes españoles con mayor recaudación". Anuario de cine-Resumen ejecutivo 2015. Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte. Retrieved 17 September 2023.

External links

• It's Now or Never at IMDb