Maravillas (film)

Maravillas
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón
Written by	Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón Luis Megino
Produced by	Luis Megino
Starring	Fernando Fernán Gómez Cristina Marcos
Cinematography	Teo Escamilla
Edited by	José Salcedo
Music by	Nina Hagen
Production company	Arándano
Distributed by	Los Films del Búho
Release dates	February 1981 (1981-02) (Berlinale) 26 February 1981 (1981-02-26) (Spain)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Maravillas is a 1981 Spanish drama film directed by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón which stars Cristina Marcos as the title character alongside Fernando Fernán Gómez. It was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival.

Plot

Set in Madrid, the plot follows Maravillas, a 15-year-old girl gifted with a ring by her Sephardic Jewish godfather Salomón on the day of her first communion.[1][2][3]

Cast

• Cristina Marcos as Maravillas[3]
• Fernando Fernán Gómez as Fernando[4]
• Enrique San Francisco as Chessman[5]
• Francisco Merino [es] as Salomón[4]
• León Klimovsky as Santos[5]
• Eduardo McGregor [es] as Simón[5]
• Gérard Tichy as Benito[5]
• Jorge Rigaud as Tomás[5]
• José Luis Fernández [es] as Pirri[5]
• Yolanda Medina as Loles[5]
• Miguel Molina [es] as Miqui[5]
• José Manuel Cervino as juez[5]
• Charo Zapardiel[6]
• Francisco Catalá as perista[5]
• Ofelia Angélica [es][6]
• Juan Jesús Valverde [es][6]
• Emilio Rodríguez[6]

Production

The film was shot in Madrid.[2]

Release

The film screened at the 31st Berlin International Film Festival in February 1981.[7] Distributed by Los Films del Búho.[8] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 26 February 1981.[9]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 1981

References

1. Marsh, Steven (2011). "Maravillas (1980)". In Torres Hortelano, Lorenzo J. (ed.). World Film Locations. Madrid. Intellect Books. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-84150-568-8.
2. Cebollada & Santa Eulalia 2000, p. 152.
3. "Éstos son los 5 personajes más icónicos del cine quinqui". Fotogramas. 31 March 2023.
4. Marsh 2011, p. 60.
5. "Cine maldito español" (PDF). Ateneo de Madrid. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
6. "Maravillas". Première. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
7. Galán, Diego (23 February 1981). "Una gran ovación premió "Maravillas", de Gutiérrez Aragón, en el Festival de Cine de Berlín". El País.
8. "Maravillas". Madrid Film Office. Madrid Destino Cultura Turismo y Negocio S.A. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
9. Cebollada, Pascual; Santa Eulalia, Mary G. (2000). Madrid y el cine. Panorama filmográfico de cien años de historia (PDF). Madrid: Comunidad de Madrid. Consejería de Educación. Secretaría General Técnica. p. 152. ISBN 84-451-1821-8.

External links

• Maravillas at IMDb