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Javier Bardem plays neo-Nazi in film based on brother's novel

April 10, 2013 11:16
Madrid, Apr 10 (EFE).- After portraying the most twisted villain in the history of the James Bond franchise, Javier Bardem plays a neo-Nazi in "Alacran enamorado" ("Scorpion in Love"), a film based on the novel of the same name by his older brother Carlos. "I fixed on several people to compose the tone and appearance of Solis," the Oscar-winning actor said at a press conference in Madrid with the rest of the team behind the film, which opens in Spain this Friday.

Spanish director who gave Penelope Cruz her break dies aged 67

April 6, 2013 08:49
Jose Juan Bigas Luna, a Spanish director and screenwriter who gave Penelope Cruz her first big screen break, has died aged 67 after a long struggle with cancer, Spanish media reported Saturday. Bigas Luna, as he was simply known, directed more than a dozen films over his 35-year career. Perhaps his best-known for international audiences was "Jamon Jamon" (1992), a raunchy comedy which starred newcomer Cruz and up-and-coming fellow Spanish actor Javier Bardem.

Trueba: Contemporary life is too boring for movies

March 3, 2013 22:17
Guadalajara, Mexico, Mar 2 (EFE).- Contemporary life is too "boring" to make movies about, Spanish director Fernando Trueba, who much prefers period pieces, said. "It makes me feel a lot freer, because when you do a story that occurred in the past, you can fantasize and concentrate on talking about things that are really important," the 58-year-old director said the day before the inauguration of the Guadalajara International Film Festival.

Silent film "Blancanieves" sweeps Spain's Goyas

February 26, 2013 11:21
Madrid, Feb 18 (EFE).- "Blancanieves," a silent movie shot in black-and-white, took Best Film honors at the Goya awards, Spain's equivalent to the Oscars. Pablo Berger's version of the Snow White tale picked up 10 awards in all, including Best Original Screenplay and a Best Actress nod for Maribel Verdu as the evil stepmother. The Cuban entry, zombie pic "Juan de los Muertos" (Juan of the Dead) took the prize for Best Ibero-American Film.

Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem expecting second child -report s

February 1, 2013 21:00
LOS ANGELES, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Oscar-winning couple Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem are expecting their second child, according to U.S. media reports on Friday. The New York Post first reported Cruz's pregnancy, citing unidentified sources. Celebrity magazine Us Weekly and the website of television network E! said sources close to the couple confirmed the news. A source told E! that the "Volver" actress was "around three months" pregnant.
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