The Flamenco Guitar of Yerai Cortés
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| Spanish | La guitarra flamenca de Yerai Cortés |
| Directed by | Antón Álvarez |
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Production company | Little Spain |
| Distributed by | A Contracorriente Films |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
The Flamenco Guitar of Yerai Cortés (Spanish: La guitarra flamenca de Yerai Cortés)[1] is a 2024 Spanish documentary film directed by Antón Álvarez (in his directorial debut) about the family of flamenco guitarist Yerai Cortés.
Plot
[edit]The documentary explores the recording of an album by Yerai Cortés as well as a secret involving Cortés' family.[2]
Release
[edit]The film premiered as the opening film of the 'New Directors' strand of the 72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 2024.[3] It was also selected for a special screening at the 69th Valladolid International Film Festival.[4] Distributed by A Contracorriente Films, it is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 20 December 2024.[5]
Reception
[edit]Júlia Olmo of Cineuropa declared the film a "dazzling and powerful directorial debut", that "manages to go beyond the usual documentary to reflect the beauty and pain that often exist in human relationships".[6]
Ricardo Rosado of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, billing it as "one of the most interesting and thoughtful music documentaries (and documentaries in general) of recent years".[2]
Accolades
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2024 |
30th Forqué Awards | Best Documentary Film | Nominated | [7] | |
2025
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39th Goya Awards | Best Documentary Film | Pending | [8] | |
| Best Original Song | "Los almendros" by Yerai Cortés and Antón Álvarez | Pending | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Flamenco Guitar of Yerai Cortés". Latido Films. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ a b Rosado, Ricardo (23 September 2024). "C. Tangana brilla en su debut como director y regala al Festival de San Sebastián una película bella, sincera e irresistible". Fotogramas.
- ^ Moleón, Marta (20 September 2024). "C. Tangana: "Todavía el hombre no ha inventado una forma tan bonita de hacer símbolos como lo hace el flamenco"". La Razón.
- ^ "C. Tangana y Eduard Fernández presentan mañana en la Seminci su debut en la dirección con sendos encuentros". Europa Press. 24 October 2024.
- ^ "La primera película de C. Tangana llegará a cines en diciembre". MondoSonoro. 7 September 2024.
- ^ Olmo, Júlia (20 September 2024). "Review: La guitarra flamenca de Yerai Cortés". Cineuropa.
- ^ Abenia, Enrique (14 December 2024). "Palmarés completo de los Premios Forqué 2024: 'El 47' y 'Querer' hacen pleno y ganan en el 30 aniversario". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ Castellano, Ángeles (18 December 2024). "'El 47', 'Segundo premio', 'La infiltrada' y 'La habitación de al lado' copan las nominaciones a los Premios Goya 2025". El Periódico de España. Prensa Ibérica.