Category Archives: Spanish Cinema

Ana Belén in “La Pasión Turca” [1994 Spain]

Veteran Catalan director Vicente Aranda’s passionate melodrama, “La Pasión Turca” [Eng. Title: Turkish Passion] is probably not the best way to start the filmography of Ana Belén, one of Spain’s important singer-actresses, who was also one of the faces of … Continue reading

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Salma Hayek and Ofelia Medina, as Frida Kahlo [2002, 1984]

Frida Kahlo is perhaps the most famous female painter from Latin America, not only for her extraordinary body of work, but also for the manner in which she overcame insurmountable odds and handicaps since childhood to live a life as … Continue reading

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Antonella Costa in “No Mires para Abajo” [2008, Argentina]

Having revisited Eliseo Subiela’s “No Mires para Abajo” [Eng. Title: Don’t Look Down] – I’ve had this DVD for well over two years now – I’m no longer sure how to classify it. Yes, it has all the ingredients of … Continue reading

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Fernanda Reto & Xochitl Marbach in “Crímenes de Pasión” [1995, Mexico]

OK the title says it all – “Crímenes de Pasión” [Eng. Title: Passionate Crimes] mustn’t have required too much brainstorming from the film’s production and marketing team – the film most probably was either a vehicle for someone’s career/vanity, or … Continue reading

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Giselle Calderón & Martina Klein in “Águila Roja, la Película” [2011, Spain]

José Ramón Ayerra is essentially a TV film director, and “Águila Roja, la Película” [Eng. Title: Red Eagle, the Movie] is obviously a film adaptation of his earlier TV series. I wonder why he even bothered – there may be … Continue reading

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