Carmina and Amen (Spanish: Carmina y amén) is a 2014 Spanish comedy film directed by Paco León, starring Carmina Barrios as the title character alongside María León, Paco Casaus, Yolanda Ramos, Teresa Casanova and Mari Paz Sayago. It is a sequel to the 2012 film Carmina or Blow Up.
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| Spanish | Carmina y amén |
| Directed by | Paco León |
| Screenplay by | Paco León |
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| Cinematography | Juan González |
| Edited by | Ana Álvarez Ossorio |
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| Distributed by | A Contracorriente Films |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
The plot takes place in Seville. Following the sudden death of her husband, Carmina decides not to report the death so she could clinch an extra pay.[1]
The film is an Andy Joke and Telecinco Cinema production, with the participation of Mediaset España and Canal+.[3] It was shot in Seville in 2013.[4] Shooting locations included the Hotel Alfonso XIII and an apartment in Los Remedios.[4]
The film was presented at the 17th Málaga Film Festival on 22 March 2014.[5] Distributed by A Contracorriente Films,[6] it was theatrically released in Spain on 30 April 2014. It grossed around €2 million at the Spanish box office.[7]
Jonathan Holland of The Hollywood Reporter considered that, compared to the first installment, the film "still feels fresh, but it's also more polished, sharper, and funnier", featuring a thin plot, essentially a device "to allow the larger-than-life Carmina to be herself".[8]
Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, praising the Paco León's leap forward as a filmmaker, noting that the film preserves a "sharp sociological look", and a "costumbrista and deeply Andalusian humor, but with universal repercussions and echoes", featuring an "extraordinarily effective" supporting cast, chief among them Yolanda Ramos.[1]
Carlos Marañón of Cinemanía also gave 4 stars, assessing that the film picks up the autochthonous folk humor and takes it to a place somewhere close to post-humor, also pointing out at the "incommensurable" performance by Yolanda Ramos, determining the sequel to be "the perfect culmination".[9]
Jordi Batlle Caminal of La Vanguardia wrote that the film is "a sequel that is on par, perhaps even a notch above, the original".[10]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2014 | 17th Málaga Film Festival | Silver Biznaga for Best Screenplay | Paco León | Won | [11] |
| Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actress | Yolanda Ramos | Won | |||
| 2015 | 2nd Feroz Awards | Best Comedy Film | Won | [12][13] | |
| Best Director | Paco León | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress | Carmina Barrios | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | María León | Nominated | |||
| Yolanda Ramos | Nominated | ||||
| Best Film Poster | Nominated | ||||
| Best Trailer | Nominated | ||||
| 70th CEC Medals | Best Supporting Actress | María León | Nominated | [14] | |
| Best New Actress | Yolanda Ramos | Nominated | |||
| 29th Goya Awards | Best New Actress | Yolanda Ramos | Nominated | [15] | |
| 27th European Film Awards | Best Comedy | Nominated | [16][17] | ||