The Mexican singer Natalia Lafourcade, yesterday, asked for “clapping, a song and joy” to celebrate the life of the filmmaker Carlos Saura, who died last Friday.
The Mexican interpreted “Why are you going”, a theme that was part of the film “Cría cuervos” by the director, who received a posthumous honorary Goya last night during the awards ceremony for the best of Spanish cinema.
At the ceremony, words were read that the director dictated to be read when he was awarded an honorary award for his lifetime achievement. His partner for the last 30 years, Eulalia Ramón, was the one who read a letter from the director of “Carmen”, whose health had been deteriorated in recent weeks.
In fact, his daughter Anna revealed that until his last hours of life, the director was preoccupied with working, such as checking a hard drive with material.
“At my 91 years of age, I could not have been more satisfied, thanks to everyone who has remembered me. I have been fortunate shooting more than 50 films, I have crossed the limits that I proposed ”, Eulalia read when receiving the award on behalf of Saura.
“I will be happy if the cinema I have made has added some inspiration to today’s creators. I always said that imagination is faster than the speed of light, I am very sorry not to be savoring with all of you, “the text concluded.
Saura was remembered from the beginning of the ceremony, with his face projected onto the stage and the interpretation of “Cantares” in the main voice of Manuel Carrasco and choirs of actresses such as Maribel Verdú and Clara Lago.
Carmen Maura, who worked under Saura’s orders on the successful “¡Ay, Carmela!”, presented the award to the filmmaker’s family before an audience that gave a standing ovation for nearly two minutes.
He leaves empty handed
Yesterday’s was a ceremony in which Mexico left empty-handed, after “Night of Fire”, selected in the category of Best Ibero-American Film, lost to “Argentina 1985”, which in a month will seek the Oscar.
“As bestas”, a film based on the murder of a foreign couple in the Galician region, was the big winner with nine statuettes, among them: Film, Direction (Rodrigo Sorogoyen) and Actor for the Frenchman Denis Ménochet.
“A film that talks about what women go through because of the nonsense that we do,” said the French actor.
Laia Costa for “Cinco lobitos” was established as Best Actress and Joaquín Sabina, who turns 74 today, took the Goya for Original Song for “Sentiendo lo mucho”, of the documentary of the same name, which he composed with Leiva, which received the award.
During the In Memorian and under the notes of “It costs me so much to forget you” those who left in the last year were remembered, among them, the Mexican filmmaker Jorge Fons (“Rojo amanecer”), the Cuban musician Pablo Milanés and the Italian actress Gina lollobrigida.
Lola Flores, the Spanish actress and singer who made a career in Mexico, was remembered on her 100th birthday with a video in which they showed their film works, including those made with Agustín Lara and Fernando Soto “Mantequilla”.
The French Juliette Binoche (“The English Patient” and “Three Colors”) received the International Goya.
Along with the ceremony, a tweet from the singer Jeanette regarding the interpretation of the Mexican was revealed: “It seemed embarrassing to see another singer singing ‘Why do you go’ in homage to Carlos Saura at the Goya awards. Nothing to comment, ”wrote the Spanish.
The award for Best European Film went to “The Worst Person in the World” (“Verdens verste menneske”), a Norwegian film that tells the story of “Julie”, a woman who, on turning 30, is going through an existential crisis.
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