Argentinian actor Guillermo Francella, Retrospectiva Award at the 28th Malaga Film Festival
The competition recognises the Argentinian actor who, together with Dani Rovira, stars in Javier Veiga’s Playa de lobos, premiering out of competition
At its 28th edition (from 14 to 23 March), the Malaga Film Festival will give the Retrospectiva Award, in collaboration with the Malaga Hoy newspaper, to Guillermo Francella. The event thus rewards the career of one of the most successful actors in Spanish-speaking cinema, whose works are massively acclaimed by both the critics and the audience. We will also be able to see Francella at the out-of-competition premiere of the film Playa de lobos, directed by Javier Veiga and co-starring Dani Rovira.
Guillermo Francella is one of the most popular actors in Argentina. He has starred in several highly popular films for the silver screen between 1998 and 2007. Later on, his works became more dramatic with more complex characters in Rudo y Cursi (2008), by Carlos Cuarón; and The Secret in Their Eyes (2009), by Juan José Campanella (winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Picture). Since then, he has worked with directors with different styles such as Ana Katz in Los Marziano, Eduard Cortés in Atraco, Marcos Carnevale in Lion’s Heart and Daniel Burman in The Mistery of Happiness. He has always looked for new challenges with his role as Arquímedes Puccio in The Clan by Pablo Trapero, which earned him the Platino and Fenix Awards for Best Actor. Some other examples include his roles in Los que aman, odian, based on the novel by Silvina Ocampo and Bioy Casares, by Alejandro Maci; My Masterpiece, by Gastón Duprat; Animal, by Armando Bo; or The Heist of the Century, by Ariel Winograd.
He has also starred in uncountable projects for television and has received the Martín Fierro Award for Best Comedy Actor eight times. He has just premiered The One in Charge, by Gastón Duprat and Mariano Cohn, a series for the Start+ platform. His acting in this project won him a Platino Award.
His works for comedy theatre and musicals have always been blockbusters. Some of them include The Producers and Young Frankenstein by Mel Brooks, The Sunshine Boys by Neil Simon, Dinner for Schmucks by Francis Veber (and himself in the 2009 version), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels by Jeffrey Lane and Davis Yazbek, and Our Women by Eric Assous. He has also directed the comedy Perfect Strangers by Paolo Genovese.
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