Going South Shopping

Going South Shopping
Going South Shopping
	Theatrical poster
Spanish	Bajarse al moro
Directed by	Fernando Colomo
Screenplay by	J. Luis Alonso de Santos; Joaquín Oristrell; Fernando Colomo;
Based on	Bajarse al moro; by José Luis Alonso de Santos
Produced by	Carlos Durán; José Luis García Sánchez;
Starring	Verónica Forqué; Antonio Banderas; Aitana Sánchez-Gijón; Chus Lampreave; Miguel Rellán; Juan Echanove;
Cinematography	Javier Salmones
Edited by	Miguel Ángel Santamaría
Music by	Pata Negra
Production; companies	Ion Films; Lolafilms;
Release date	5 May 1989;
Running time	83 min
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Going South Shopping (Spanish: Bajarse al moro, lit. 'Get Down to the Moor')^[1] is a 1989 Spanish comedy film directed by Fernando Colomo based on the play Bajarse al moro José Luis Alonso de Santos. It Verónica Forqué alongside Antonio Banderas, Juan Echanove, and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón.

Plot

The plot tracks the mishaps of Chusa (a drug trafficker 'going south' to Morocco to buy hashish) and other characters based in the neighborhood of Lavapiés, including her cousin Jaimito, police agent Alberto, and virgin Elena.^[2]^[3]

Cast

Production

Based on José Luis Alonso de Santos's play Bajarse al moro, the screenplay was penned by Alonso de Santos alongside Fernando Colomo and Joaquín Oristrell.^[4] The film is an Ion Producciones and Lolafilms production.^[5] The score was composed by the sibling duo Pata Negra consisting of Rafael Amador and Raimundo Amador.^[6] Shooting locations included Madrid, Chaouen, and Algeciras.^[7] The dialogues incorporate elements of the cheli jargon characteristic of Madrid's outcast youth.^[8]

Release

The film opened in theatres on 5 May 1989.^[9]

Accolades


Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
1990	4th Goya Awards	Best Adapted Screenplay	Fernando Colomo	Nominated	^[10]
		Best Actress	Verónica Forqué	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Chus Lampreave	Nominated
		Best Original Score	Pata Negra	Nominated
		Best Production Supervision	Andrés Santana	Nominated
		Best Sound	Miguel Ángel Polo, Enrique Molinero	Nominated

References

^ Perriam, Chris (2003). Stars and Masculinities in Spanish Cinema: From Banderas to Bardem. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 56. ISBN 0-19-815996-X.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Corroto, Paula (13 December 2021). "Las mejores películas de Verónica Forqué: sus cuatro premios Goya y una bola extra". El Confidencial.
^ ^a ^b ^c Maldivia, Beatriz (14 August 2010). "'Bajarse al moro', desenfadada comedia sobre las buenas intenciones". Espinof.
^ Piñero, Margarita (2005). La creación teatral en José Luis Alonso de Santos. Madrid: Editorial Fundamentos. p. 400. ISBN 84-245-1021-6.
^ "Bajarse al moro". Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
^ Romaguera i Ramió, Joaquim (2002). El jazz y sus espejos. Vol. 1. Madrid: Ediciones de la Torre. p. 107. ISBN 84-7960-307-0.
^ Domínguez Saucedo (15 April 2012). "El Campo de Gibraltar, un extraordinario plató para la historia del cine". Andalucía Información.
^ Cebollada, Pascual; Santa Eulalia, Mary G. (2000). Madrid y el cine. Panorama filmográfico de cien años de historia (PDF). Madrid: Consejería de Educación. Comunidad de Madrid. p. 101. ISBN 84-451-1821-8.
^ Cebollada & Santa Eulalia 2000, p. 101.
^ Viaje al cine español. 25 años de los Premios Goya (PDF), Lunwerg, 2011, pp. 272–273, ISBN 978-84-9785-791-8

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[1] Perriam, Chris (2003). Stars and Masculinities in Spanish Cinema: From Banderas to Bardem. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 56. ISBN 0-19-815996-X.

[corroto-2] Corroto, Paula (13 December 2021). "Las mejores películas de Verónica Forqué: sus cuatro premios Goya y una bola extra". El Confidencial.

[espinof-3] Maldivia, Beatriz (14 August 2010). "'Bajarse al moro', desenfadada comedia sobre las buenas intenciones". Espinof.

[4] Piñero, Margarita (2005). La creación teatral en José Luis Alonso de Santos. Madrid: Editorial Fundamentos. p. 400. ISBN 84-245-1021-6.

[bvmc-5] "Bajarse al moro". Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes. Retrieved 27 October 2022.

[6] Romaguera i Ramió, Joaquim (2002). El jazz y sus espejos. Vol. 1. Madrid: Ediciones de la Torre. p. 107. ISBN 84-7960-307-0.

[7] Domínguez Saucedo (15 April 2012). "El Campo de Gibraltar, un extraordinario plató para la historia del cine". Andalucía Información.

[8] Cebollada, Pascual; Santa Eulalia, Mary G. (2000). Madrid y el cine. Panorama filmográfico de cien años de historia (PDF). Madrid: Consejería de Educación. Comunidad de Madrid. p. 101. ISBN 84-451-1821-8.

[FOOTNOTECebolladaSanta_Eulalia2000101-9] Cebollada & Santa Eulalia 2000, p. 101.

[10] Viaje al cine español. 25 años de los Premios Goya (PDF), Lunwerg, 2011, pp. 272–273, ISBN 978-84-9785-791-8

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Films directed	What's a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1978) The Knight of the Dragon (1985) La vida alegre (1987) Going South Shopping (1989) Alegre ma non troppo (1994) The Stolen Years (1998) South from Granada (2003) Rivals (2008) Isla bonita (2015) The Tribe (2018) Polyamory for Dummies (2021)
Films written	The Things of Love (1989)