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Club Virginia Orchestra
Film poster
SpanishOrquesta Club Virginia
Directed byManuel Iborra
Screenplay by
Starring
CinematographyJavier Salmones
Edited byMiguel A. Santamaría
Music bySanti Arisa
Production
companies
  • El Catalejo PC
  • Fernando Colomo PC
Distributed byWarner Española
Release date
  • 11 September 1992 (1992-09-11)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Club Virginia Orchestra (Spanish: Orquesta Club Virginia)[1] is a 1992 Spanish comedy film directed by Manuel Iborra [es] from a screenplay he co-wrote with Joaquín Oristrell. It stars Jorge Sanz, Antonio Resines, Santiago Ramos, Enrique San Francisco, Emma Suárez, and Juan Echanove.

Plot

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Inspired by the life of Santi Arisa [es] and set in 1967, the plot follows the plight of a Spanish provincial orchestra touring in the Middle East during the Six Day War.[2][3]

Cast

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Production

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Shooting locations in Morocco included Marrakesh, Taroudant, Tangier, and Tétouan.[6]

Release

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The film was released theatrically in Spain on 11 September 1992.[7]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
1993
7th Goya Awards Best Supporting Actor Enrique San Francisco Nominated [8]
Best Sound Julio Recuero, Gilles Ortion, Enrique Molinero, José Antonio Bermúdez Won

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bentley, Bernard P. E. (2008). A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Woodbridge: Tamesis. p. 375. ISBN 978-1-85566-176-9.
  2. ^ "Una orquesta de cine". El País. 9 September 1992.
  3. ^ Sánchez Noriega, José Luis (2002). Críticas del cine español. Vol. I. Alicante: Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Benavent 2000, p. 434.
  5. ^ "Che fine ha fatto Natasha Hovey, star di "Acqua e Sapone"". Virgilio.it. 16 October 2023.
  6. ^ Castilla, Amelia (11 September 1992). "La historia de un sueño". El País.
  7. ^ Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. p. 434. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.
  8. ^ Viaje al cine español. 25 años de los Premios Goya (PDF), Lunwerg, 2011, p. 275, ISBN 978-84-9785-791-8