Camarón: When Flamenco Became Legend

Camarón: When Flamenco Became Legend
Camarón: When Flamenco Became Legend
	Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Camarón: la película
Directed by	Jaime Chávarri
Screenplay by	Álvaro del Amo; Jaime Chávarri;
Produced by	Miguel Menéndez de Zubillaga
Starring	Óscar Jaenada; Verónica Sánchez; Mercè Llorens; Jacobo Dicenta; Martín Belló; Alfonso Begara; Raúl Rocamora;
Cinematography	Gonzalo Berridi
Edited by	Pablo Blanco
Production; companies	Monoria Films; Filmanova Invest;
Distributed by	Buena Vista International
Release dates	18 September 2005 (Zinemaldia); 4 November 2005 (Spain);
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Camarón: When Flamenco Became Legend (Spanish: Camarón: la película) is a 2005 Spanish biopic film directed by Jaime Chávarri from a screenplay by Chávarri and Álvaro del Amo which stars Óscar Jaenada as Camarón de la Isla along with Verónica Sánchez.

Plot

The plot is a fictionalised version of the life of flamenco singer José Monge Cruz, aka "Camarón de la Isla", depicting his artistic rise and early physical decline.^[1]

Cast

Óscar Jaenada as Camarón^[2]
Verónica Sánchez as la Chispa^[2]
Mercè Llorens [es] as Isabel^[2]
Jacobo Dicenta [es] as Luquitas^[2]
Martín Belló as Manuel^[2]
Alfonso Begara [es] as Tomatito^[2]
Raúl Rocamora as Paco de Lucía^[2]
Manolo Caro as Juan Luis^[2]
Rosa Estévez as Juana^[2]
Chiqui Maya as Paco Cepero^[2]
María Isasi^[3]

Production

Produced by Monoria Films and Filmanova Invest, the film had the participation of TVE and Telemadrid.^[3] Shooting locations included San Fernando.^[4]

Release

The film screened at the 53rd San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 2005.^[5] Distributed by Buena Vista International,^[3] it was theatrically released in Spain on 4 November 2005.

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety considered that, only "redeemed only by a committed perf from young Oscar Jaenada, a few late flourishes and some, but not enough, terrific music", the "predictable" biopic "is hardly the passionate tribute [Camarón de la Isla's] daring genius deserves", seal of approval from his family notwithstanding.^[3]

Javier Ocaña of El País noted that whilst the depiction of the facet of the artist's biography pertaining his toxicomania is harmed in the fiction because of certain red lines set by his family, other sides of the film work, both from a purely artistic standpoint, acting-wise, and vis-à-vis the personality of Camarón.^[6]

Accolades


Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2006	20th Goya Awards	Best Actor	Óscar Jaenada	Won	^[7]
		Best Supporting Actress	Verónica Sánchez	Nominated
		Best Production Supervision	Tino Pont	Nominated
		Best Costume Design	María José Iglesias	Won
		Best Makeup and Hairstyles	Josefa Morales, Romana González	Won
	15th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Film Actor in a Leading Role	Óscar Jaenada	Nominated	^[8]^[9]

References

^ "Chávarri quita las sombras a la leyenda de Camarón". El Periódico Extremadura. Prensa Ibérica. 30 October 2005.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Camarón". El Mundo. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Holland, Jonathan (25 September 2005). "Camaron". Variety.
^ "El director Jaime Chávarri inicia en San Fernando el rodaje de su film sobre José Monge Cruz, 'Camarón, un mito'". Europa Press. 19 April 2005.
^ Rodríguez Marchante, E. (19 September 2005). ""7 vírgenes", una mezcla muy andaluza y tragicómica de Rinconete y Lorca". ABC.
^ Ocaña, Javier (4 November 2005). "Un niño chico". El País.
^ "Camarón: la película". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
^ "Belén Rueda, Imanol Arias y José Luis Gil optan a los Premios Unión de Actores". verTele!. 31 March 2006 – via eldiario.es.
^ "Manuel Alexandre y Candela Peña, premiados por la Unión de Actores en la categoría de cine". El País. 30 May 2006.

[1] "Chávarri quita las sombras a la leyenda de Camarón". El Periódico Extremadura. Prensa Ibérica. 30 October 2005.

[elmundo-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Camarón". El Mundo. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

[holland-3] Holland, Jonathan (25 September 2005). "Camaron". Variety.

[4] "El director Jaime Chávarri inicia en San Fernando el rodaje de su film sobre José Monge Cruz, 'Camarón, un mito'". Europa Press. 19 April 2005.

[5] Rodríguez Marchante, E. (19 September 2005). ""7 vírgenes", una mezcla muy andaluza y tragicómica de Rinconete y Lorca". ABC.

[6] Ocaña, Javier (4 November 2005). "Un niño chico". El País.

[7] "Camarón: la película". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

[8] "Belén Rueda, Imanol Arias y José Luis Gil optan a los Premios Unión de Actores". verTele!. 31 March 2006 – via eldiario.es.

[elpais-9] "Manuel Alexandre y Candela Peña, premiados por la Unión de Actores en la categoría de cine". El País. 30 May 2006.

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