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Fotos is a 1996 Spanish surreal melodrama film written and directed by Elio Quiroga (in his directorial debut feature) which stars Gustavo Salmerón, Mercedes Ortega, and Miky Molina.




Plot


The plot follows the mishaps of sexually-repressed and virgin young woman Azucena who breaks up with her boyfriend and is sexually attacked by plastic artist César. Guided by a Virgin apparition, she takes refuge in a club, where she falls for well-off transvestite stripper Narciso.




Cast






Production


Fotos is a Plot Films and Comunicación Integral production, and it had the collaboration of Sogedasa. Shooting locations included Jávea and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The film was scored by Carles Casas, edited by Juan Carlos R. Arroyo, and lensed by Ángel Luis Fernández.




Release


The film was presented at the 29th Sitges Film Festival in October 1996. Distributed by Filmax, it was released theatrically in Spain on 22 November 1996. It has attained cult status.




Reception


Casimiro Torreiro of El País described the film as "a truly spectacular cross between passionate soap opera, homosexual and ghostly iconography, and surreal religious provocation".




Accolades






See also


List of Spanish films of 1996




References



Bibliography
Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.
Mora, Kiko; Mira, Enric; García Escrivá, Vicente (2016). "Las últimas tres décadas de cine rodado en Alicante (1985-2014)". Alicante se rueda (1902-2014) (PDF). Alicante: Instituto Alicantino de Cultura Juan Gil-Albert; Museo de la Universidad de Alicante. pp. 59–68. ISBN 978-84-7784-712-0.

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