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Norman N. Holland. The opening shot shows us village women cleaning the graves in a cemetery—a local custom. Almodóvar closes in on three women: Raimunda (Penélope Cruz), her teenage daughter Paula (Yohana Cobo), and Raimunda’s sister Sole or Soledad (Lola Dueñas)—her name means “alone,” and she is.
-when someone dies they have 'un velatorio' the following night in the deceased home or at a relative's house-men and women are separate and they share 'vivencias y chismes' -the plot of Volver heavily relies on the idea that superstition is prominent in rural towns -Catholicism is the most predominant religion and is embedded into Manchegan culture, like with the cleaning of the tomb stones ...
21 lis 2006 · A dead woman turns up as a ghost and is immediately absorbed into her family’s ongoing problems: So what took her so long? It is refreshing to see Cruz acting in the culture and language that is her own.
Summary. In this film based on a true story, Ramón Sampedro (Javier Barden), a young fisherman from the northwest coast of Spain, is injured in a diving accident that leaves him paralyzed from the neck down and completely dependent for his care on his older brother and his sister-in-law, who make numerous sacrifices in order to care for him.
14 wrz 2022 · It’s a skillfully made, conversation-forward movie that unpacks various ways women have responded to violence and abuse over centuries and across the world: living with subjugation, fighting...
1 dzień temu · As we head into Hispanic Heritage month, Rotten Tomatoes bring together the best Spanish-language movies, from recent instant classics like Roma and The Heiresses to Tristana and Sin Nombre.
21 mar 1997 · Selena Quintanilla was poised to become the first female singer to cross over from Spanish to English markets when she was shot dead on March 31, 1995. By the time she died, the English-speaking Selena ( Jennifer Lopez ) had conquered the Spanish charts, dominated Mexican-American pop music, and even won acceptance in Mexico, despite her shaky ...
