Gloria is a 2014 Mexican drama film directed by Christian Keller, based on the life of Mexican pop singer Gloria Trevi. It was one of fourteen films shortlisted by Mexico to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards,[2][3] but it lost out to 600 Miles.[4]
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| Directed by | Christian Keller |
| Screenplay by | Sabina Berman |
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| Starring | Sofía Espinosa |
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| Music by | Lorne Balfe |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures[1] |
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Running time | 126 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editThe film chronicles the life of one of Latin America's biggest pop icons, Gloria Trevi. The film opens with Gloria at an audition for the popular music composer, Sergio Andrade. She impresses Andrade and earns a spot as a member of the Mexican pop group Boquitas Pintadas. The group fails to achieve much fame, but Sergio notices Gloria's potential as a solo artist, and grooms her as such from then on. Gloria quickly becomes a huge success all over Latin America, but her career comes to a screeching halt when she is found in the middle of a controversial sex scandal.
Cast
edit- Sofía Espinosa as Gloria Trevi
- Marco Pérez as Sergio Andrade
- Tatiana del Real as María Raquenel
- Ximena Romo as Aline Hernández
- Osvaldo Ríos as El Tigre
- Ricardo Kleinbaum as Abogado
- Moises Arizmendi as Fernando Esquina
- Magali Boysselle as Mónica Ga
- Estefanía Villarreal as Laura
- Paula Serrano as Reportera Española
Awards and nominations
editAriel Awards
editThe Ariel Awards are awarded annually by the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences in Mexico. Gloria won five awards out of 14 nominations.[5]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2016 | Gloria | Best Picture | Nominated |
| Christian Keller | Best First Feature Film | Nominated | |
| Sofía Espinosa | Best Actress | Won | |
| Marco Pérez | Best Actor | Won | |
| Tatiana del Real | Breakthrough Female Performance | Nominated | |
| Sabina Berman | Best Original Screenplay | Nominated | |
| Julieta Álvarez | Best Art Direction | Nominated | |
| Adriana Martínez, Patricia Rommel | Best Film Editing | Won | |
| Raúl Prado, Edgar Piña, Juan Carlos Lepe | Best Visual Effects | Nominated | |
| Martín Boege | Best Cinematography | Nominated | |
| Lorne Balfe | Best Original Music | Nominated | |
| Matías Barberis, Jaime Baksht, Michelle Couttolenc | Best Sound | Won | |
| David Gameros | Best Make-Up | Won | |
| Gilda Navarro | Best Costume Design | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ McNary, Dave (6 October 2014). "Picturehouse Buys Gloria Trevi Biopic 'Gloria' for U.S." Variety. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Goya y Oscar 2016". Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas. 21 August 2015. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "14 Films Compete to Represent Mexico at the Oscars". Variety. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "Mexico Picks '600 Miles' Starring Tim Roth as Oscar Entry". IndieWire. 17 September 2015. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ Magaña, Arturo (13 April 2016). "Nominados al Ariel 2016". Cine Premiere (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2016.