Amador is a 2010 Spanish drama film directed and written by Fernando León de Aranoa and starring Magaly Solier and Celso Bugallo. The two actors were nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor, respectively, at the 2011 CEC Awards.
Plot
Marcela, a Bolivian immigrant woman struggling to survive in Madrid with her companion Nelson. They revive discarded flowers and Nelson has teams sell them on the streets. When their refrigerator breaks down, they are desperate.[2]
She takes a job as the daytime caregiver of Amador, an old man who is largely bedridden. Day by day, Marcela earns money that she desperately needs while Amador enjoys her company. His daughter and her family hardly see him.
Through this, Amador and Marcela develop a special connection, while he feels his time is short. It is cut when Amador dies. Marcela, desperate to keep her job, confronts a difficult moral dilemma.[3]
Cast
- Magaly Solier as Marcela[4]
- Celso Bugallo as Amador[4]
- Pietro Sibille as Nelson[5]
- Sonia Almarcha as Yolanda[5]
- Fanny de Castro as Puri[5]
- Antonio Durán[6]
- Eleazar Ortiz[6]
- Raquel Pérez[6]
- Manolo Solo[6]
- Mayra Terry[6]
Production
Amador is a Reposado and Mediapro production.[7][8] Shooting locations included Madrid and Barcelona.[9]
Release
Distributed by Alta Films,[8] it was theatrically released in Spain on 8 October 2010.[10]
Reception
Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film with 4 out of 5 stars, noting Solier's performance as the best thing about the film.[11]
Reviewing for Cinemanía, Carlos Marañón gave it 3½ out of 5 stars, saying that Amador "is not going to be his most complete film, nor the most groundbreaking, nor even the most remembered, but this is surely Fernando León's most optimistic film".[12]
Javier Ocaña of El País said that Fernando León repeated some of his shortcomings of Princesses in Amador, even losing the comedy touch he had in Barrio and Mondays in the Sun.[13]
American critic Roger Ebert liked the concept and praised Solier's performance but suggested that the role was too passive. He gave the film 2 out of 4 stars.[2]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 66th CEC Medals | Best Actress | Magaly Solier | Nominated | [14] |
| Best Supporting Actor | Celso Bugallo | Nominated | |||
| 20th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role | Fanny de Castro | Nominated | [15][16] |
References
- ^ "Fin de semana del 15 - 17 Octubre". Archived from the original on 2017-04-25. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
- ^ a b "A caregiver who stays on the job". RogerEbert.com. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ "Amador (2010)".
- ^ a b "Amador es aclamada en la Berlinale". Deutsche Welle. 16 February 2011.
- ^ a b c José Martín, Jerónimo. "Amador". Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Amador". Barcelona Film Commission | Catalunya Film Commission. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ Hopewell, John (20 July 2009). "Solier to co-star in Leon's 'Amador'". Variety.
- ^ a b ""Amador", la despiadada ternura de Fernando León y Magaly Solier ya tiene tráiler". Filmin. 30 August 2010.
- ^ Ros, Ana (September 2009). "Las claquetas son para el verano" (PDF). Academia. Revista del Cine Español. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España: 11. ISSN 1136-8144.
- ^ "Amador". El Mundo. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ Torreiro, Mirito (13 September 2010). "Amador". Fotogramas.
- ^ Marañón, Carlos (8 October 2010). "Amador". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ Ocaña, Javier (8 October 2010). "Parientes serpientes". El País.
- ^ "Tambien la lluvia obtiene ocho candidaturas en las Medallas CEC 2010". Cine y Tele. 17 January 2011.
- ^ "La Unión de Actores entregará sus premios el 31 de octubre". ABC. 6 October 2011.
- ^ "Bardem y Sonsoles Benedicto, premiados por la Unión de Autores". Faro de Vigo. 1 November 2011.