The Flamenco Guitar of Yerai Cortés
2024 Spanish film
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The Flamenco Guitar of Yerai Cortés (Spanish: La guitarra flamenca de Yerai Cortés)[1] is a 2024 Spanish documentary film directed by Antón Álvarez (in his directorial debut) about the family of flamenco guitarist Yerai Cortés.
- Cris Trenas
- Antón Álvarez
- Santos Bacana
- Uri Barcelona
- Diego Trenas
- Arnau Valls
- Alvar Riu
- Nauzet Gaspar
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| Spanish | La guitarra flamenca de Yerai Cortés |
| Directed by | Antón Álvarez |
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Production company | Little Spain |
| Distributed by | A Contracorriente Films |
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Running time | 95 min |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
The documentary explores the recording of an album by Yerai Cortés as well as a secret involving Cortés' family.[2]
Release
The film worldpremiered as the opening film of the 'New Directors' strand of the 72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 2024.[3] It was also selected for a special screening at the 69th Valladolid International Film Festival.[4] Distributed by A Contracorriente Films, it was released theatrically in Spain on 20 December 2024.[5] It also made it to the 'Bright Future' strand of the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) for its international premiere on 2 February 2025.[6]
Reception
Júlia Olmo of Cineuropa declared the film a "dazzling and powerful directorial debut", that "manages to go beyond the usual documentary to reflect the beauty and pain that often exist in human relationships".[7]
Ricardo Rosado of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, billing it as "one of the most interesting and thoughtful music documentaries (and documentaries in general) of recent years".[2]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2024 | 30th Forqué Awards | Best Documentary Film | Nominated | [8] | |
2025 |
80th CEC Medals | Best Documentary Film | Won | [9] | |
| Best New Director | Antón Álvarez | Nominated | |||
| Best Music | Antón Álvarez, Yerai Cortés | Won | |||
| 39th Goya Awards | Best Documentary Film | Won | [10] | ||
| Best Original Song | "Los almendros" by Yerai Cortés and Antón Álvarez | Won | |||
| 8th ALMA Awards | Best Screenplay in a Documentary Film | Antón Álvarez | Nominated | [11] | |
| 12th Platino Awards | Best Documentary Film | Nominated | [12] | ||