Butterfly Wings (film)

Butterfly Wings (Spanish: Alas de mariposa) is a 1991 Spanish drama film directed by Juanma Bajo Ulloa.^[1]

Butterfly Wings
Spanish	Alas de mariposa
Directed by	Juanma Bajo Ulloa
Written by	Juanma Bajo Ulloa Eduardo Bajo Ulloa
Starring	Sílvia Munt Fernando Valverde Susana García Laura Vaquero
Cinematography	Aitor Mantxola Enric Daví
Edited by	Pablo Blanco
Music by	Bingen Mendizábal
Release dates	September 1991 (1991-09) (Zinemaldia) 18 October 1991 (1991-10-18) (Spain)
Running time	1h 48min
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Plot

A poor couple wants to have a boy but instead they get a girl, Ami. A male son is born afterwards but Ami kills the newborn, straining the relationship between mother and daughter.^[2]

Cast

• Sílvia Munt as Carmen^[3]
• Tito Valverde as Gabriel^[4]
• Susana García Díez as Ami^[5]
• Laura Vaquero as Ami niña^[5]
• Txema Blasco as Alejandro^[6]
• Alberto Martín as Gorka^[7]

Release

The film screened at the 39th San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 1991. It was released theatrically on 18 October 1991.^[8]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
1991	39th San Sebastián International Film Festival	Golden Shell		Won	[9]
1992	6th Goya Awards	Best New Director	Juanma Bajo Ulloa	Won	[10]
		Best Original Screenplay	Juanma Bajo Ulloa, Eduardo Bajo Ulloa	Won
		Best Actress	Sílvia Munt	Won

See also

• List of Spanish films of 1991