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Cha-cha-chá (1998 film)
1998 Spanish film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cha-cha-chá is a 1998 Spanish madcap comedy film directed by Antonio del Real. It stars Eduardo Noriega, Ana Álvarez, María Adánez and Jorge Sanz.
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Plot
María is in a relationship with Pablo, whom longtime María's friend Lucía gets infatuated with after sleeping one night with him. Lucía enlists the services of Antonio, a lower-class wannabe male model, to seduce María "away" from Pablo.[1][2][3]
Cast
- Eduardo Noriega as Antonio[1]
- Ana Álvarez as Lucía[2]
- María Adánez as María[2]
- Jorge Sanz as Pablo[2]
- Gabino Diego as Gustavo[1]
- Elisa Matilla[4]
- Marta Belaustegui[4]
- Antonio Medina[4]
Production
The screenplay was penned by Fernando León and Carlos Asorey alongside Antonio del Real.[3][1] The film was produced by Sogetel in collaboration with Tele 5,[1] and it also had participation of Canal+.[5] Juan Amorós was responsible for the cinematography whereas Pablo Miyar was responsible for the music and Miguel Angel Santamaría for film editing.[6][3] César Benítez took over production duties.[3]
Release
The film received a pre-screening in Bilbao.[4] Distributed by Sogepaq,[3] it was theatrically released on 10 July 1998.[7] The film proved to be one of the biggest hits in the Spanish box office in 1998.[8] As of November 1998, it had grossed around 285 million ₧, good for a third position in the ranking of Spanish films up to that point.[9]
Reception
Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the "swiftly paced but largely routine" Antonio del Real's film to be a "by-the-book relationships movie about twentysomething love".[3]
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References
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