List of Spanish films of 1999

A list of Spanish-produced and co-produced feature films released in Spain in 1999. When applicable, the domestic theatrical release date is favoured.

Films

Release		Title (Native title)	Cast & Crew	Ref.
J A N U A R Y	22	Between Your Legs (Entre las piernas)	Director: Manuel Gómez Pereira Cast: Victoria Abril, Javier Bardem, Carmelo Gómez	[1]
F E B R U A R Y	26	Black Tears (Lágrimas negras)	Director: Ricardo Franco, Fernando Bauluz Cast: Ariadna Gil, Fele Martínez, Elena Anaya, Ana Risueño [es], Elvira Mínguez	[2][3]
		Yerma	Director: Pilar Távora [es] Cast: Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Juan Diego, Irene Papas	[4][5]
M A R C H	5	Alone (Solas)	Director: Benito Zambrano Cast: María Galiana, Ana Fernández, Carlos Álvarez, Antonio Dechent	[6]
	12	Dying of Laughter (Muertos de risa)	Director: Álex de la Iglesia Cast: Santiago Segura, El Gran Wyoming, Álex Angulo, Carla Hidalgo [es]	[7]
A P R I L	16	All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre)	Director: Pedro Almodóvar Cast: Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Penélope Cruz, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan, Rosa María Sardá, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Fernando Guillén, Toni Cantó, Eloy Azorín, Carlos Lozano	[8][9]
	30	The Yellow Fountain [es] (La fuente amarilla)	Director: Miguel Santesmases [es] Cast: Eduardo Noriega, Silvia Abascal	[10][11]
M A Y	28	The City of Marvels (La ciudad de los prodigios)	Director: Mario Camus Cast: Olivier Martinez, Emma Suárez, François Marthouret	[12]
J U N E	25	Manolito Gafotas [es]	Director: Miguel Albaladejo Cast: David Sánchez del Rey, Adriana Ozores, Roberto Álvarez, Antonio Gamero, Alejandro Martínez	[13]
J U L Y	23	Lisbon (Lisboa)	Director: Antonio Hernández Cast: Carmen Maura, Federico Luppi, Sergi López, Antonio Birabent, Laia Marull, Miguel Palenzuela	[14][15]
A U G U S T	6	Zapping	Director: Juan Manuel Chumilla Carbajosa [es] Cast: Alberto San Juan, Natalia Dicenta, Paz Vega, Eduard Fernández	[16]
	27	Washington Wolves (Los lobos de Washington)	Director: Mariano Barroso Cast: Javier Bardem, Eduard Fernández, Ernesto Alterio, Alberto San Juan, José Sancho	[17][18]
S E P T E M B E R	3	Jealousy (Celos)	Director: Vicente Aranda Cast: Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Daniel Giménez Cacho, María Botto, Luis Tosar	[19][20]
	10	Shacky Carmine	Director: Chema de la Peña [es] Cast: Fernando Cayo, Andrés Gertrúdix, Rebeca Jiménez [es], Pau Cólera [es], Manolo Caro	[21]
	17	Couples (Novios)	Director: Joaquín Oristrell Cast: Juanjo Puigcorbé, Candela Peña, Juan Diego Botto, María Barranco, Karra Elejalde	[22]
	24	Butterfly's Tongue (La lengua de las mariposas)	Director: José Luis Cuerda Cast: Fernando Fernán Gómez, Manuel Lozano	[23][24]
		A Sweet Scent of Death (Un dulce olor a muerte)	Director: Gabriel Retes Cast: Karra Elejalde, Ana Álvarez, Héctor Alterio, Diego Luna	[n. 1][26]
O C T O B E R	1	Volavérunt	Director: Bigas Luna Cast: Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Penélope Cruz, Jordi Mollà, Jorge Perugorría, Stefania Sandrelli	[27][28]
	9	By My Side Again (Cuando vuelvas a mi lado)	Director: Gracia Querejeta Cast: Mercedes Sampietro, Julieta Serrano, Adriana Ozores, Marta Belaustegui [es], Rosa Mariscal [es], Jorge Perugorría	[29][30]
N O V E M B E R	5	The Ugliest Woman in the World (La mujer más fea del mundo)	Director: Miguel Bardem Cast: Elia Galera, Roberto Álvarez [es], Héctor Alterio, Javivi, Guillermo Toledo, Enrique Villén, Pablo Pinedo, Alberto San Juan	[31][32]
	12	Goya in Bordeaux (Goya en Burdeos)	Director: Carlos Saura Cast: Francisco Rabal, José Coronado, Maribel Verdú, Eulalia Ramón [es], Dafne Fernández, Josep Maria Pou, Saturnino García, Joaquín Climent, Cristina Espinosa	[33]
		The Nameless (Los sin nombre)	Director: Jaume Balagueró Cast: Emma Vilarasau, Karra Elejalde, Tristán Ulloa	[34][35]
	19	I Will Survive (Sobreviviré)	Director: Alfonso Albacete [es] & David Menkes [es] Cast: Emma Suárez, Juan Diego Botto, Mirtha Ibarra [es], Rosana Pastor, Manuel Manquiña, Maite Blasco [es], Àlex Brendemühl, Javier Martín [es], Adriá Collado, Elena Irureta, Alberto San Juan, José Manuel Cervino	[36][37]
		Fading Memories (Las huellas borradas)	Director: Enrique Gabriel [es] Cast: Federico Luppi, Mercedes Sampietro, Elena Anaya, Héctor Alterio	[38]
	26	Nobody Knows Anybody (Nadie conoce a nadie)	Director: Mateo Gil Cast: Eduardo Noriega, Jordi Mollá, Natalia Verbeke, Paz Vega	[39][40]

Box office

The ten highest-grossing Spanish films in 1999, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows:^[41][42]

Highest-grossing films of 1999

Rank	Title	Distributor	Admissions	Domestic gross (€)
1	All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre)	Warner Sogefilms	1,908,819	7,336,553
2	Dying of Laughter (Muertos de risa)	Lolafilms	1,668,694	6,298,063
3	The Ninth Gate (La novena puerta)	Kino Vision	1,311,140	4,990,314
4	The Girl of Your Dreams (La niña de tus ojos)	Lolafilms	1,113,205	4,139,154
5	Butterfly's Tongue (La lengua de las mariposas)	Warner Sogefilms	918,569	3,678,048
6	Nobody Knows Anybody (Nadie conoce a nadie)	Warner Sogefilms	900,459	3,611,312
7	Between Your Legs (Entre las piernas)	Columbia TriStar	918,020	3,450,561
8	The Miracle of P. Tinto (El milagro de P. Tinto)	Warner Sogefilms	793,482	2,909,857
9	I Will Survive (Sobreviviré)	Aurum	675,250	2,607,496
10	Manolito Gafotas [es]	Sociedad General de Derechos Audiovisuales	685,665	2,543,378

See also

• 14th Goya Awards

Informational notes

1. Co-production Spain–Mexico–Argentina (40%–40%–20%).^[25]