Samana Sunrise

Samana Sunrise (Spanish: Amanece en Samaná)^[1] is a 2024 Spanish-Dominican comedy film directed by Rafa Cortés based on the play Cancún by Jordi Galcerán. It stars Luis Tosar, Luisa Mayol, Luis Zahera, and Bárbara Santa-Cruz.

Samana Sunrise
Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Amanece en Samaná
Directed by	Rafa Cortés
Screenplay by	Rafa Cortés Marta Sánchez Javier Canales Sepúlveda Emilio Tomé Belén López Albert
Based on	Cancún by Jordi Galcerán
Starring	Luis Tosar Luisa Mayol Luis Zahera Bárbara Santa-Cruz Alfredo Castro Charles Dance
Production companies	Ron Vino y Miel AIE A name like this Materia Cinema Quexito Films Federation Spain
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	8 November 2024 (2024-11-08) (Spain)
Countries	Spain Dominican Republic
Language	Spanish

Plot

As two couples of friends respectively formed by Ale and Santi and Natalia and Mario make a trip to Samaná together, confessions about the past upends their holidays.^[2]

Cast

• Luisa Mayol as Ale^[3]
• Luis Tosar as Santi^[3]
• Bárbara Santa-Cruz as Natalia^[3]
• Luis Zahera as Mario^[3]
• Charles Dance^[4]
• Alfredo Castro^[4]
• Félix Tejeda^[4]
• Andresito Germosen^[4]
• Lidia Ariza^[4]
• Laura Díaz^[4]
• Yaritza Reyes^[4]

Production

Amanece en Samaná is an adaptation of the play Cancún [es] by Jordi Galcerán.^[5] The film is a Ron Vino y Miel AIE Spanish-Dominican co-production with A name like this, Materia Cinema, Quexito Films, and Federation Spain, with the participation of Movistar Plus+.^[4] It was fully shot in the Dominican Republic.^[4]

Release

Distributed by Universal Pictures, the film is set to be released theatrically in Spain on 8 November 2024.^[2]

Reception

Andrés Salas of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, declaring it "a basic but likeable comedy".^[6]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2024