Tapas (film)

Tapas is a 2005 comedy film written and directed by José Corbacho and Juan Cruz.

Tapas
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	José Corbacho Juan Cruz
Screenplay by	José Corbacho Juan Cruz
Produced by	Luisa Matienzo Julio Fernández
Starring	Ángel de Andrés María Galiana Elvira Mínguez Rubén Ochandiano Alberto de Mendoza Darío Paso Alberto Jo Lee Amparo Moreno Anna Barrachina Blanca Apilánez Pilar Arcas
Cinematography	Guillermo Granillo
Edited by	David Gallart
Music by	Pablo Sala
Production companies	Castelao Productions Tusitala PC
Release dates	23 April 2005 (2005-04-23) (Málaga) 13 May 2005 (2005-05-13) (Spain)
Countries	Spain Argentina Mexico
Language	Spanish

Plot

The film centers on a Spanish tapas bar and the love lives of the loosely interconnected people in the neighborhood surrounding the bar. The pairs of lovers include a middle aged woman and a young man; an elderly, drug dealing woman and her terminally ill husband in poor health; the tapas bar owner and his estranged wife; and two Chinese immigrants.

Cast

• Ángel de Andrés as Lolo^[1]
• María Galiana as Conchi^[1]
• Elvira Mínguez as Raquel^[1]
• Rubén Ochandiano as César^[1]
• Alberto de Mendoza as Mariano^[1]
• Darío Paso [es] as Opo^[1]
• Alberto Jo Lee as Mao^[1]
• Amparo Moreno [es] as Rosalía^[2]
• Blanca Apilánez [es] as Carmen
• Anna Barrachina [es] as Águeda^[3]
• Pilar Arcas^[4]
• Rosario Pardo [es] as Carmela^[5]
• Cecilia Rossetto [es]^[6]
• Ferran Adrià^[4]
• Eduardo Blanco^[7]

Production

A Spanish-Argentine-Mexican co-production,^[8] the film was produced by Castelao Productions and Tusitala PC.^[9] Shooting locations included the Santa Eulália neighborhood [es] in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat.^[1]

Release

Tapas was presented at the Málaga Film Festival in April 2005.^[10] It was theatrically released in Spain on 13 May 2005.^[11]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2005	8th Málaga Film Festival	Golden Biznaga		Won	[12]
		Best Actress	Elvira Mínguez	Won
		Audience Award		Won
2006	20th Goya Awards	Best New Director	José Corbacho, Juan Cruz	Won	[13]
		Best Supporting Actress	Elvira Mínguez	Won
	15th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role	Elvira Mínguez	Won	[14]
	1st Sur Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Eduardo de Mendoza	Nominated	[15][16]
2007	55th Silver Condor Awards	Best Ibero-American Film		Nominated	[17][18]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2005