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Dominican Rep. El abuelo (The Grandfather)
6.9
12,990
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- Original title
- El abueloaka
- AKA
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- The Grandfather
- Year
- 1998
- Running time
- 151 min.
- Country
Spain- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Fernando Fernán Gómez
Rafael Alonso
Cayetana Guillén Cuervo
Agustín González
Cristina Cruz Mínguez
Alicia Rozas
Fernando Guillén
Francisco Piquer
Emma Cohen
Antonio Valero- Nuria Rodríguez
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Old Age / Elderly
- Movie Groups
- Benito Pérez Galdós Adaptations
- Synopsis
- An elderly man (Fernando Fernán Gómez) returns to Spain after visiting the US during the Gold Rush and losing his fortune. He returns because his son has died leaving two daughters, and the son has left a note stating that one of the two is an illegitimate child. The grandfather hopes to find out which is his true granddaughter.
"El Abuelo" is a period drama about the struggle between love and honor from the Academy-award winner José Luis Garci (Volver a empezar, 1982).-
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- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1998: Nominated for Oscar: Best Foreign Language Picture1998: Goya Awards: Best Actor (Fernando Fernán Gómez). 13 Nominations1998: Forqué Awards: Nominated for Best Film1999: Forqué Awards: nominated to Best Film (Live-Action or Animation).1999: Sant Jordi Awards: Sant Jordi Flower: Spanish picture.2000: Iris Awards: 3 awards. 6 nominations
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