Carmina and Amen

The plot takes place in Seville. Following the sudden death of her husband, Carmina decides not to report the death so she could clinch an extra pay.

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• {{ill|Carmina Barrios|es}} as Carmina{{Cite web|url=http://www.bodegafilms.com/wp-content/uploads/CARMINA-DP-WEB.pdf|title=Fiche artistique|publisher=Bodega Films|access-date=13 May 2022}}
• Paco Casaus as Antonio
• María León as María
• Yolanda Ramos as Yoli
• Estefanía de los Santos as Fany
• Manolo Solo as Doctor
• Teresa Casanova as Teresa
• Alejandro León as Alejandro
• Marina León as Marina
• {{ill|Mari Paz Sayago|es}} as Mari Paz
• José Manuel López as José
• Joserra Leza as Ocaso
• Julio Fraga as Fernando
• Ana Ma García as Ani
• Paqui Montoya as Paqui
• Juanfra Romero as El Pitu
• Assane Dath as Roger

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The film is an Andy Joke and Telecinco Cinema production, with the participation of Mediaset España and Canal+.{{Cite web|url=https://www.audiovisual451.com/carmina-y-amen-estreno-en-cines-30-de-abril/|website=Audiovisual451|title='Carmina y amén' – estreno en cines 30 de abril|date=28 April 2014}} It was shot in Seville in 2013. Shooting locations included the Hotel Alfonso XIII and an apartment in {{ill|Los Remedios|es}}.{{Cite web|url=https://www.malagahoy.es/ocio/Carmina-rie-luto_0_751724982.html|first=Francisco|last=Camero|date=11 November 2013|website=Málaga Hoy|title=Carmina se ríe del luto}}

The film was presented at the 17th Málaga Film Festival on 22 March 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bekia.es/cine/noticias/carmina-barrios-presenta-paco-maria-leon-carmina-amen-festival-malaga/|website=Bekia|title=Carmina Barrios presenta con Paco y María León 'Carmina y Amén' en el Festival de Málaga 2014|first=Guillermo|last=Álvarez|date=22 March 2014}} Distributed by A Contracorriente Films,{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/noticias-cine/a531757/teaser-de-carmina-y-amen/|website=Fotogramas|title=Teaser de 'Carmina y amén'|date=12 February 2014}} it was theatrically released in Spain on 30 April 2014. It grossed around €2 million at the Spanish box office.{{Cite news|url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2014/12/10/actualidad/1418219456_074305.html|website=El País|title=El cine español firma su mejor año|date=10 December 2014|first=Rocío|last=García}}

Jonathan Holland of The Hollywood Reporter considered that, compared to the first installment, the film "still feels fresh, but it's also more polished, sharper, and funnier", featuring a thin plot, essentially a device "to allow the larger-than-life Carmina to be herself".{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/carmina-amen-carmina-y-amen-690632/|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=24 March 2014|first=Jonathan|last=Holland|title=Carmina and Amen (Carmina y Amen): Malaga Review}}

Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, praising the Paco León's leap forward as a filmmaker, noting that the film preserves a "sharp sociological look", and a "costumbrista and deeply Andalusian humor, but with universal repercussions and echoes", featuring an "extraordinarily effective" supporting cast, chief among them Yolanda Ramos.{{Cite web|title=Carmina y amén. Para amantes de la comedia inteligente|website=Fotogramas|first=Mirito|last=Torreiro|date=8 November 2013|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/peliculas-criticas/a522796/carmina-y-amen/}}

Carlos Marañón of Cinemanía also gave 4 stars, assessing that the film picks up the autochthonous folk humor and takes it to a place somewhere close to post-humor, also pointing out at the "incommensurable" performance by Yolanda Ramos, determining the sequel to be "the perfect culmination".{{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/carmina-y-amen-19421/|website=Cinemanía|via=20minutos.es|title=Carmina y amén|date=21 July 2014|first=Carlos|last=Marañón}}

Jordi Batlle Caminal of La Vanguardia wrote that the film is "a sequel that is on par, perhaps even a notch above, the original".{{Cite web|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/cine/20140430/54407414525/carmina-y-amen-critica-de-cine.html|date=30 April 2014|first=Jordi|last=Batlle Caminal|title="Carmina y amén": Comedia con cicuta}}

{{Awards table|5}}

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| align = "center" rowspan = "2" | 2014 || rowspan = "2" | 17th Málaga Film Festival || Silver Biznaga for Best Screenplay || Paco León || {{won}} || rowspan = "2" | {{Cite web|url=https://www.ecartelera.com/noticias/17306/palmares-festival-malaga-2014/|date=29 March 2014|first=Jesús|last=Márquez|title=Palmarés del Festival de Málaga 2014: '10.000 Km' arrasa con su visión del amor a distancia|website=ecartelera}}

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| Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actress || Yolanda Ramos || {{won}}

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| align = "center" rowspan = "11" | 2015 || rowspan = "7" | 2nd Feroz Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Comedy Film || {{won}} || align = "center" rowspan = "7" | {{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/noticias/nominaciones-los-premios-feroz-2015-28518/|website=Cinemanía|via=20minutos.es|title=Nominaciones a los Premios Feroz 2015|first=Yago|last=García|date=16 December 2014}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/noticias/premios-feroz-2015-lista-de-ganadores-30315/|website=Cinemanía|via=20minutos.es|date=26 January 2015|title=Premios Feroz 2015: Lista de ganadores}}

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| Best Director || Paco León || {{nom}}

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| Best Actress || Carmina Barrios || {{nom}}

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| rowspan = "2" | Best Supporting Actress || María León || {{nom}}

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| Yolanda Ramos || {{nom}}

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| Best Film Poster || || {{nom}}

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| Best Trailer || || {{nom}}

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| rowspan = "2" | 70th CEC Medals || Best Supporting Actress || María León || {{nom}} || rowspan = "2" | {{Cite web|url=https://www.ecartelera.com/noticias/21332/la-isla-minima-medallas-circulo-escritores-cinematograficos-2014/|website=ecartelera|title='La isla mínima' arrasa en las medallas del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos 2014|date=3 February 2015|first=Adrián|last=Lavado}}

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| Best New Actress || Yolanda Ramos || {{nom}}

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| 29th Goya Awards || Best New Actress || Yolanda Ramos || {{nom}} || {{Cite web|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/cine/20150207/54425945182/ganadores-goya-2015.html|website=La Vanguardia|date=7 February 2015|title=Los ganadores de los Goya 2015}}

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| 27th European Film Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Comedy || {{nom}} || {{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/screenwriter/2014/11/17/ed-guiney-to-receive-gong-from-european-film-awards/|newspaper=The Irish Times|title=Ed Guiney to receive gong from European Film Awards|date=17 November 2014|first=Donald|last=Clark}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/dec/14/agnes-varda-european-film-awards|website=The Guardian|title=Agnès Varda hits out at European cinema's failure to recognise women|first=Hannah|last=Ellis-Petersen|date=14 December 2014}}

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