El pregón

{{Infobox film

| image = El pregón poster.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Dani de la Orden

| screenplay = {{ubl|Daniel González|David Serrano}}

| story = Diego San José

| producer = {{ubl|Andreu Buenafuente|Berto Romero|Mikel Lejarza|Mercedes Gamero}}

| starring = {{ubl|Berto Romero|Andreu Buenafuente|Belén Cuesta|Jorge Sanz|Goyo Jiménez}}

| country = Spain

| language = Spanish

| cinematography = Isaac Vila

| editing = Alberto Gutiérrez

| music = The Pinker Tones

| distributor = DeAPlaneta

| released = {{Film date|2016|03|18|df=yes}}

| studio = {{ubl|El Terrat|Atresmedia Cine}}

}}

El pregón is a 2016 Spanish comedy film directed by Dani de la Orden from a screenplay by Daniel González and David Serrano which stars Berto Romero, Andreu Buenafuente, Belén Cuesta, Jorge Sanz, and Goyo Jiménez.

Plot

After hitting rock bottom, the Osorio brothers (formerly successful electronic music artists) are hired by the mayor of their native village of Proverzo, teaming up again to declaim the local festival's pregón announcement.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rtve.es/radio/20160317/berto-buenafuente-pareja-comica-pregon/1320640.shtml|website=rtve.es|title= Berto y Buenafuente, unos hermanos muy peculiares en 'El pregón'|first=Raquel M.|last=Alonso|date=17 March 2016}}

Cast

{{Cast listing|

Andreu Buenafuente as Juan{{Cite web|url=https://www.ccma.cat/premsa/el-pregon-sestrena-als-cinemes/nota-de-premsa/2719512/|website=Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals|date=17 March 2016|title="El pregón" s'estrena als cinemes}}
Berto Romero as Richi
Belén Cuesta as Silvia
Goyo Jiménez as Francisco
Jorge Sanz as Alcalde

}}

Production

The screenplay was penned by Daniel González and David Serrano based on an original story by {{ill|Diego San José|es|Diego San José Castellano}}.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ecartelera.com/noticias/ocho-apellidos-marroquis-transformacion-casi-familia-71981/|website=ecartelera|title='Ocho apellidos marroquís': La transformación de 'Casi familia' en la expansión de la saga 'Ocho apellidos'|date=20 January 2023|first=Jesús|last=Agudo}} The film is an Atresmedia Cine and {{ill|El Terrat|es}} production with backing from ICEC, Movistar, and TV3.{{Cite web|url=https://www.audiovisual451.com/el-pregon-estreno-en-cines-18-de-marzo/|website=Audiovisual451|title=‘El pregón’ – estreno en cines 18 de marzo|date=17 March 2016}} Shooting locations included Barcelona, Sant Pere de Ribes, Sitges, and Santa Pau.

Release

Distributed by DeAPlaneta, it was released theatrically in Spain on 18 March 2016, making over €1.5 million at the domestic box-office during the first thirteen days of its theatrical run.{{Cite web|url=https://www.audiovisual451.com/el-cine-espanol-vuela-en-el-primer-trimestre-del-ano-con-un-incremento-de-su-taquilla-de-un-108-por-ciento-respecto-a-2015/|website=Audiovisual451|title=El cine español vuela en el primer trimestre del año con un incremento de su taquilla de un 108 por ciento respecto a 2015|date=20 April 2016}}

Reception

Beatriz Martínez of El Periódico de Catalunya rated the film 1 out of 5 stars, assessing that the film sets the clock back 50 years.{{Cite web|first=Beatriz|last=Martínez|website=El Periódico de Catalunya|publisher=Prensa Ibérica|url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/ocio-y-cultura/20160317/critica-pregon-dani-orden-buenafuente-romero-4982766|date=17 March 2016|title='El pregón': La comedia popular, en picado}}

Fausto Fernández of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, mentioning the leading couple as a positive element about the film.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/peliculas-criticas/a13652664/el-pregon/|website=Fotogramas|first=Fausto|last=Fernández|date=3 February 2016|title=El pregón}}